Andrew had been worried that he would hurt Ashley, who he was carrying in his arms, if he kicked
Carol off, which gave Carol the opportunity to hold his legs tightly.
Andrew frowned. Ashley could feel the fury radiating off of him.
Johnny watched Carol's behavior nervously, cold sweat running down his temple. 'Does Carol even
know what she is doing?' he thought worriedly.
But he didn't have the time to consider anything else and he ran forward to draw Carol away from
Andrew.
Carol was an arrogant woman who thought that she was different and special to Andrew because she
was the only female secretary. And since she seldom was approachable, Johnny didn't like her at all.
But now, she had displeased the CEO. If she left now, Andrew would get angry at him. So he had to
ask Andrew and Ashley to leave first. He could then deal with Carol.
"Mr. Lu and Miss Mu, you go on. I'll take care of things here," Johnny said politely. Drawing Carol back,
Johnny covered her mouth with one hand and trapped her with his other hand so she couldn't move.
Andrew walked Ashley to his office anxiously but briskly, without sparing Carol another glance.
Carol couldn't make a sound, her mouth having been covered. She couldn't move an inch but she still
squirmed in Johnny's grasp, letting out a humming sound.
She stared at Andrew's retreating back and couldn't hide her hatred for Ashley from her eyes.
'Why? I've worked in the Lu Group, been his secretary for 5 years, and dedicated myself to working.
Although I have a crush on him, I never do anything improper. I should be given some credit for hard
work.
Why did he fire me just because of this? And even more merciless was when he said that no other
company should hire me! What a cruel person! I can't bear it anymore!' Carol thought indignantly.
Johnny didn't let go of Carol until he couldn't see Andrew. He didn't show Carol any sympathy because
he had warned her that Ashley was the person Andrew cared the most about. But she had dared
challenge Andrew's authority by hurting Ashley and brought this situation upon herself. It was her own
doing and no one could help her now.
"Are you leaving the Lu Group by yourself or should I send you away?" Johnny asked, frowning, as he
saw Carol's embarrassment.
His words irritated Carol. She raised her head, glowered at him, and shouted, "No! I'll never leave the
Lu Group! If there's anyone who should be leaving, it's her. Not me. I'm Mr. Lu's only female secretary.
No one can replace me! I'm special to him. And how dare you treat me like this! Mr. Lu will not let you
off that easily!"
Johnny didn't take her words seriously.
"It's my business whether Mr. Lu lets me off or not. You please just take care of yourself," he said.
Saying thus, he picked up the phone and called security. Several security personnel made their way to
where they were standing.
Carol didn't realize that Johnny really meant what he said until she saw them. Stepping back, she
pointed to Johnny and screeched, "Johnny, for the love of God, we have worked together for so many
years, why are you being so heartless?"
"Heartless? Me? Carol, why do you say that? I'm following Mr. Lu's orders. It's my job," Johnny said, an
impeccable smile on his face.
"She isn't a Lu Group employee any more. So just do your job," Johnny told the security personnel.
They nodded and prepared to haul Carol out of the building.
"How dare you! I'm Mr. Lu's secretary. Do you have a death wish?" Carol said sharply, as they loomed
over her.
Although she was in a lower position than Johnny in the Lu Group, she was still capable of intimidating
these security guards.
It worked. They looked helplessly at each other and didn't know what to do.
Johnny sneered at her words. He had to admire her for her desperate persistence. He commanded
them, "Get her out of the company right now. Don't be fooled by her babbling, because she isn't an
employee or secretary anymore. She has just been fired. You guys follow my order and I will be
responsible for anything you do."
"Johnny!" Carol said viciously, as if she wished she could kill him.
"Your salary will be paid to your account later. Enjoy it," Johnny said, turned, and left.
No matter how much Carol screamed, she was still dragged out of the building. Some bystanders saw
this and began to gossip.
"Is that Carol? Why is she being dragged out of the company?" an employee asked curiously as she
passed by.
Some female employees laughed, taking pleasure in Carol's misfortune, and said, "She was apparently
fired by Mr. Lu for offending someone she shouldn't have. But I think it makes the Lu Group better,
because we all know what kind of a person she is."
Relying on her special identity as Andrew's only female secretary, Carol had often taken advantage of
her power to bully people in the company. Moreover, she had abused those who she thought were
beautiful.
Because she had a crush on Andrew, she thought that every beautiful female employee had a crush on
Andrew too. And because of that, she tried her best to bully them.
70% of the female employees in the company had been teased and scolded. They were very happy to
see her go now.
"A person like Carol deserves to be fired. Thank God she's finally gone! What a horrible woman! I can't
believe she really thinks that Mr. Lu would be interested in her," another employee said.
Soon, the news that Carol had been fired, spread through the company. There were different versions
that were doing the rounds.
Someone said that Carol had wanted to seduce Andrew but failed, which was why she was fired.
Some others said that Carol had offended Andrew's wife, which had made Andrew furious, and
resulted in Andrew firing her.
There were many gossip-mongers in the Lu Group who could make up a lot of stories about this. So
this became a hot topic during their leisure time.
In Andrew's office
Andrew took Ashley to his office, and laid her gently on the sofa. He looked sullen. Ashley tried holding
her breath as she huddled into a ball on the sofa.
"Does it still hurt?" Andrew asked her softly. He knew that ethanol would disinfect her wound and
brought it out.
Ashley nodded, looking at her scalded thigh. She groaned in pain when Andrew dabbed her thigh with
ethanol.
Andrew saw this and said with a frown, "It really hurts, right? Then be careful next time." He was more
cautious in treating the wound after that.
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