Chapter 42: Being Scolded

Early in the morning, Janessa was informed that a meeting would be held that day and that Rayan
would be present.

When she arrived at the company, she noticed that Shelby approached her and wanted to say
something but then hesitated on second thought.

Janessa gave Shelby a reassuring pat on the shoulder, indicating that she would be able to handle
whatever they threw her way today.

The people present in the meeting were the same as the ones present before.

In today's meeting, the group leaders were to report their completed plans.

Now, it was up to Rayan to decide which plan would be the most appropriate to use.

At nine o'clock sharp, Rayan arrived at the meeting room.

His face looked gaunt, and there were dark circles under his eyes.

Obviously, he hadn't been sleeping much these past few days.

Because of Gracie's sudden disappearance, he couldn't sleep or eat well.

All he could think about was finding her.

Janessa's brows furrowed in disapproval when she spotted him.

Immediately, she turned her head away from him and patiently waited for the meeting to begin.

Linda walked to the front of the conference table and quickly summarized what had occurred since the
last meeting.



After that, she motioned for Sally to come forward so she could present her plan.

Sally confidently walked to where Linda stood and projected her plan onto the white screen.

The first slide read, "Project Plan,"and below was Sally's signature.

When Janessa looked at the slide, her right eyelid twitched ever so slightly.

Her intuition told her that Sally was up to no good.

As Janessa had expected, Sally was now presenting the project plan that she had created.

Throughout her presentation, Sally never mentioned the other people involved in the creation of this
plan.

She was determined to take all the credit for herself.

How shameless could this woman be? Shelby quietly leaned towards Janessa and held her hand.

After that, Shelby tilted her head and signaled for Janessa to check her phone.

Janessa discreetly picked up her phone and noticed that she had gotten a message from Shelby.

"I hope you're not too upset about this.

It would be best if you get used to it because it won't be the last time this happens."

How could Janessa tolerate this behavior? She glared at the woman presenting in front of everyone.

Janessa looked like she wasn't particularly bothered by the situation, and Shelby didn't know how to
respond to it.



She initially wanted to comfort Janessa, but she couldn't decipher what thoughts were running through
her mind now.

What should she do? The plans that didn't meet the company's standards were immediately eliminated,
and Sally took credit for the top plans.

The other members of the group would get no credit for their work.

If they didn't pay well, Shelby would've left the company a long time ago.

Janessa couldn't tell whether Sally genuinely believed in their plan or if she just blindly trusted in her
subordinates.

Sally didn't change a single word in Janessa's plan.

Nothing was revised in her presentation.

Janessa memorized the contents of her plan and could immediately tell.

"This is my report on the plan.I believe that our clients will be pleased when we present this to them."

As Sally looked at the shocked looks on everyone's face, she couldn't help but feel a deep sense of
self-satisfaction.

Of course, the person who had conceptualized this plan would be an invaluable asset to the company.

But they just didn't need to know who it really was.

Sally deliberately glanced at Janessa's face, but to her dismay, a smug smile teased the corners of
Janessa‘s lips.

The look on Janessa's face sent a chill down Sally's spine.



Did Janessa revise the plan behind her back? When Sally inspected Janessa closer, she concluded
that Janessa didn't look like she was scheming against her.

Instead, Janessa smiled bitterly to herself when she realized that Sally had stolen her plan.

Even if Janessa stood up and accused her, Sally was prepared to defend herself.

Before Sally had done this, she thought clearly about the consequences she would possibly face.

Because of this, Sally wasn't afraid of Janessa speaking up.

Such things had happened to her in the past, but every time, Sally had been triumphant.

The true author of the plan had no choice but to leave the company.

Sally had a satisfied smile on her face.

She secretly pictured in her mind that Janessa tried to reign in the sense of injustice she felt inside
since she didn't dare stand up and cause a scene in front of everyone.

"Is this the final plan you submitted?"

No one could gauge how Rayan felt about the plan based on how calm he sounded.

However, Janessa knew him better than most in the room.

She could tell that Rayan was irritated.

Unfortunately for Sally, she couldn't tell the difference and believed that Rayan was praising her good
work.



"Yes, it is.I believe this plan is perfect for the project we are working on.I'm certain that the other
company will be thrilled when we present this to them."

Sally beamed.

Janessa lowered her head and suppressed the smile on her face.

She knew that Rayan would be furious if Sally continued.

"What if the weather is horrible on the day you plan to implement your plan? What's the backup plan?
This isn't the first time you're writing a plan, is it? How can you overlook such an obvious mistake?
Also, there are too many procedures in place that would endanger the actors and actresses.Did you
even consider the safety implications?"

Rayan questioned.

He glared at everyone present.

As she flipped through the plan in her hands, Sally couldn't help but look up at Janessa like she wanted
nothing more than to cut Janessa up into pieces.

Janessa must have done this on purpose to set her up! Rayan continued to scold everyone in the room
for another half an hour.

Everyone was so uncomfortable that the thought of quitting crossed their minds.

However, no one knew why Rayan was so angry.

Some even suspected that it had something to do with Janessa.

When the meeting ended, Linda gathered all the staff to discuss what the next steps would be for them.



They were able to brainstorm the general content, but the finer details still had to be ironed out.

After the meeting, Sally slammed her fist down the table and stood up.

"Janessa, stop!"

Janessa looked at Sally in confusion, like an innocent child accused of a crime.

However, before Sally could get a hold of her, Linda had already asked her to go to another meeting.

When the group members returned to their seats, they approached Janessa to offer her their
sympathies.

However, they were shocked to find that Janessa was calm and composed.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine.Why wouldn't I be? Yes, Sally stole my plan, but she was eventually humiliated for it."

Janessa was too calm about the entire situation as if she knew that this would be the result
beforehand.

It looked as if she deliberately made a flawed plan to embarrass Sally in front of everyone.

However, that seemed rather absurd.

Her colleagues all believed that Janessa was merely forced a smile on her face to hide her
disappointment.

The truth was, this was the first time she had ever written a complete plan on her own, and it wasn't a
surprise the she ruined it.



Her colleagues comforted her for a few minutes before they returned to their seats.

Only Shelby gripped her hand before she went to have tea in the break room.

"Please feel free to ask whatever you want to know now that you dragged me here."

Janessa smiled.

"Why do you look like you weren't surprised by all of this? It's as if you expected Sally would do that.

Is that why you..."

Shelby was certain that Janessa was capable of writing a good plan.

She would never make all those obvious mistakes in the plan that Sally presented on the meeting.

The only reasonable explanation for all of this was that she did it on purpose.

How could she know that Sally would take credit for her plan? "You'll figure it out soon, probably even
before we get off today.But until then, just be patient,"

Janessa said confidently.

She didn't bother to explain nor defend herself.


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