Chapter 433 I Can't Let Luke Down!
As Bianca walked onto the podium, her gaze subconsciously turned to Luke.
She saw that the man was looking at her encouragingly, and that had made her slightly at ease.
She handed copies of the documents to the bosses of the two companies as well as the higher management...
Then, she inserted the flash drive into the laptop, adjusted the microphone, and prepared to give her presentation.
Quinton flipped through Bianca's document, and his expression instantly sank. "Ms. Rayne, are you mistaken about this
meeting's agenda?"
Bianca looked curiously at a copy of the document in her hand and was instantly shocked. 'How... how is this possible? This isn't
the document that
I prepared the day before, but the weekly report of our design department...'
Slam!
The chairman of Vivi Group slammed the document on the table.
Quinton's authoritative expression became even gloomier because of his anger. "How could you possibly make this kind of
mistake as a designer? Even a rookie employee would not make such a stupid mistake! Do you think that I would be relieved if I
have you in the project?"
Quinton's accusatory gaze fell on Luke. ’So this is the level of talent you have in your company? I'm impressed!"
Bianca blushed red with embarrassment.
She accessed her flash drive to look for the designs she had made for the project.
However, she could not find anything no matter how hard she tried...
Bianca's face turned pale in an instant. How could that be possible?
She knew that the joint meeting between two companies was very important, and she had made sure that the flash drive
contained all the files she needed. However, all those files were gone!
Mavis looked at the flustered Bianca with a cold smile on her face, thinking that she was making a fool out of herself.
Mavis smirked. Was the woman the CEO loved? She lost all composure because of a small matter. Such a useless woman
would never catch up to her, nor would she deserve to stand by the CEO's side!
The people in the conference hall started to whisper among each other.
The higher management sitting in the first two rows watched as the cursor moved between folders, trying to look for the
information for the meeting. They shook their heads.
The organization of the folders seemed tidy, and they could see that the young woman was usually attentive. Why would she
make such a major blunder?
Those people might sympathize with her, but they were not going to forgive her for her mistake.
Sue, Nina, Tom, and the other employees were feeling anxious for Bianca, especially Nina.
She watched as Bianca helplessly and awkwardly stood on the podium. At that moment, Nina had the urge to rush forward and
give Bianca a hug.
In Yanis's team, other than Macauley and Anand who were looking at Bianca worriedly, the other people were apathetic to her
predicament.
Only Luke was sitting calmly in his seat.
He could see that Bianca was thoroughly flustered and was about to cry, but he did not help her.
In their personal lives, he was willing to shield her from every external danger. However, he could not do so in their professional
lives. She had to learn how to calmly deal with unforeseen accidents.
Luke beckoned to Jason and whispered something in his ear.
Jason stood up and gently reminded Bianca, "Ms. Rayne, can you try recalling if you might have misplaced the documents
somewhere? Maybe you have forgotten to print them?"
Bianca shook her head cluelessly. "No, I remember very clearly that I've made copies of everything and kept them in my drawer
before I went off work yesterday, but I forgot to lock the drawer... When I came to work today, I took the stack of documents out
of the drawer without looking at it, but somehow it turned into the weekly report."
Jason seemed to have thought of something when he heard that Bianca did not lock her drawer.
He continued asking, "Are you sure that you didn't bring it home with you when you went off work?"
Bianca thought for a while and shook her head confidently. "No, I'm sure that I didn't.’
Quinton looked at his watch and said sternly, "That's enough! I don't want any more excuses! I'll give you another fifteen minutes
for you to fix your stupid mistake. Otherwise, you're out of the team. I don't need any dead weights working under me!’
Luke's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness when he heard Quinton's reprimand.
He remained seated like a statue, but his gaze toward the chairman of Vivi Group became cold and distant.
Bianca forced her tears back into her eyes. She was not going to cry.
She bowed to everyone in their seats. "I apologize for my mistake. I'll go back to the office to look for the missing documents..."
She stepped off the podium and went back to the design department.
A few minutes later, Bianca returned to the conference hall dejectedly.
She had combed through her desk but did not find the documents she wanted.
She could not have copied the wrong documents. She would double-check her documents before she copied them and would
not have made such a silly mistake.
She could not have brought it home either. When she left for Blue Honors the evening before, she was not carrying anything.
Without being able to find what she wanted, she could not do anything else but return to the conference hall.
Once she stepped on the podium, she apologized to everyone again. "I am very sorry. I tried searching on my desk, but I don't
know why the documents are all gone..."
Quinton's gaze on Bianca's petite face became dark and gloomy.
"I only care about results and not the process. Any explanation is useless! It's an employee's basic duty to keep important
information safe, but you can't do that... Mr. Crawford, I don't think you want an employee like her to be part of the urban
reconstruction project?"
All sorts of gazes fell on Bianca like thorns on her back. Her knees were getting weak.
Luke's gaze on her made her feel extremely embarrassed.
She felt guilty for embarrassing the company as well as disappointing him.
Inadvertently, her gaze met Luke's eyes. Instead of mockery or disappointment, Bianca saw encouragement in his eyes.
Bianca's eyes widened.
'No, it's fine if I'm humiliated, but I shouldn't cause the company's reputation to be damaged, nor should I let Luke down!'
She gritted her teeth and made a bold decision...
She took a deep breath and braced herself while she addressed the audience, "I am sorry for wasting all of your time. I am
indeed culpable for this mistake, and I will accept any punishment from the company. I might have lost the documents that I have
prepared for the meeting, but I still remember their contents. I hope that you can allow me to recreate the presentation from
scratch..."
Everyone gasped in surprise. They could not believe what they heard!