The Business Affair

During the year-end review, Shirley Johnson, Chris Kennedy’s childhood friend, said she wanted to take over as the project lead so she could get promoted to deputy general manager.

For the sake of the company, I turned her down. Shirley, furious, quit on the spot and went to get married.

Under my lead, the project brought in billions, and the company went public in one leap.

Later, I married Chris.

During our honeymoon, I was kidnapped and dragged into an underground compound in Morandia.

I was about to call for help when I heard Chris say, "Do whatever you want with this vile woman."

I desperately demanded to know why.

Chris kicked me in the stomach.

"If you hadn’t forced your way into the project lead position back then, Shirley wouldn’t have been pushed into that marriage! She wouldn’t have been abused to death. You owe her."

When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day Shirley demanded to be the project lead.

"Janet, I want to be the project lead for our collaboration with the Luxton family. I just need this one achievement to be promoted to deputy general manager."

The moment I heard that familiar line, my whole body trembled. I looked at the clock on the wall and realized instantly that I had reincarnated.

Chris Kennedy tugged at my sleeve.

"Janet, did you hear Shirley? Give her the project lead position. She needs this more than you."

I recalled them saying the same thing in the previous lifetime.

Back then, I rejected them immediately. The project's financing hit billions. It was crucial to the company, and if we secured it, the company could go public.

Since Shirley Johnson's abilities were lacking, I refused to let her take charge. I told her that once the project succeeded, everyone would be promoted and receive bonuses anyway.

Shirley thought I was humiliating her. She quit on the spot, went home, got married, and disappeared from our lives.

Later, the project succeeded. The company went public, and Chris and I got married.

During our honeymoon, I was kidnapped. When I woke up, I saw Chris standing with the men who had taken me. His voice was ice cold.

"Do whatever you want with this vile woman."

As they took turns tormenting me, I screamed at Chris, demanding to know why.

Chris kicked me in the stomach.

"If you hadn't selfishly hogged the project lead position, Shirley wouldn't have been forced into that marriage! She wouldn't have been abused to death. You owe her."

Thinking of how I was tortured to death in that life, my fingers trembled with rage. I clenched my fists tight.

Chris yanked me hard again. "Janet, what are you thinking? Did you hear me? Give the project lead position to Shirley!"

Seeing the impatience on Chris's face, I let out a cold chuckle.

"When my hair started falling out from working day and night on this project, I asked Shirley to help. You both said that since I was the project lead, I should be doing more. When I drank until my stomach bled just to impress our partners, you said it was my responsibility as the lead."

Thinking about everything I had sacrificed for, I looked at Shirley with open sarcasm.

"So, where were you then? Why didn't you step up to be the project lead? Now that I've finished the proposal, secured the partnership, and we're down to signing the contract, you suddenly want the title? Shirley, how do you even have the nerve to say that?"

My words hit hard.

Shirley's eyes instantly welled with tears.

"Janet, it's because my family's poor. I just wanted a promotion so I could support them. My mom said if I didn't make money, she'd sell me to some old man in the mountains to get money for my brother."

After she finished, she dropped to her knees right in front of me.