My Stand-In Groom Is A Secret Tycoon (Audrey)

"Bullshit!" Bruno erupted in anger, standing up and banging the desk.

Bruno glared at Alistair, his neck veins bulging and breath heavy, as he shouted, "You bastard! Don't assume you're better than me just because you got that position!

"When I was building this company with Albert, you were still a baby, sucking your thumb. And now you're trying to ruin my reputation with all this talk. Don't you fear retribution?"

Bruno was really upset, his voice sharp and carrying a bit of an accent.

Everyone in the room was rattled. Damian was the first to regain composure and asked, "Mr. Hayes, do you have evidence for your claim? Baselessly accusing a company veteran could be quite disheartening." Damian was not taking sides; he believed that everything needed to be supported by evidence.

"Evidence, right?" Alistair asked with a smirk, pulled out his phone, and played a recording.

Soon, the voices of Dominic and Bruno came from the phone.

Occasionally, people could hear the clinking of glasses.

At the end, Bruno's sycophantic voice sounded, "Here's to Mr. Hayes's success! Once Rhodes Enterprises falls, Audrey, a defenseless woman, will be at your mercy."

Hearing this, Bruno was panicked.

He glared at Alistair in horror, his eyes wide with anger, wishing he could kill Alistair immediately.

An executive said, "Bruno, after working together for so many years, I never expected you to be such a jerk."

Another executive scolded, "You've been slacking off over the years, and yet your benefits keep improving. Has the company ever mistreated you? How could you do such a heartless thing?"

Someone commented, "Changing jobs is normal, but betraying your former employer is horrible. Do you really think Mr. Hayes would hire someone like you?"

Several executives were furious, pointing fingers at Bruno as they reprimanded him.

Bruno had intended to argue with Audrey, but the criticism from the executives angered him instead.

He asked, "Don't you understand that to succeed, you need to align yourself with those in power? You're just jealous because Mr. Hayes values my abilities." Hearing this, the other executives all shook their heads in dismay.

Bruno was hopeless.

Audrey had reached her limit and seized the opportunity, saying, "Since you think Dominic's someone you should side with, I won't force you to stay with us." Bruno's heart sank when he heard this.

Audrey looked at him with cold eyes, her face expressionless, and said, "Bruno, you're fired."

Hearing he was fired, Bruno instantly panicked.

Getting fired and resigning were two completely different things.

If Bruno got fired, not only would he be blacklisted in the industry, but Dominic probably wouldn't arrange a job for him as promised.

Thinking about this, Bruno got anxious and pointed at Audrey in anger, saying, "Audrey, you've really been fooled by that guy!"

The more Bruno talked, the angrier he became, and he threatened, "I'm the Marketing Director and everyone in the department is loyal to me."

Audrey watched Bruno coldly, curious to see just how shameless he could be.

As expected, Bruno tried desperately to defend himself, "I was planning to do a proper handover since we've worked together for so long, and then resign.

"It's unfair that you suddenly fire me. Aren't you worried about demoralizing your employees and bringing the company down?"

Audrey's eyes flashed with sarcasm as she countered seriously, "If I keep troublemakers like you at the company, it might really go under."

Bruno frowned and warned, "Audrey, think it through. If I leave, the Marketing Department won't be able to function smoothly."

Audrey chuckled and said

indifferently, Since you're so

confident in your cronies in the Marketing Department, let's see how many are willing to stand by you or

would stop working because you got fired."

If there were such employees, Audrey would just fire them.noveldrama

Audrey once tolerated those lazy individuals out of nostalgia, but after experiencing losses, she would no longer show mercy.

Bruno's heart raced as he gazed at Audrey's serene face. Fuming with anger, he protested, "Just because the employees don't dare defy you, it doesn't mean they're truly loyal to you."

Audrey didn't mind and just shrugged it off casually.

If the employees didn't want to work for Audrey, she could just replace them. She didn't care if they were on her side or not.

It was not like they were irreplaceable.

Bruno gritted his teeth and said

reluctantly, "Since you know I have connections with Mr. Hayes, aren't you afraid of offending him? The company's currently unstable, and making enemies now doesn't help you at all."

Hearing this, Audrey scoffed dismissively, "That's none of your business."

She smiled, though her tone was icy, "Don't think for a moment that Dominic would stand up for you. Even if he would, I'm not scared of him."

Hearing that, Bruno curt her off, mocking her, "Ridiculous. How dare you say something like that?

"Is it because of Mr. Barrett or Mr. Alistair Hayes? Mr. Alistair Hayes just casually said he admired you, and you think you're somebody important, don't you?"

As soon as Bruno finished, Alistair,

who had been silent for a long time,

spoke steadily, "Let me make it clear, I didn't just casually say I admire Audrey; I truly appreciate he talent."

Bruno said, "Well, I'm talking about Mr. Alistair Hayes, not you, you bastard..."

Before Bruno could finish his words, he abruptly fell silent.

He suddenly realized, belatedly, that Audrey's husband was surnamed Hayes.