Chapter 68
Chapter 68:
He sat upright at the head of the table, wearing a perfectly cut black suit, which made him look quite domineering. As usual, his face was expressionless. He looked very elegant and noble, quite like a supreme emperor overlooking his dominions.
Nina, Bernice, and Anais, the designers of the project, were also in attendance. Seeing Annabel come in, all eyes focused on her.
“Try not to be late for the next meeting,” Rupert cautioned, throwing her an indifferent glance and motioning for her to sit down.
Annabel was surprised. How could he say she was late?
She had not been given prior notice of the meeting.
Clearly, Nina was the one behind it.
Without saying anything, Annabel found a seat and sat down.
Rupert then signaled for the meeting to begin.
Nina cleared her throat and started, “I’ve been in charge of the early stage of the Lady Fashion project, but next season’s launch will be under the supervision of Annabel. Annabel, please explain the overall situation of the project to Mr. Benton p>
She had not told Annabel about this meeting at all, so Annabel had not prepared for it in any way.
As for the details about the project, the information she had given Annabel so far was negligible.
Knowing that Annabel didn’t have much knowledge about this project, she was sure there was no way she could give a good presentation to the CEO. Satisfied with the trap she had set, Nina looked at Annabel with a smile, waiting for her to make a fool of herself in front of everyone.
Annabel could see through Nina’s trick.
She stood up calmly and said point-blank, “I’m sorry. No one informed me of this meeting beforehand, so I didn’t prepare for it p>
“No one informed you?” Rupert asked in surprise.
“I asked my assistant to send an e-mail to everyone in our department. How can you say no one informed you?” Nina said innocently, pretending to be shocked. “Or did you simply forget? How can you forget about such an important meeting? That’s very careless and irresponsible p>
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Rupert was always strict with his staff. If it was found that Annabel had forgotten to prepare for the meeting due to her carelessness, she would be severely punished or even fired from the company.
But Annabel didn’t seem fazed. With a faint smile, she said to Nina, “I didn’t receive it. There is a record of every email I receive. Even if it gets deleted, it can always be restored. I’m not so stupid as to lie about something like this p>
Nina’s expression darkened and she scowled in anger. Did Annabel just imply that she was stupid?
She turned to Rupert and asked, “Mr. Benton, since Annabel isn’t ready, should we reschedule this meeting to another date p>
“There’s no need for that,” Annabel said, even before Rupert could respond.
Rupert’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “I thought you said you were not prepared p>
“I was not. But that won’t hinder the meeting,” Annabel said confidently.
To the surprise of everyone present, Annabel calmly walked over to the whiteboard, picked up the marker, and said, “As the person in charge of a project, I should know the project like the back of my hand. I should be able to introduce the details of the project to others at any time, and I don’t need to make special preparations for that p>