The Lady Boss They Refused to Let In

On my first day after being transferred to the headquarters as CEO.

I had just pressed the button for the executive elevator when a female employee stopped me. This is the executive elevator. Cleaners use the freight elevator. Turn left.

I froze for a second. Im not a cleaner.

But not only did she refuse to back down, she shrieked in a sharp voice, If youre not a cleaner, then are you an intern?

Interns use the freight elevator too! If you dont even understand a basic rule like that, youd better get out right now!

I lowered my head and glanced at her name badge.

Chloe Bennett, assistant to the general manager, wasnt she my husband Adrian Blakes assistant?

I immediately called him to question him, but Adrian laughed indulgently on the other end of the line.

Shes just strict, so dont hold it against her, and take the freight elevator. Otherwise, how is she supposed to hold her head up in front of everyone from now on?

After he said that, he hung up.

Seeing this, Chloe looked smug.

Hurry up and get lost! Executives will be using this elevator later, so dont dirty it!

I laughed from anger, pushed her aside, stepped straight into the elevator, and pressed the button for the top floor.

Since management had been so poor before, I would handle it today.

Chloe froze, then reached out to pull me. Are you deaf? This isnt an elevator someone like you can use, so get out right now!

I ignored her.

I pressed the door-close button directly.

The elevator doors slowly closed, and she screamed before yanking her hand back in a panic.

I never expected that in such a large company, there would actually be class discrimination like dedicated elevators inside.

The elevator stopped on the 68th floor.

I was in no hurry to go to the CEOs office, and I did not plan to find Adrian first either.

Instead, I turned and walked toward HR, planning to take a good look at the companys hiring standards and rules first.

But before I even reached the door, a sudden force came from behind me and yanked me backward. You actually came up here!

This is the top floor! Its not somewhere a person like you can come!

I turned my head.

It was Chloe again.

She yelled at me, You didnt pass my approval for full-time employment! You dont need to report to HR, so just get out!

You even dared to ignore what I said! If you still think you can get in, youre dreaming!

What?

I laughed from anger. How come I didnt know that whether interns at our company pass probation depends on you?

After hearing that, Chloe not only failed to restrain herself, but crossed her arms and gave a smug scoff. Who else would it depend on?

Im telling you! Every person sent to Mr. Blake has to pass through me, his chief assistant!

Youre just an intern, yet on your first day, you sat in the executive elevator without permission, so you clearly dont respect company leadership at all!

I absolutely have the right to fire you directly!

When the nearby coworkers heard the commotion, they gathered around one after another, and most of them echoed her.

Interns these days cant handle even the slightest hardship!

Today shes fighting to ride the executive elevator, so tomorrow is she going to fight to sit in the CEOs seat?!

If Miss Bennett says you dont pass, then you dont pass, and even if you bypass her and go to Mr. Blake, with just one look from Miss Bennett, you still wont pass!

Offending Miss Bennett is no different from offending Mr. Blake! Why havent you gotten lost yet?

I stood in the middle of the crowd, listening to those words, and felt a breath clog in my chest, heavy and suffocating.

It seemed this woman was not just Adrians assistant.

Seeing me frozen in place, Chloe reached out and jabbed my shoulder. Did you hear that?

Before Mr. Blake finishes his meeting, hurry up and get lost!

Otherwise, with Mr. Blakes temper, once he sees Ive been bullied, hell make sure you can never work in this industry again!

The moment she reached out, I caught sight of the white watch on her wrist.

Wasnt this the one Adrian asked me to buy last month, saying it was a birthday gift for his mother?

There were only ten of this model in the world.

Among them, this was the only one with a white strap.

I never expected that in the end, it would be worn on Chloes wrist.

I took a deep breath, slapped her hand away hard, and said coldly,

Fine, then let Adrian come say these words to me. Id like to see whether he dares!

The air suddenly went silent.

But very soon, Chloe reacted and pointed at me as she screamed.

Is Mr. Blake someone an intern like you can meet whenever you want?

As she spoke, she suddenly frowned, and her gaze became wary and disdainful.

I get it now! I think you came here to seduce Mr. Blake.

First, you acted special and insisted on taking the executive elevator, and then you called him by his full name in front of everyone. Arent you just trying to get his attention and pull some Cinderella climb-to-the-top act?!

You think you can seduce Mr. Blake? Why dont you take a look at whether youre worthy!

Ive seen plenty of women like you.

Too bad for you, Mr. Blake has a thing about cleanliness, and at the company, aside from me, no other woman can get close to him!

I looked at her, furious beyond words.

Im here to work. Also, starting today, anyone can use that elevator.

Chloe froze for a second, then her entire face flushed red.

What status do you have, and what right do you have? How dare you overturn the rules I set!

Ive been with Mr. Blake for ten years, and the rule for exclusive elevator use has existed for ten years too!

How dare you talk nonsense in front of me!

At that moment, a woman wearing glasses walked over from the side of the crowd and gently tugged on my sleeve.

You should just listen to Miss Bennett.

Ive worked on the 63rd floor for so many years, and Ive always taken the freight elevator, so its not that uncomfortable.

I could not help turning to look at the person who had spoken. This is workplace discrimination. Have you never thought about objecting?

The next second, Chloe slapped her across the face. So what if I made you take the stairs?

Youve worked for so many years and still havent been promoted to executive level. Not being able to ride the executive elevator is because youre useless! How do you still have the nerve to speak?

If you dare to cut in again, Ill make you get out too!

I froze for a second, completely unable to believe she had actually hit someone.

I hurriedly pushed her away. Thats enough! How can you hit people?

Chloe gave a cold laugh, then raised her hand and slapped me hard across the face.

I didnt just hit her, Im hitting you too!

At that moment, the people in HR heard the commotion outside and hurriedly opened the door to come out.

The person leading them was the HR manager, Megan Carter, and she recognized me at a glance as the CEO who had just been transferred over today.

Her face instantly went pale, and she yelled at Chloe, Chloe Bennett! What have you done!

After seeing her, Chloe narrowed her eyes and looked coldly at Megan. Megan Carter, does your HR department not want to work anymore?

You dare recruit an intern of this level?

She pointed at me, her tone growing even harsher. Im telling you, just because she used Mr. Blakes executive elevator today, I now have to find someone to clean it inside and out!

The cost will be at least five thousand! Should that money be deducted from your HR departments salaries?

I laughed from anger. Five thousand for one elevator ride? Thats extortion!

Also, do you know that what you just did already constitutes workplace violence and intentional assault? Im going to sue you.

Chloe froze for a second, then threw her head back and burst out laughing.

You?

Im telling you, at our headquarters, everything is decided by Mr. Blake!

With Mr. Blake here, what can you possibly do to me?

As she spoke, she turned to Megan with a displeased look.

Megan, cancel her internship eligibility immediately!

After today, I dont want to see her in the company again!

Otherwise, once Mr. Blake finishes his meeting, Ill hold you accountable too!

Megan hurriedly reached out to steady me.

Before she could even ask how I was, Chloe yanked her away. Didnt you hear what I said? Why are you helping an intern?

At this point, she looked me up and down.

Dont tell me youre Megan Carters relative?

After the surrounding employees heard that, they all frowned and began accusing Megan.

Megan, this isnt right of you, is it?

Weve been colleagues for so many years, and when I asked you to arrange a position for my son before, you refused, but now youre bringing your own relative in?

What? Megan panicked completely and hurriedly looked at my face.

When she saw the red mark on my face, her pupils instantly widened. Are you people insane? How could you hit her?

Do you know she is

Before she could finish, I pressed down on her hand and gently shook my head.

I did not want to reveal my identity so quickly.

After all, I still wanted to collect more evidence of Chloes workplace violations and send her to prison.

Megan roughly understood what I meant, gritted her teeth, and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Chloe said smugly,

I dont care who she is, deal with her immediately!

Just then, the conference room door at the end of the hallway was pushed open.

Adrians meeting had ended.

Across the crowd, I saw him instantly move right to Chloes side.

Chloe, what happened?

I heard you losing your temper from inside. With me here, who still dares to upset you?

Chloe instantly looked aggrieved and patted his chest sweetly.

Mr. Blake! Its just a new intern!

Not only did she break the rules, she even threatened to sue me!

Hearing this, Adrian suddenly turned his head. This is outrageous! Who dares to treat you like this on my turf

The next second, he turned and saw my face clearly, and his entire body froze.

Looking at his guilty expression, I could not help giving a cold laugh. Adrian, do you think I dare or not?

When he saw me, he instantly put distance between himself and Chloe and pretended to stay calm as he spoke.

Didnt I tell you not to make a big deal out of the elevator?

Why did you turn it into something as serious as a lawsuit?

Hearing this, everyone looked at me in unison.

What does that mean? Does this woman really know Mr. Blake?

But so what if she knows him? Didnt you hear? Mr. Blake is still helping Miss Bennett.

When Chloe heard those words, her eyes instantly reddened.

She reached out and grabbed Adrians sleeve, her voice full of grievance. Mr. Blake, you said that in the company, no matter who it is, everyone has to strictly follow the rules I set!

Even if she knows you, she is no exception!

Besides, I was only worried that some outsider with an unclear background would just sit in your private elevator like that. What if she had some infectious disease? What would you do?

When Adrian heard those words, his expression instantly softened, and he turned to look at me. Emma, shes just a young woman who takes rules seriously.

Ill have her apologize to you, and we can let it go, okay?

Apologize? Chloes expression instantly turned displeased, and she suddenly shook off his hand. Mr. Blake! Arent you here to help me?

Why are you making me apologize to her? What right does she have?

I was only protecting your private elevator, so what did I do wrong?

I looked at Adrian with a half-smile. Private elevator?

Adrian Blake, the company is not a place for you to act special.

As for her apology, I dont accept it.

What?! Chloes eyes widened with anger. Who said I was going to apologize?

You dont even count as a formal employee, so since when do you get to interfere with our companys rules?

Adrian seemed to realize that I was truly angry.

He hurriedly stepped in front of me and said to Chloe, Enough! Be quiet for now!

Then he turned and pulled me aside, speaking in a low voice.

Emma, shes still young, so dont hold it against her.

If youre this aggressive toward a young person, who will respect you in the future?

I instinctively frowned and shook him off. Adrian, she is creating workplace discrimination in the company, and youre actually allowing it?

Adrian opened his mouth. Thats not what I mean

I turned and glanced at the watch on Chloes wrist, then could not help sneering. And the way youre protecting your female subordinate, anyone who didnt know better would think she was your wife.

Adrians face immediately panicked.

Just as he was about to explain, Chloe burst out laughing. You figured that out too?

What?

I turned my head and met her smug, smiling face. I have indeed been with Mr. Blake for a long time, so what?

Now that you know, why dont you hurry up, apologize to me, and get lost?!

After hearing her words, the surrounding discussion grew even louder.

Oh my God! So Miss Bennett really is Mr. Blakes girlfriend! No wonder Mr. Blake spoils her so much!

Actually, I noticed it a long time ago. When I came back several nights, I saw them kissing in the office!

Im dying. This woman thought complaining to Mr. Blake would help her, but she didnt expect that the person she offended was Mr. Blakes girlfriend!

Adrians face went deathly pale.

Chloe Bennett! This is the company! Stop talking nonsense!

But Chloe did not notice his expression, and she even lifted her wrist and spoke coyly.

How am I talking nonsense?

This was the birthday gift you gave me a few days ago!

Since she already knows, lets stop hiding it!

Adrian panicked and grabbed her hard, trying to drag her outside.

Are you crazy? Shut up right now!

Youre taking the day off today, and you can come back to work once youve cleared your head!

Adrian Blake! she shouted while struggling. What are you afraid of her for? Youre the general manager.

When I heard that sentence, I smiled.

I turned to Megan and said calmly, Ms. Carter, starting today, fire Adrian Blake.

As soon as I said that, the entire room erupted.

Especially Chloe, who suddenly pointed at me. Who the hell do you think you are?

How can you fire Adrian? Are you out of your mind?

Adrians face was pale, and he suddenly slapped Chloe across the face. Stop talking! Didnt I tell you to shut up?

Immediately after, he walked toward me. Honey trust me theres really nothing between me and her

I sneered and shook him off. In the company, shouldnt you call me Boss?