Just as Orion was about to leave, Blair stopped him.

"Orion, I'm sorry to trouble you," she apologized.

Orion smiled.

"No big deal."

“Well, actually, I think you should talk to the personnel manager

Maybe the company should reconsider their decision about my promotion."

Blair wasn't ambitious enough to climb over another person for the sake of career growth. She was quite happy in her current position and being promoted to a manager was never really her plan

Even if she did want a promotion, she'd rather achieve it through her own merits instead of going through any connections

Orion appreciated Blair's integrity.

“I understand. I'll handle it.”

“Thank you, Orion," Blair said genuinely.

Blair returned to her desk and sat in her seat, deep in thoughts.

She needed a little time to allow her brain to process what had happened. Everything was happening at a fast pace. The problem she had with Wesley hadn't been settled yet and now there was trouble in the company.

She shouldn't have overslept in the morning. If she had just called

Rebecca herself, none of this would have happened.

Orion had promised to talk with the personnel manager about her promotion, but when it was time to clock out, she still hadn't received any notice from the company. They must have decided to stick with her promotion.

Blair worked overtime that night. The deputy general manager called her personally to tell her that someone would be coming to take her measurements for her new work attire at nine in the next morning.

After getting off the phone, Blair instantly texted Orion.

“Hey, did you get to speak with the personnel manager?”

Orion texted back in a minute.

"Oh, sorry, Blair. I forgot to tell you

They can't change the decision without finding a replacement. You know that can take a while. So, you'll be the manager."

Then, he added, "I wonder why you don't want a promotion."

Blair felt helpless. She explained honestly, “It's not like that. I just want to work my way up through my own efforts and abilities. My colleagues won't respect me if I get my promotion this way. I don't want them talking behind my back."

Orion sent her a smiling emoji, and then typed some Chinese characters that he had just learned recently. It was an idiom—"Follow your own course and let others talk.”