Chapter 394

Debra stood her ground, her gaze locked on Hannah, an unspoken challenge in her eyes. It seemed to say, "Let's see what you do about this."

Throughout the day, Eve and her group had sought a satisfactory answer from Debra, and it was only a matter of time before they turned to Hannah for an explanation. The blatant favoritism shown to Debra had created an imbalance that even she felt acutely.

Hannah, maintaining her stern demeanor, addressed the room. “This is a company decision. You have no right to interfere, and I don’t need to answer your questions.”

Just then, the male trainees entered the canteen. Tomas, noticing the tense atmosphere, sauntered over to Hannah with a grin and casually placed a hand on her shoulder. “Who got you so worked up?”

“Get your hand off me,” Hannah growled.

Tomas awkwardly withdrew his hand, and she glanced around the room. “Debra is different from you. Anyone else dissatisfied can speak up now.”

“We are all dissatisfied,” Ashley and Freya declared, rising to their feet.

They were quickly joined by other trainees. “Why does Debra get such privilege?”

“Yeah, why?”

“I bet you’re protecting her because she’s some rich benefactor’s mistress.”

“That’s right. I saw it. She had a luxury car picking her up. She’s broke, having sold her house. How can she afford a luxury car?”

The room buzzed with dissatisfaction, the trainees voicing their grievances one after another. Instead of explaining, Debra poured herself a glass of water and waited for Hannah to address the situation.

“Wow, this is intense,” Tomas remarked, leaning over to Oscar. “I thought Debra just had connections, but she has quite a background.”

His friends voiced their opinions one after another.

“Why leave a solid backing like the Nichols family for another patron?”

“Do you think her patron could be someone within the company?”

“Hey, Eve. What if her patron is your dad?”

The room erupted in laughter, the tension momentarily broken by the absurd suggestion. After all, at Potter Entertainment, the chairman’s words held significant influence, second only to the executives at headquarters. They wouldn’t be so crazy as to think it was Andrew.

Debra commented with amusement, “Your guess is quite reasonable. You’re close to the answer.”

Eve, taking it seriously, snapped, “Debra, you’re shameless. What’s the age difference between your dad and me? You have the nerve to seduce him.”

Debra laughed, “Take it easy. I was just joking. My standards aren’t that low.”

The crowd seemed to agree, their murmurs of assent filling the air. After all, Juan was much more powerful than the chairman of Potter Entertainment. It was far better to be Juan’s wife than a mistress, especially considering Juan’s good looks. Even fools would make the right choice.

Eve finally calmed down, her anger dissipating as she realized the ridiculousness of her reaction. Debra had known Eve wasn’t very bright, but she hadn’t expected Eve to be so clueless.

Hannah walked to Debra’s side and said, “Come with me to the staff canteen.”