Tavor immediately looked panicked. “But I didn’t take notes during the meeting.”
“That’s fine. I did. I’m sending you the file now. Just get the summary done before you leave and go see Mr. Robinson. He doesn’t wait around for anyone,” Abigail finished speaking and went back to her work.
Leon stood up with his coffee mug and walked past Trevor, patting him on the shoulder. “Good luck, Trevor.”
As the workday was ending, Trevor watched Abigail packing up her things to leave. He quickly stood up, his voice awkward and embarrassed. “I can’t do a good summary. Maybe you should go instead?” His face was bright red as he said it. Trevor wouldn’t dare go, even if he could do a decent job. Everyone knew Sebastian was a perfectionist at work who loved finding fault with everything. Timothy himself would probably get chewed out for saying the wrong thing. Trevor knew he didn’t stand a chance.
Leon leaned back in his chair and chuckled. “You’re bringing this up right before quitting time? Are you picking on Abigail because she’s new?”
“I’m about to clock out, so you can handle it yourself. Besides, Mr. Newman already requested a different person. If I show up again, Mr. Robinson’s going to think Halden Group is jerking him around,” Abigail slung her bag over her shoulder, ready to leave.
Trevor broke out in a cold sweat. “Look, I was out of line before. I was just joking around. You didn’t have to take it so seriously. Come on. Just go this once. I’ll buy you coffee tomorrow to make up for it, okay?”
Abigail didn’t respond. She pulled out her phone and started playing a game, completely ignoring him.
“Abigail, I’m really sorry about earlier. Can’t I just apologize?” Trevor was sweating bullets now, kicking himself for running his mouth.
He’d met Sebastian once before at a project bidding meeting with several companies. Sebastian had been brutal. Every question was designed to trip them up, and he’d torn apart each company’s representatives until they looked like complete idiots. Trevor knew exactly what he was capable of, and it wasn’t much. If he had to present that summary, Sebastian would absolutely destroy him.
Abigail acted like she couldn’t hear his apologies at all.
“He already apologized, Abigail. Just give the guy a way out. Besides, this project is something we’re all working on together. You don’t want Mr. Robinson to drop us because of him, do you?” One of their coworkers jumped in to defend Trevor.
Abigail had just finished a level on her game and checked the time–it was already quitting time. She closed the game and looked up at her colleague.
“He insulted me over and over again, so of course he should apologize,” she said flatly. “But whether I accept his apology is my business, not yours. If you’re so worried about him, you can go with him yourself.”
“We’re all in the same department here. You don’t have to be so harsh about it,” the coworker said, clearly annoyed.
“Where were you when he was being harsh to me? Why didn’t you speak up for me then?” Abigail shot back.
“Didn’t he say women don’t try hard enough? You had your chance, but you couldn’t handle it,” Leon said with obvious satisfaction.
“Let’s go. It’s time to clock out,” Abigail told him.
“You got it!” Leon replied immediately.
Trevor started to say something else, but Leon cut him off. “Don’t waste time. You’ve got to meet Mr. Robinson. He’s waiting for you at the Victoria Grand Hotel, so you better hurry up and get ready.”
Chapter 1291
Leon caught up with Abigail as they left the office. “People like that who can’t say anything decent deserve to get put in their place.”
Abigail smiled slightly. “Thanks for backing me up.”
“But won’t Mr. Robinson be pissed that you didn’t show up? What if he gives you hell next time?” Leon felt satisfied about what had just transpired, but he couldn’t help worrying about Abigail.
“I wrote up a summary. When he calls to chew me out, I’ll go over it with him on the phone. That should cool him down a bit.” Abigail’s eyes sparkled with amusement as she spoke.
Leon gave her a thumbs up. “You’ve got guts, I’ll give you that. But what if he thinks Halden Group is just messing around with him? He might get even angrier.”
“If my feedback doesn’t satisfy him, I’ll definitely get an earful. But if he’s happy with it, he won’t care about the rest.” Abigail figured Sebastian didn’t sweat the small stuff anyway. He only cared about results. Good results meant everyone got a pass. Bad results meant heads would roll.
“You seem to know him pretty well,” Leon said carefully, testing the waters.
Abigail paused for a moment, then kept walking toward the elevator. “Understanding your business partners is part of the job. How else can you work together effectively?”
“You’re way more professional than I am. No wonder Mr. Newman always sends you to handle client meetings.” Leon looked genuinely impressed.
The two of them walked out of Halden Group together, and Abigail was about to say goodbye to Leon when she heard Stephen’s voice. “Abby, I’m here to pick you up from work.”