Chapter 273 You''re Taking My Job


    "I''m just a designer at CR Corporation. The founder only stepped in because he couldn''t stand by and watch something unfair happen. It''s not as scandalous as you''re making it out to be," Linsey said.


    Coen narrowed his eyes. "Oh, Linsey, drop the act. There''s no point. If you didn''t already know the founder, why would he


    personally apologize to you?"


    He let out a sharp breath. "For years, no matter how high the stakes or how outrageous the scandals, nothing ever made him step in. But you-just a designer-somehow changed that? What makes you think you''re that important?"


    Linsey parted her lips, ready to fire back, but after a beat, she shut her mouth. Not worth it.


    Noticing Linsey had no intention of continuing the conversation, Coen let out a dry chuckle, feigning indifference. "You probably don''t know yet, but word just came down from the top-I''ve been fired. Which means my position as head of the Fashion Design Department is up for grabs. And guess what? You''re taking my job."


    He scoffed and strode off without another word.


    Linsey stood frozen, eyes wide with the news.


    What? She was recing Coen?


    The thought was so absurd she almost convinced herself she had misheard.


    Before she could process it, her colleagues surrounded her with excited congrattions.


    "Linsey, congrats!"


    "I knew you wouldn''t be gone for long, Linsey. Someone as talented as you was bound toe back."


    "You''re treating us to a celebratory dinner tonight!"


    Their excitement only deepened her confusion.


    She frowned. "What are you all talking about? I don''t get it."


    A colleague shot her a surprised look. "Wait... you haven''t checked thepany email yet?"


    Linsey hurriedly pulled out her phone and opened her inbox, realizing she might have missed something. At the top was a


    Her breath hitched. She had actually been promoted.


    She was the new head of the Fashion Design Department.


    The realization hit hard, leaving her stunned.


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    Hadn''t she just joined CR Corporation not that long ago?


    She was barely getting started-how had she already be department head?


    Her mind raced as she struggled to make sense of it.


    It felt unreal. She refreshed the email over and over, half-convinced it was a mistake.


    Maybe it was just a small promotion.


    Jumping from junior designer to department head? That was way too much of a leap.


    But no matter how many times she refreshed, the email stayed the same.


    "Look at her-she''s so stunned she can''t even talk!"


    "Linsey, seriously-congrattions! You''ve been through so much, but you earned this."


    Even now, it didn''t feel real.


    She muttered, “This is all moving too fast."


    Her colleaguesughed. "Come on, Linsey, you''re crazy talented. If anyone deserves this, it''s you."


    "Yeah, just go for it. You''ve got this."


    Linsey let herself rx, a smile tugging at her lips as she nodded. "I will."


    She headed back to her desk and sank into her chair.


    As department head, she would have to move her things into the manager''s


    office.


    The thought should have excited her, but instead, a new question nagged at her. 今


    CR Corporation''s president was Dustin-and Dustin happened to be a close friend of Collin''s.


    Was this promotion really based on merit, or was it a favor from Dustin for Collin''s sake?


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