Chapter 116: Shared Burden

"What was all that about?" Robert thundered as soon as he walked through the elevator door. Juliet stood up at once, her hands rubbing each other in a nervous manner. "I'm absent at the office for one day. Just one day. And you get in a fight? Seriously?"

"I'm really sorry, sir." She started, her being filled with remorse. "It wasn't intentional at all. But Hailey..."

"Of course, you'll blame it on your colleague." He paused and sighed, moving from one corner of the room to another. "Sit." He commanded. Juliet immediately sat down, absolutely in the dark of what would happen next. He walked directly to her desk and placed both his hands on the table. "Now, tell me." He continued calmly. "I want nothing but the truth."

"She was picking on another colleague. And I..."

"And that was enough to cause a fight?"

"It's really not that. But she started it. She began hurling words at me. I couldn't stay silent after a while so I talked back at her."

"Are you serious?" He asked in surprise, in
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