“Secondly, if anyone is to blame for what happened to her today, it's her own lack of sense of propriety and boundaries.
“Harvey, you still don't understand human nature well enough. Your tolerance and indulgence towards her will sooner or later create more enemies for her. It's you who will harm her, not me.”
Stephanie, who had been silent all this time, suddenly took two steps forward and spoke anxiously, “Please don’t be mad at Mr. Collins, Mrs. Collins.
“I was indeed inconsiderate about what happened yesterday. It was the first time I received such an expensive gift and I was so happy that I offended you. I apologize.”
I was stunned for a moment and laughed, “Harvey, your secretary is really interesting. She is indeed brave to protect his Boss more than anyone else.”
I did not accept Stephanie's insincere apology, nor did I step forward to stop my people from targeting her.
As a result, Stephanie's grievances and tears hurt Harvey's nerves.
He lost control of his emotions for the first time, got angry at me and smashed the soup bowl at my feet.
He also asked me to apologize to Stephanie.
But I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize?
In the end, Harvey and I parted on bad terms.