Slandered by an Intern, I Made Them Pay

【Sitting front-row to watch this scheming snake crash and burn—apologize already!】

【Workplace parasites like this need to be investigated and rooted out!】

The moment the meeting began, Crystal grabbed the microphone first and launched into her accusations.

“I'm standing here today not to target anyone. I just can't bear to see the honest people, the ones who study medicine in good faith and work conscientiously, get their hearts broken. I can't stand by while fairness in the medical field gets trampled.”

She clicked open the slideshow she'd prepared in advance, throwing the cropped umbrella video and the rest of her evidence up onto the big screen.

Crystal lowered her eyes slightly, feigning the look of someone choking back tears, and said softly：“I'm just an ordinary intern. No connections, no one backing me up. I simply can't tolerate this kind of corruption.”

The compliance director chairing the meeting turned to me, his tone grave：“Juliana Cox, in light of this evidence, is there anything you'd like to say in your defense?”

Every camera swung around in an instant, all of them locked onto me.

I lifted my gaze slowly, let it settle calmly on Crystal, and spoke without inflection：“I have no objection, and nothing to defend.”

A flash of wild delight shot through Crystal's eyes, the corners of her mouth lifting before she could stop them. She forced them back down, putting on a face of regret：“So you're finally willing to admit what you've done.”

The chat went into a frenzy.

【Nailed it! Silence means she's admitting it!】

【Knew it, total opportunist. No real skill, just kisses up!】

【Fire her now, blacklist her for life!】

In the uproar of the room and the jeering of the entire internet, I spoke quietly, every word clear and ringing through the conference room：

“I'm not defending myself because the right and wrong you're so fixated on has been meaningless from the very start.”

“You've gone to all this trouble to prove that I was flattering a superior to claw my way up.”

“But from beginning to end, you never figured out one very basic thing.”

Crystal frowned, her tone dripping with contempt：“What thing? You're still trying to change the subject at this point?”

I raised my eyes, my gaze cool, and looked straight at her.

“Do you really think I'm some ordinary intern who needs to flatter the deputy director just to earn a spot on staff?”

The instant the words landed, everyone in the room froze, confusion written across their faces.

Before anyone could react, the side door near the stage swung slowly open.

The hospital's chief administrator walked in shoulder to shoulder with the head of HR, an official letterhead document with a bright red seal in hand.

The chief administrator took the microphone, his voice steady and forceful, carrying across the entire room：

“I am here to formally set the record straight for the entire hospital.”

“Juliana Cox. Postdoctoral researcher from a top overseas medical school, an internationally recognized authority in clinical medicine. She was specially recruited by our hospital on a multi-million-dollar salary, and approved by the Department of Health as the new director of First People's Hospital.”