Chapter 42 – Dad, why are you smiling?
Joanna burst into laughter at the office, stunning Mia. The sound of her laughter brought Mr. Troy out of his office.
"Laughing at your disgraced self?" Mr. Troy asked in annoyance, but Joanna continued laughing.
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"You are just a crazy person," Mr. Troy yelled, furious at her behavior but not daring to touch her. Everyone knew the man behind the door was her bodyguard, and if not for Joanna, he would have been in the office with them.
Joanna chuckled and stared at Juliet. "Don’t you think it’s about time?"
"On it," Juliet responded with a strange smile, and soon Mia and Mr. Troy were left frowning.
Flashback to after the incident between Joanna and Mr. Troy:
"What a crazy woman. She could have enjoyed it and even gotten a promotion, but she decided to act tough." Mr. Troy’s teeth gritted as he contemplated his next move. Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
One of his staff entered with cleaning equipment. "Sir, the janitor is off duty. I will clean up the mess." It was Juliet.
She had an evil smirk on her face as she retrieved a device, hiding it among the cleaning equipment before scurrying out of the office.
"Did you get it?" Joanna asked anxiously when she got out. She had to go see her mother at the hospital but wanted to ensure all the necessary proof was gathered against Mr. Troy.
Mr. Troy had been at this for a long time, so she and her colleagues in her department had planned it quite well.
To avoid being caught, Mr. Troy never allowed any employee to enter his office with a phone or electrical gadget.
Joanna had pinned a secret camera, the size of a peanut, to his desk when she went to ask for permission to go see her mom at the hospital.
It was just as they suspected that their boss would once again take advantage of the situation like he always did to most of the girls. They were not wrong, and everything worked out perfectly.
Juliet walked away from the cleaning equipment and connected the device via Bluetooth to her laptop. "Yes, and everything was well captured."
"Good. I have to run to the hospital. Thank you, guys, but wait for my call before exposing it," Joanna warned, not wanting to miss the show.
"Anytime Joanna, you saved our ass," Vida responded, glad to nail their boss for good this time.
End of Flashback.
"You did this?" Mia asked Mr. Troy after watching the video, her hope was lost. She was hoping to discredit Joanna with Mr. Troy’s testimony, but now she realized something greater was at play.
Now, she lost her only chance of making Joanna look bad before the Kings, and if the wedding happened, Joanna would become the most respected and feared woman, even if Alex was a cripple.
"You set me up. Where did you get this?" Mr. Troy tried to deny the hard evidence against him, but Joanna was relentless in her pursuit of justice.
"Jones Troy, you will pay for all the women you fired because they refused to give in to your advances, and those you took advantage of. They will all testify against you in court."
On the office discord group, things changed after Juliet uploaded the video.
’What? So, Mr. Troy was the shameless one after all.’
’Yes, all his allegations were baseless, but we took him at his word because of his position.’
’Who knows if those girls he fired before were equally harassed and blackmailed by him. Can Joan forgive us? We didn’t know.’
’Let’s wait until lunchtime to apologize to her.’
’I really hope she forgives us. She got rid of a great menace in the office. This happened to me when I needed a salary advance. I wasn’t as smart as Joanna, so I went ahead with it.’
’Poor you. He should be arrested. I hope you’ll testify against him in court.’
’The same thing happened to me when I couldn’t meet my target last month. I would also testify.’
There were more and more allegations against Mr. Troy on the office discord group, and he realized his downfall was imminent.
"This is a set-up. You won’t get away with it," Mr. Troy accused Joanna, a frustrated frown on his face. What would his wife and children think of him?
Joanna smirked. "A set-up? Well, I planted a camera at your desk the moment I walked into your office because many of the female staff complained about you."
"And I retrieved it by posing as the cleaning lady," Juliet added, shocking Mia. "So, you all knew?"
She felt like the laughing stock she was as Juliet asked with feigned respect, stunning Mia. "Isn’t it obvious, boss?"
Mr. Troy rushed to his office and returned with his belongings. Joanna had warned him to get his lawyers ready. Seems he fell into her trap, so he had to run before the police caught up to him.
No one tried to stop him, but as soon as he opened the door, he was met by two men in uniform.
"Mr. Jones Troy, you are under arrest for sexual harassment. You have the right to remain silent, as anything you say or do shall be used against you in the court of law."
Jack had called the cops after sending a text message to Alex and gaining his approval. He was glad that his Madam took care of things without the boss’s help.
"How?" Confusion registered on Mr. Troy’s face as he looked around, but when his gaze landed on Jack, he knew he had the answer.
"Let me call my lawyer."
"You can do that at the station," one of the officers said before cuffing his wrists and whisking him away.
Feeling like a loser, Mia stormed away and went to her father. "Dad, Troy has been guilty all along. We are finished. We can’t use his words against Joan anymore..." she was saying when she saw her father smile on the bed.
"Dad, why are you smiling?" He seemed to have something up his sleeve.