However, she was generally considerate of employees, personally stepping in when staff faced difficulties or grievances.

For example, once Charlie in our department was depressed for days after his girlfriend cheated on him.

When Victoria heard about it, she knitted him a pair of gloves by hand. Charlie was moved to tears, and the whole thing ended up as a heartwarming post on the company's LinkedIn page as an example of outstanding company culture.

Later, Charlie asked us privately if Victoria was out of her mind - didn't she realize how inappropriate this was? Was she trying to get him fired by Felix?

Sure enough, when Felix discovered that LinkedIn post days later, his face turned green with anger.

From upstairs, we witnessed them arguing loudly at the company entrance.

Felix accused her of having an affair with Charlie, while Victoria remained calm and quiet.

She softly replied to the furious Felix, "I don't know what to say when you accuse me like this."

Felix was so angry he threw his toupee on the ground and stomped on it, but Victoria remained unfazed.

Later, Felix turned his anger on Charlie, demanding to know if he had inappropriate intentions toward Victoria.

After struggling to respond, Charlie finally managed. "Mr. Blackwood, I'm only twenty-four, just out of college... Mrs. Blackwood, well... she's almost forty... How could I possibly..."

This drama took a long time to settle down.

But Victoria never saw herself as the problem, firmly believing Felix was narrow-minded and misinterpreted her caring nature toward employees.

So she continued her ways, regularly giving Charlie handwritten cards, home-cooked meals, or personally chosen shirts to comfort him.

Charlie quit shortly after, not even daring to ask when his final paycheck would clear.

Since then, Felix has been reluctant to let Victoria involve herself in company matters.

Though Victoria didn't fight for power, she wasn't completely detached from company affairs.

She occasionally influenced personnel decisions, like HR Director Nina, whom she had personally appointed.

Victoria had met Nina during an labor arbitration case with her previous employer.

Impressed by Nina's fighting spirit and capability, she insisted on replacing the previous HR director with Nina, despite Felix's objections.

As a result, Nina was exceptionally loyal to her, essentially serving as Victoria's eyes and ears in the company.

So, if Nina spoke to Victoria on my behalf, maybe I could get my salary and bonus released.