Rebecca POV:

I froze, only to see Thomas stop in front of us, grinning grimly, with hostility and disdain in his eyes, "Oh, Penny, you're so good now? Are you planning how to replace me?"

The position that Penny had been promoted to was the same position that Thomas was in now. His seniority was a few years higher than Penny's years, and his opposition was the loudest.

Every time Penny negotiated a business deal, he would come running to taunt it.

I started to think that there was no way for Penny to be promoted because there was a lot of opposition, but then I realized that he was...