Chapter 59

As soon as Emma finished speaking, the conference room fell into a brief silence. But it wasn't long before someone scoffed. "Miss, people should stick to jobs that match their skills. You think you're qualified to be the executive CEO? What a joke. Since when did Summerton Group start hiring people based on their appearance? I think you'd be better off at the front desk." His tone was filled with ridicule, making Emma sound utterly incompetent. "Front desk? No way. If the higher-ups at Summerton Group found out, they'd be heartbroken," another man chimed in. Discrimination against women in the workplace had always existed. Yet Emma wasn't angered by their provocations. Instead, she looked at them with indifference, her expression calm and unaffected. She pulled out her resume and tossed it on the table. "Only incompetent men feel threatened by a female superior. In my world, everything is based on capability, not gender. You men love to say that women are weak, but behind close