Solving problems (2)

  "Oh, what's wrong, ma'am?"

Realizing Lisa's presence in the room made Patricia turn around for a moment. If eyes could kill, Lisa would be dead by now. The woman cast a sharp glare, sharper than a kitchen knife that hit Oscar's arm.

"So... I want to apologize in advance because I have accused you of recklessly plagiarizing Patricia's proposal. Turns out it was all a misunderstanding, the truth is that it was Patricia who plagiarized your proposal. Just yesterday, she told me that she plagiarized your proposal out of jealousy."

Even though Maria's face was flat and almost didn't show any facial expressions, Lisa knew that she was actually reluctant to do all of this. 

"Jealous because I entrusted such a big project to a new employee. She manipulated me by saying that she had worked on the proposal last month. Perhaps because I trust employees who have worked longer than you, I immediately accuse you carelessly. For that, I sincerely apologize."