Chapter 28

Corace checked into a new room for the night,

, and as she was about to rest, her phone suddenly buzzed with a message from the work group chat

Curious, she opened it and found her coworkers gossiping about her

Someone had posted a picture of her back.

"Valy is Grace Staying in a hotel

The probably has some date tonight. She's always surrounded by men, right?

Honest, she only got into the company because of her connection with Mr. Henderson"

Grace rassed an eyebrow, realizing they had probably forgotten she was in the group.

she quickly typed a message. She asked, "Since when have had a lot of men around me? How come I didn't know the

Thedon in the group had been pretty lively, with people em guessing she had slept with Yancey to get into the company but once they saw her message, they suddenly sumbered she was part of the group.

The group chat went sent Grace tagged the person who had taken her photo. She questioned, "Have you never

theart stayed in a hotel before?

The group chat became even quieter. If this weren't a work-

group chat, it would've likely been disbanded by

sleep, knowing it wasn't her fault they were talking behind her

When Grace arrived

had no idea what was going on and focused on her work at her disk After work, one called her and asked if

Since Grace had bought

were still some furniture pieces the needed

She'd had a clear come in, and after picking up a few small

was a bit surprised when she heard that Grace had

For a moment, her smile seemed forced: "Grace, weren't you string financially? How did you suddenly get so much

replied casually, picking out a table lamp. She asked a nearby

you have

nee vintage styles?

"Right this way."

a large

brands—baps, furniture, you name

thousands of dollars. Grace bought the lamp,

Joanne

her eyes

curled

Yancey give you that money? Or someone

already thinking about the new house. She was looking forward to moving in that evening "Neither. It's a long story. Do you

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