The CEO's Contractual Wife

Chapter 125

Chapter 125

Olivia

Alice had the decency to look embarrassed. “Nothing. Just… you know how people talk.”

My stomach clenched. “What are people saying?”

The three exchanged glances.

“Nothing specific,” Vivian said carefully. “Just the usual office gossip when someone gets a big promotion soon after marrying

the CEO.”

“I’ve been working my ass off for so long.” I reminded them, anger simmering beneath my professional facade. “I’ve stayed late, come in on weekends, and delivered results consistently.”

“We know that,” Nova assured me quickly. “And anyone who’s worked with you knows it too. Don’t mind the jealous assholes.”

As if on cue, there was another knock, and Jessica appeared with my new security badge and office keys.

“Mrs. Carter, here are your credentials,” she said, handing me a sleek leather folder. “HR has scheduled an orientation session

at 11 AM to review your new system accesses and responsibilities. Is there anything else you need?”

“No, thank you, Jessica.”

After she left, my friends stared at me in awe.

“Mrs. Carter,” Nova repeated, mimicking Jessica’s deferential tone. “That’s going to take some getting used to.”

“Tell me about it,” I muttered.

Alice checked her watch. “We should get back to work.”

“Right. And we should let you settle in,” Vivian added.

leaving me alone with my thoughts and my imposing

genuinely happy for my success, while others wore thinly veiled expressions of suspicion or resentment. During a trip to the break room, I overheard a snippet of conversation that made my

what, a few months? And now she’s Senior

quite a corner office,” another voice corrected, “but yeah, talk about a fast

I rounded the corner, their fake smiles not

promotion,” one of them

coolly, grabbing a water bottle and leaving without

of paperwork, and received no fewer than

files when there was yet another

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called, expecting more colleagues with

the

Carter,” she greeted me with a warm

feet,” I admitted, standing to

seat across from my desk. “I wanted to personally welcome you to the executive team. Your work

a lot

joined Carter Enterprises. She’d worked her way up through the ranks over fifteen years, breaking through the glass ceiling with

your promotion. Not because of

I tensed. “I understand.”

the decision,” she said firmly. “Even before you married Alexander Carter, you were on my shortlist for advancement.

washed over me. “I appreciate your support.

you

down.”

know you won’t.” She smiled. “That’s why I’ve decided to put

Thompson account? But that’s a

silence any doubters.” She handed me

yet,” she warned with a wry smile. “The pressure is on. People

myself in the creative challenge. The project was substantial, rebranding an entire hotel chain to appeal to younger,

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