The following week, Natalie took precautions to avoid running into Ike, but Ike kept on hinting at her from time to time.

One morning, she went to the convenience store downstairs to buy some coffee.

As she waited in line, two women glanced at her and started whispering to each other. “Isn’t that the woman from the design department who hooks up with Ike?”

“Yeah, I think so!”

Natalie overheard their loud whispering and frowned deeply. “What are you two talking about?”

The two women were shocked by her sudden confrontation. They quickly shook their heads and smiled embarrassedly. “Nothing, nothing. We mistook you for someone else, that’s all.”

But that wasn’t the last Natalie heard of this. She soon realized that someone from the design department must have spread unpleasant rumors about her and Ike.

And those rumors spread like wildfire. Some colleagues who used to be nice to Natalie even started to keep their distance from her.

Previously, Natalie was viewed as a well-mannered, kind young woman in the design department.

But now that someone had spoken ill of Natalie behind her back, people began to view her in a different light.

It was Pamela who had first shown hostility towards her.

Ever since Ike announced that he would select Natalie’s design, Pamela had been hostile to Natalie to her face.

was the one started

she found that it was indeed Pamela

with many colleagues from the company. That was where she shared her made-up rumors about

lunch break, Natalie went to the tea room and took a bottle of soda. On her way out, she saw Pamela nearby. Natalie paused for a

whispered to the colleague next to her, “I heard Quinn

likes him though. He’s such a jerk.” The colleague shook her head and sighed. She had thought that Natalie

right? I wouldn’t be surprised if she used to be a married man’s mistress when she was in college.

spoke, she sipped from her water calmly, as though

when she was in college? Tell me everything!” The colleague leaned in closer towards

you two whispering about over here? Let me join you!” Apparently, Natalie had come back and was leaning against the door, smiling sweetly at the two

about some gossip we heard on the news.” Pamela was taken aback when Natalie suddenly spoke. She was so surprised that she stammered and her face

a gentle smile, Natalie straightened her back and strode over to Pamela. She picked up the phone that was lying on the desk and held it up. “Really? I

and glanced at it, then feigned a surprised expression. “Oh, my God! I’m so sorry. The

horror

idea that the phone was recording

turned up the volume of her phone so that everyone in the

be heard loud and clear. It also

it so vividly. How about we confront Mr. Lyman face to face?” After the recording stopped,

had made everything

warily. She never would’ve thought that Natalie would dare

you record me? I was having a private conversation with a colleague! This is an invasion of my privacy!” She was so anxious that her voice turned shrill. As she berated Natalie, she tried to grab the phone from

at Pamela sharply, she said, “You defamed me first. I’m going to call Mr. Lyman right now. We

to the director’s office. She

Natalie

up?” he asked, feigning a concerned

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