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.

Natalie suspected that Pamela was the one

quiet observation, she found that it was indeed Pamela who

the company. That was where she

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

glanced at her mischievously then whispered to the colleague next to her, “I heard Quinn went to a

in the office until very late last night? I don’t know why she likes him though. He’s such a jerk.” The colleague shook her head and

just using him because he’s her immediate supervisor. Some women would do anything to get promoted, am I right? I wouldn’t be surprised if she used to be a married man’s mistress when she was in college. I’ve heard a

she sipped from her water calmly, as though she knew all about what

in college? Tell me everything!” The colleague leaned in

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

Pamela was taken aback when Natalie suddenly spoke. She was

and strode over to Pamela. She picked up the phone that was lying on the desk and held it up. “Really? I just came back to

sorry. The recorder was

look of horror

the phone was recording their conversation just

that everyone in the tea room could hear

recording, Pamela’s voice could be heard loud and clear. It also sounded

How about we confront Mr. Lyman face to face?” After the recording

had made everything

Natalie warily. She never would’ve thought that Natalie would dare to make a scene in

an invasion of my privacy!” She was so anxious that her voice turned shrill. As she berated Natalie, she tried to grab the

“You defamed me first. I’m going to call Mr. Lyman right now. We can confront each other in

of the tea room and went straight to the director’s office. She knocked on the door politely and announced, “Mr. Lyman, it’s

Natalie had come

What’s up?” he asked,

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