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
found that it was indeed Pamela who
even made a group chat with many colleagues from the company. That was where she shared her made-up
during lunch break, Natalie went to the tea room and took a bottle of soda. On her way out, she
next to her, “I heard Quinn went to a hotel
know why she likes him though. He’s such a jerk.” The colleague shook her head
be surprised if she used to be a married man’s mistress when she was in college. I’ve
as though she knew all
to her when she was in college? Tell me everything!” The colleague leaned in closer towards
about over here? Let me join you!” Apparently, Natalie had come back
about some gossip we heard on the news.” Pamela was taken aback when Natalie suddenly
over to Pamela. She picked up the phone that was lying on the desk and held it up. “Really? I just came back
glanced at it, then feigned a surprised expression. “Oh, my God! I’m so sorry. The recorder was turned on this whole time. Oh, I know! Let’s listen to what you said
of horror flashed
idea that the phone was recording their conversation just
the volume of her phone so that everyone in the tea room
clear. It also sounded harsh and mean. All eyes
you claimed here. But you described it so vividly. How about we confront Mr. Lyman face to face?” After
made
eyed Natalie warily. She never would’ve thought that
having a private conversation with a colleague! This is an invasion of my privacy!” She was so anxious that her voice turned shrill.
Natalie acted quick and dodged her advance. Looking at Pamela sharply, she said, “You defamed me first. I’m going to
the tea room and went straight to the director’s office. She knocked on the door
that Natalie
up?” he asked, feigning a concerned
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