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.

that Pamela was

but quiet observation, she found that it was indeed Pamela who

a group chat with many colleagues from the company. That was where she shared

Natalie went to the tea room and took a bottle of soda. On her way out,

her,

very late last night? I don’t know why she likes him though. He’s such a jerk.” The colleague shook her head and sighed. She had thought that Natalie was a beautiful girl

surprised if she used to be a married man’s mistress

calmly, as though she

to her when she was in college? Tell me everything!” The colleague leaned

had come

some gossip we heard on the news.” Pamela was taken aback when Natalie

straightened her back and strode over to Pamela. She picked up the phone that was lying

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

look of horror flashed

phone was recording their conversation

so that everyone in the

loud and clear. It also sounded harsh and mean. All

it so vividly. How about we confront Mr. Lyman face

made everything

never would’ve thought that Natalie would dare to make a scene

private conversation with a colleague! This is an invasion of my privacy!” She was so anxious that her voice turned

her advance. Looking at Pamela sharply, she said, “You defamed me first. I’m going

she strode out of the tea room and went straight to the director’s office. She knocked

that Natalie had come around so

he asked, feigning

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