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.

suspected that Pamela was

found that it was indeed Pamela who was gossiping

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

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

then whispered to the colleague next to her, “I heard Quinn went to a hotel with Mr. Lyman

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

like him. She’s 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

from her water calmly, as though she knew all about

when she was in college? Tell me

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

heard on the news.” Pamela was taken aback when Natalie suddenly spoke. She was so surprised that she

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 just came back to get

my God! I’m so sorry. The recorder was turned on this whole time. Oh, I know! Let’s listen to what you said

horror flashed on

phone was recording

up the volume of her phone so that everyone

It also sounded

you described it so vividly. How about we confront

made everything

thought that Natalie would dare to make

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

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

straight to the director’s office. She knocked on the door politely and announced, “Mr. Lyman,

that Natalie had come around so

What’s up?” he asked, feigning a

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