The following week, Janet 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!”

Janet 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 Janet 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 Janet even started to keep their distance from her.

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

spoken ill of Janet behind her back, people began to view her in a different

who had first

he would select Janet’s design, Pamela had been

was the one started

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

with many colleagues from the company.

bottle of soda. On her way out,

next to her, “I heard

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

Some women would do anything to get promoted, am I right? I wouldn’t be surprised if she used to

from her water calmly, as

was in college? Tell me

join you!” Apparently, Janet had come

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