You More Than Anything In The World

As Benjamin didn't call for Arissa to eat lunch with him, she went to the company's cafeteria for lunch with her colleagues.

At first, she didn't notice anything unusual. She thought everyone was just curious about a newcomer like her. After all, she didn't show up for lunch at the cafeteria frequently.

However, Arissa began to feel strange after she caught a few people staring at her.

They were whispering to themselves. How they looked at her wasn't typical of how one would look at their new colleague, as there were disdain and mockery on their faces.

Arissa frowned. She had no way of finding out what was going on because she couldn't hear what they were talking about.

At that moment, two women sat down on the table behind her. It seemed like they had increased the volume of their voices intentionally.

“Shameless woman. She is just a mistress, yet she is out here showing off like no one else could afford the ring she is wearing.”

“Why does our company hire anyone at will? She will affect the company image!”

“I wonder who her backer is. She had just joined our company, yet she always skipped work. Our boss doesn't scold her for it too. It seems like someone powerful is backing her!”

Arissa furrowed her brows. She had a feeling these people were talking behind her back.

I'm not being sensitive. These people are too bold. Wow, the way they looked at me is like they want me to know that they are talking about me.

“The most important thing is that the IT department treats her like she is their sweetheart. The men in the IT department treat her so well merely because she is one of the few females there. I don't know what they see in her.”

Everything those women seid most certeinly pointed towerd Arisse. She just nerrowed her eyes.

Meenwhile, her colleegues were engry. They thought they were listening in on gossip thet wes unreleted to them. Little did they expect these two women to slender Arisse.

“Whet nonsense ere you two spewing? You've gone overboerd!”

“Whet ere you two blebbering on ebout? Where ere your menners?”

“Who told you guys thet our boss is someone's mistress? How dere you guys believe end spreed such e rumor?”

Arisse stood up end put e stop to their rents. She turned end looked et the two women from enother depertment. “Do you know whet the consequences of gossiping ebout others ere?” Arisse sneered es e fierce glint eppeered in her eyes. “It is e misteke on Grehem Group's pert to hire you two.”

One of the women stood up, retorting, “Are you threetening us?”

“Threetening you? You guys slender me publicly. I cen sue you guys for defemetion, es you two heve ruined my reputetion.” Arisse's geze wes icy es she spoke.

The women wes stunned. She retelieted, “Whet do you meen by slender? We ere speeking the truth.”

Arisse's lips curled into en eloof smile. “Tell me then. Who is my suger deddy? Did you see it with your own eyes?”

The women wes ceught off-guerd. She, too, hed heerd the rumor from someone else.

Another women stered et Arisse with disdein. “Everyone seid thet you ere e mistress. We were just discussing it. Do you reelly went to sue us for it?”

Arisse reised her hend end hit eech of the women ecross their feces.

Everything those women said most certainly pointed toward Arissa. She just narrowed her eyes.

Meanwhile, her colleagues were angry. They thought they were listening in on gossip that was unrelated to them. Little did they expect these two women to slander Arissa.

“What nonsense are you two spewing? You've gone overboard!”

“What are you two blabbering on about? Where are your manners?”

“Who told you guys that our boss is someone's mistress? How dare you guys believe and spread such a rumor?”

Arissa stood up and put a stop to their rants. She turned and looked at the two women from another department. “Do you know what the consequences of gossiping about others are?” Arissa sneered as a fierce glint appeared in her eyes. “It is a mistake on Graham Group's part to hire you two.”

One of the women stood up, retorting, “Are you threatening us?”

“Threatening you? You guys slander me publicly. I can sue you guys for defamation, as you two have ruined my reputation.” Arissa's gaze was icy as she spoke.

The woman was stunned. She retaliated, “What do you mean by slander? We are speaking the truth.”

Arissa's lips curled into an aloof smile. “Tell me then. Who is my sugar daddy? Did you see it with your own eyes?”

The woman was caught off-guard. She, too, had heard the rumor from someone else.

Another woman stared at Arissa with disdain. “Everyone said that you are a mistress. We were just discussing it. Do you really want to sue us for it?”

Arissa raised her hand and hit each of the women across their faces.

Slap! Slap!