Chapter 110

Seeing her, the people who had been talking stiffened and sat up, glancing at her instinctively.

Rebecca ignored them completely. The lounge was silent except for the gentle hum of the coffee machine.

“Hi, Rebecca.” Lisa, one of those who had spoken earlier, didn’t know if Rebecca had overheard their conversation, so she tentatively spoke up.

Rebecca nodded coolly.

Lisa got nervous, feeling a little guilty. “Do you want to join us? You’ve been working all morning. You must be exhausted.”

Ella said bluntly, “No. If she doesn’t get back quickly, her team will think she’s slacking and using her connections to get away with it.”

“No way. Rebecca, we all know what kind of person you are. We won’t let them make false accusations against you.”

“Exactly. We’ll make sure everyone knows the truth.”

“Don’t worry. We’ve got your back.”

Rebecca hadn’t intended to dwell on their earlier words; she had planned to make her coffee and leave. However, she was surprised by how shameless they were.

She stopped, turned to face them, her usual courtesy and gentleness gone. “Weren’t you the ones spreading false accusations about me?”

Her words stunned them all. Lisa forced a smile. “I’ve always considered you a friend. I could never say something like that about you.”

The others quickly played along. “Yeah. Maybe someone is trying to start drama.”


Rebecca ignored them, grabbed her cup, and walked out looking completely indifferent.

The colder Rebecca acted, the more Lisa felt lost. She would have preferred an outright argument rather than

this weird tension.

aren’t you getting

not to waste words on people who aren’t worth it,” Rebecca said, her mind completely calm now. “They get all their fun from talking about others

her words

colleagues came back, their eyes all fixed on her. Though they said

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whispered, sounding cautious. “I really didn’t say anything bad about

“Okay,” Rebecca replied calmly.

than verbal insults, Lisa was better


thoughts she had in mind. Even

courage to boldly ask Rebecca if she was mad at

panicked. She grabbed her hand, showing excessive closeness. “Talk to me. If you never want to speak to

bonus? Your performance last night was incredible. It’s the first time we have won such a big

talking as if terrified of an

and didn’t respond

moment?” Someone, fed up with her constant chatter, said. “You’ve been talking nonstop, and we

“Sorry,” Lisa apologized immediately.

confronted, all her earlier energy drained away. She figured Rebecca, normally so polite, was ignoring her because she overheard their conversation outside the

thought, ‘What if Rebecca is some rich heiress? I

Rebecca and said, “Let’s have lunch together. What would you

care of,” Rebecca said, finishing up her work. She locked her laptop and left the office with

again frustrated Lisa, but she knew Rebecca was telling the truth. Lately, Rebecca had


“What did she say?”

“How did she react?”

not going to come

anxious. The two guys who had been spreading rumors about Rebecca were especially worried about getting in

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