Goodbye Cheater Hello CEO’s Wife by Payne Walter

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Isabella and Rihanna were assigned to the design department. Their manager, Nigel Yost, was a slightly overweight middle–aged man in his forties. He wore a standard black suit and had a friendly smile.

He was exceptionally caring and would bring them along wherever he went, even during lunch at the canteen. He worried they weren’t familiar with the flow of things and would check in on them, which caused them to feel overwhelmed by his kindness.

Isabella and Rihanna felt mildly uneasy as there were rumors that Vaughn Corporation was incredibly strict with their employees. Yet, they managed to remain without breaking a sweat. They couldn’t determine whether it was due to sheer luck or their capabilities.

As such, they could only thread carefully in the workplace. Such a tense atmosphere unintentionally made them grow much closer to one another while working together.

Rihanna had a cold personality and initiated socializing even less than Isabella.

Intending to change herself, Isabella approached her colleagues automatically and asked courteously if there was anything she and Rihanna

needed to do.

Everyone was initially polite and refrained from delegating any jobs to them. Gradually, however, Isabella’s sincere smile and humility earned. her several duties, especially from the five main designers in the office. They were so swamped by work that they let the two interns handle

some trivial tasks.

The rest of the staff also eventually began ordering them about.

“Isabella, help me print this document and send it to the General Affairs Department!”

“Rihanna, please help me sort out the minutes.”

“Rihanna, can you finish this drawing according to the requirements in half an hour?”

isabella, are you familiar with this software? Come and help me.”

Thus, the two of them progressively immersed themselves in work, their initial nervousness dissipating with time.

While Rihanna appeared aloof and seldom spoke unless necessary, she was serious and meticulous during work. Her outstanding competence made her a reliable colleague.

a way with words. Her

Isabella was much more approachable than Rihanna. She had a genuine smile, clear eyes, polite manners, and a wa charisma won everyone over in no time.

Privately, however, Isabella and Rihanna were the closest to one another. Sometimes, they’d exchange glances before sneaking to the pantry to catch a break or head to the restroom together.

Rihanna was slightly more talkative to Isabella than others.

“Rihanna, have you noticed that although our department seems busy, only the five designers out of around a dozen staff are doing actual work? The rest are just fooling around.” Isabella sipped a mouthful of coffee at the bar counter and whispered in Rihanna’s ear. The walls have ears, especially since they were rookies in the workplace. Isabella was conscientious but still couldn’t resist the urge to gossip.

Rihanna drank some water expressionlessly and leaned closer to Isabella, muttering, “That’s because aside from our department’s five

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designers, they are all relatives of Vaughn Corporation’s higher ups.”

“How do you know about that? Are you serious?” Isabella’s large eyes widened

Rihanna threw her an impassive look in silence and continued sipping her water. She never consumed any other beverage besides plain

Isabella glanced outside and whispered, “The other departments must be like that too.”

Corporation right now,” Rihanna

realized then that Rihanna was far more complex than

you both hiding here? There’s so much to do outsidel that she jumped out of

rang out from behind

design department. She was a beautiful woman in her thirties with heavy makeup that made her appear as if she was donning a mask. Her red dress was so tight that it squeezed the flesh on her lower abdomen, drawing attention to it. She was likely convinced she looked

me remind you again that the design department doesn’t tolerate idle people. Go out and make yourselves useful!” Louisa

1. agreed and tugged

and

usual, Rihanna remained

felt a change within her while she stood at the entrance and gazed at the colleagues

it and did everything her colleagues asked of her.

doing more. Anything else isn’t my problem!” Isabella exhaled.

and thus wouldn’t

work where the familiar Bentley was parked per usual. She looked around to ensure no

He flicked her forehead with his index finger. “Why are

covered her forehead and protested while Clayton started the car.

eat out? I’m too tired to cook.” Isabella leaned back in

turned to face her. “Sure!

cajun shrimp rice?”

out and

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exhausted and famished. She’d fallen asleep by the time they arrived at the restaurant entrance. Clayton contemplated whether to let her sleep a little longer when she jerked awake by the car stopping, the seatbelt pulling her back to her seat, and uttered, “Okay, I’ll

right there.”

as he looked at her.

that she had talked in her sleep.

opened the door

bones.” Clayton observed Isabella as she wolfed down her food and reminded

nodded as she

then, Clayton’s expression darkened. “Didn’t you have lunch?”

only finished half of it before Ms. Luckett called me back to work,”

laborer at Vaughn Corporation? How could you be so tired?” Clayton’s

juice and exclaimed, “it’s so

seem well, so I took over her workload and asked her to sit at her desk to do work that didn’t require moving around. How I wish I could wear flats! My feet hurt

the table, and Clayton looked down at

currently very short–handed.” Clayton took a sip of tea. He couldn’t

would take over Sorenson Multimedia eventually. Thus, working at a company from the bottom up would only

worked for him

head. “It’s fine, I’m not that fragile. Besides, there are wild rumors about how your workplace is all men. Everyone

came. He’s always going on about how we’re preventing

young man with a bright personality made Isabella smile. “Is it

and said

are your assistants all men?” Isabella queried

tacit understanding. They are not only

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brotherhood.” Isabella pondered and wasn’t