My heart lurched at Millie’s suspicious look, and panic struck me. Oh God, what’s the meaning of this? Why is she asking me such a question? Don’t tell me she has learned about my relationship with Michael?

“W-What do you mean? What kind of relationship could I have with Mr. Shaw?”

I regarded her with a flustered expression, my voice tinged with a hint of guilt.

“Ah, stop lying to me! Mr. Shaw came to the office yesterday and personally applied for leave on your behalf. Everyone was shocked and wondered about your relationship with him.”

Millie eyed me nosily, her gaze radiating curiosity.

“I-I was going to phone Mr. Doyle to apply for leave yesterday, but I somehow rang up Mr. Shaw instead,” I hastily clarified while looking at her sheepishly.

Phew! I thought she has learned about my relationship with Michael, but it seems that all the uproar is just because he helped me to apply for leave.

“Anna, I just feel that your relationship with Mr. Shaw isn’t that simple. Don’t tell me the two of you are actually dating?”

Millie didn’t believe my explanation, her eyes brimming with delight as she said that.

“What nonsense are you spouting, Millie? How could I possibly have anything to do with him? I’m just an ordinary employee. Please stop saying such a thing, for it’ll certainly bring me trouble if others overhear such speculation.”

While she was merely postulating, the panic within me snowballed. D*mn it! Now that she’s starting to suspect my relationship with Michael, it may truly come to light in the future!

“Alright, alright. I was just joking, so why are you so panicked? The more flustered you are, the more people will suspect you!”

about my relationship with Michael, but I was inwardly freaking out. Dear Lord, if even Millie thinks

simply say such a thing in the future. I don’t want

coldly, I proceeded to ignore her and buried my head in my work.

Perhaps realizing that she had gone overboard with

emotions were a chaotic mess the entire morning. Thanks to Millie’s

the washroom. When I entered the washroom, I accidentally bumped

sorry. I didn’t mean to bump into you,” I

That hurts,

female colleague whom I bumped into seemed disinclined to drop the matter. She

me from her biting reprisal. Jeez, I only knocked into her lightly. It’s not like I slammed into her. Does it

I placidly murmured, lifting my

of an apology? Does it negate the fact

had me seeing red. Raising my head, I glowered at her. Not wanting to entertain her further, I spun around to leave. Alas, she didn’t

Why are you

I whirled around and regarded her frostily. “I’ve

make trouble, it didn’t mean that others could simply pick on me. Argh! Is it really necessary for her to be so unforgiving when I just

you think that you can do whatever you want in the office and

to me, her voice turning

she was targeting me because of Michael. What the hell? Don’t tell me it’s also because

“That’s your assumption!”

end in a deeper

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