“There’s none!” The one who disclosed the information smiled. “Said she’s a distant niece of a friend of a friend of Ms. Thompson’s. Well, you can barely call that a connection, basically!”

Lena stood at the doorway, and her lips pursed lightly.

She knew Lina had said that to protect her, to keep her low-key so she would not become a target the moment she stepped into the workplace. Staying discreet would also give her more time to focus on studying and learning so she could make a remarkable debut in the future.

It was just that people often tended to put those in power on a pedestal or belittle ones deemed to have no value, especially the hypocritical individuals in the sales department.

If one had a background, they would be respectful and polite but also backstab them—just like Jacquelin.

Rumor had it that she was the trusted aide of a high-ranking executive on the board. Although she seemed arrogant and people were nice to her superficially, she was the go-to source for a few sales elites, who intercepted a considerable share of her resources.

If one had no background, everyone could step on them—just like Lena.

When that person said she could barely be connected to Lina, a burst of quiet laughter erupted in the break room.

to

and thought she was a big shot. Turns out she’s like a mute

she’s dressed so plainly, in all black! Anyone who

be

not like she can hear us saying this here… Hey, don’t you think she seems quite

Lena’s gaze was cold.

said. She had heard much worse

bound to be people with bad intentions. How could Lina manage the

It couldn’t be allowed to

bit her lip as she sneaked a glance inside and

in the break room were fervently discussing, except for Jacquelin, who did not quite share

she did not believe they would be so idle as to recruit someone completely without connection. Lina, in particular, would not be bothered with unrelated matters. It was not that Lena did

more she avoided attention, the bigger the problem

felt a chill down her spine. She

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