Chapter 50

Just then, Farah Steele walked over, glanced briefly at Grace with unmasked contempt, and said, “Honestly, Claire, why are you talking to her?” Before Claire could reply, she went on, “This woman has been to jail! She’s taken a woman’s life!”

“Farah, we’re all colleagues. And there are privacy issues to

consider-”

“It isn’t ‘private’ if it’s all over the internet.”

She had a point.

“Why are you defending her, Claire? Grace went to jail for drunken, reckless driving. She killed someone!”

“That’s not fair, Farrah. People make mistakes, accidents happen

Claire had barely started speaking when Farah interrupted her

again. “But the person she killed was Jennifer Atkinson. Do you know who Jennifer Atkinson is? She’s Lily Atkinson’s sister! It was no coincidence that Lily was here. I was wondering why Lily wanted so many of our colleagues to look for a non-existent ring. But it’s all clear now! It was because she was targeting Grace and we all got dragged into it.”

“But didn’t she also apologize and compensate us?” Claire asked. “Farrah, that compensation is half of what many of us make in a

year.”

Farah sputtered. Her mouth turned down and her eyes narrowed. She was clearly not pleased with Claire standing up for Grace.

“I knew you would take her side,” she said. “When I told the

others…”

So it was obvious who had been the one to leak the news of

Grace’s imprisonment. No surprise there. Farrah had never made

any false show of being friendly with Grace.

I saw her on the

like, wait for a second, this isn’t right!? I

She

You should’ve stayed in prison.

hold up,” Claire argued. “That’s enough of that talk.

business, Farrah.

employee-”

your receive a bribe from Grace or something? Why

Claire also took a step back. She had, indeed, accepted the jacket and payment Grace received from

Lily.

ready to

her to

say?” A man’s voice interrupted. “The car

that it was

angered Farah more. Farrah was interested in Chase, but he wouldn’t give her the time of day. The fact that he was defending Grace instead of taking Farah’s side, was only

turned uglier. “Chase, what’s the point

Grace? Do you think

that her ex-boyfriend is Sean Stevens? He’s the heir to the

Stevens Corporation!”

face abruptly flushed red.

vicious assault. “But when Sean

clicked her tongue and continued, “You know, I’m thinking he’ll probably vomit in

looked at Farah coldly. “Are you

Are you trying to deny the fact that you were in jail or are you saying that you aren’t Sean’s ex-girlfriend?” Farah retorted proudly. “Why

think it’s any of your business who I dated before. Furthermore, I may be a sanitation worker now but does that mean I can’t have dated anyone before? Or is the role of a sanitation worker only to make someone throw up their dinner? Just what are you

sanitation workers?”

many of the people here

spat out a succession of

management position, that does not mean you

profession.”

stuck in her throat as some of the other

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