My Stand-In Groom Is A Secret Tycoon by Lydia Pierce

At eight-fifty, Audrey made her way downstairs to Rhodes Enterprises. As she strolled through the office, colleagues greeted her with smiles. "Ms. Rhodes, good morning!"

"Ms. Rhodes, happy wedding!"

She responded with a smile and a nod to each one, but as soon as she walked away, whispers erupted behind her.

"Why does she even bother showing up? If I were her, I'd just pack it in and leave in shame."

Audrey caught a bit of the chatter, frowned slightly, and quickened her steps toward her office. Passing by the pantry, she overheard more gossip. "Did you hear Audrey's back at work today? She can't really think there's still a place for her here, can she?"

Someone laughed sarcastically and added, "She's been leeching off this family for so long. It's about time she figured out she doesn't belong here." "And that wedding she had yesterday? Talk about a disaster!"

"What's the deal?"

trying to make a scene just to shame everyone!" "Wow, what

in the effort at the

make Eliza look good. Maybe she had been

sound of giggles spilling out from the pantry. A few of the girls inside caught sight of her, their expressions shifting fast. "Ms. Rhodes, you're back! We

you all doing here? Rhodes Enterprises doesn't tolerate slackers. If you think you can just hang around gossiping, you might want to leave before it gets too late." The room fell silent. This was the first time Audrey had reprimanded anyone with such seriousness

grunt and a threatening look, Audrey turned on her heel

couldn't resist sneering, "What's the point in getting all

enough of that. Let's focus on

took a seat. Moments later, her assistant Emily pushed the door open and walked in, carefully

The past couple of days without you have been chaos.

Emily hesitated, realizing that in the