The Cherished Wife by Chweety

Chapter 555

"And why shouldn't I be here?" Janet eyed Becky with suspicion. "Besides, HR's out, I heard they're handling some business, and no one's gotten those documents for me." She glanced at Becky, then followed her line of sight to catch a glimpse of a woman slipping into "What woman?" Becky hesitated, feeling Janet's piercing stare, and quickly regained her composure. "Oh, the woman who entered Mr. Hoffman's office? She's from the project department. Mr. Hoffman asked them to come up to talk about the project." Becky explained, noticing Janet's expression was far from pleased. "Ms. Scott?"

Charles's office. Her gaze sharpened instantly, zeroing in on the door. "Who was that woman who just went in?"

"Is there just one woman in the project department?"

"No, there's a bunch," Becky replied, confused. "Ms. Scott, why do you ask?"

"Who was that who just walked in? What's her name? How's she doing at Collosus Group?" Janet fired off a bunch of questions, and Becky was jolted back to the moment.

Was Janet seeing Noelle as competition? Becky quirked an eyebrow. "Her name's Noelle. She's in the project department, Mr. Parker's right-hand woman. Mr. Hoffman only brought her up for some work stuff!"

not quite convinced. "Becky, don't play

been nothing but awesome to me, I'd never trick you! Anyway, I'm done with my stuff, so how about we brainstorm a bit? Doing the same old thing every year is getting old. Maybe we shake things up this year,

you think." Janet was hooked on Becky's idea and forgot all about Noelle for the moment. "Come on,

me a sec, Ms. Scott, I need to straighten up here!" Becky took one last look at Charles's office door and let out a relieved

When Noelle was summoned

With a cautious glance, she scoped out the hallway from the doorway. Charles watched her tiptoe and peer around, a smirk creeping onto his

zip it. Once he piped

Becky's conversation

Becky was

Noelle closed the door and spun around, only to find Charles

pushed his arms away, letting out a resigned sigh. "Come on, we're at work. Can't you be a little more professional?" She glanced towards