Unexpected Encounter with my Boss

Chapter 52

Brianna held up her employee ID badge. "I've just completed my onboarding. We're going to be colleagues from now on."

"Oh." Tiffany peered at the badge. "That's... pretty awful."

Brianna gaped at her.

Almost as if she were afraid that Brianna wouldn't understand her, Tiffany explained, "What I meant was that it was bad enough being your friend and dormmate. I thought I could be free of you after graduation, yet here we are, colleagues. You just won't leave me alone, huh?"

If not for the straight face Tiffany maintained as she spoke, Brianna would have thought that she was hearing things.

Tiffany had always been a wimp-she'd never dared to speak up, no matter how others had bullied her. Yet now, she had become so sharp-tongued.

For a moment, Brianna didn't know what to say. Tiffany had changed so much that she was gobsmacked.

Tiffany left when she saw that Brianna didn't have anything to say.

Vincent was having a video conference in his office. When he saw Tiffany return, he raised a hand. She approached him. "Mr. Lewis." "Make me a coffee, please. Thanks."

went to his personal pantry. She poured some coffee beans into the grinder and started it, then waited

from her encounter with

being sharp with others she and Teresa had been on the receiving end of too many insults and harsh words, so she knew how horrible it felt. Earlier,

over. He leaned back in his chair, making it seem like he was resting

see how busy he was. He had various matters to attend to and meetings

added two cubes of sugar to the saucer before taking

Mr. Lewis." Tiffany placed the coffee on the desk. Vincent

she saw him fiddling

en novelxo

left in his tent during the camping trip. He'd even shown it to

thrown it away, yet it was still

broken once, and it had taken several days for her to fix it. Later, she'd stopped wearing

she'd kept it in her pocket when she'd joined Lewis Group. Since it was out of sight, no one in the company knew of its

was here... There was a chance she would expose Tiffany

"Tiffany?" Vincent called.

his gaze. He asked, "A

her head. "It's

herself she