Jasmine laughed. “You’ve got a lot of guts now that your husband is on a business trip and isn’t home to control you.”
“I can go wherever I want even if he’s home. I don’t control him, and he can’t control me
Sensing something was off with Serena’s tone, Jasmine’s smile faded and she looked at her friend’s expression cautiously before asking tentatively, “Seren, did you fight with your husband again?”
She heard the young couple almost had a falling out too on the day that she
The reason was Zack saw her cousin, Shawn, sending flowers to Serena.
For that reason, Jasmine went to have a long talk with her cousin again.
When she thought of Shawn’s reluctance, she felt a little uneasy inside. She had a feeling that he was not listening to her well–meaning advice at all.
He was trapped in a dead end now with no way forward, but he was unwilling to turn back,
so he was stuck in place.
“No, I just feel depressed lately, so I want to have a couple of drinks at the bar to let off steam.”
Since Serena did not wish to say more, Jasmine wisely let it go.
Meanwhile, at Lewis & Co., Duncan called Zack, but his friend did not answer.
When he sent a message, it took a long time before Zack replied with two words. [I’m busy.]
That meant Zack was too busy to take his calls.
Duncan felt this was the consequence of him running his mouth last night, and this in return cost him the focus he needed for work.
After some deliberation, he pressed the intercom and instructed his secretary, “Ask Liberty Hunt from the finance department to come see me.”
The secretary immediately made an internal call to the finance department and notified Liberty to see Duncan.
Upon receiving such a notice, everyone in the finance department looked at Liberty.
Plenty of witnesses saw what happened yesterday evening.
As a woman, many sympathized Liberty’s situation and were of the opinion that she had handled the divorce exceptionally.
Of course, those who did not like Liberty would say that she deserved to be abandoned by her husband, so on and so forth.
Liberty put her work on hold before she calmly got up and walked out of the office.
She had just left the office and was not far away when she heard her colleagues mock her for trying to take advantage of Duncan’s help to build connections with him.
She halted in her steps.
Turning around, Liberty went back into the office. That colleague was still chatting away. happily with the others.
Liberty went straight to that person’s desk and only then did the colleague realize that Liberty had come back.
The woman was a bit overwhelmed by the embarrassment of being caught red–handed. while speaking badly behind someone’s back.
“Do you have a crush on Mr. Lewis?”
Liberty’s words instantly made the girl’s face turn red.
“Of course not.”
She denied it.
“Then is it fascinating for you to spread rumors that Mr. Lewis and I have a secret affair? I heard the bitterness in your tone, so it’s clear that you have a crush on Mr. Lewis. That’s why you’re always targeting me.
“Whether you believe me or not, I don’t have any interest in Mr. Lewis. I’m indeed divorced, but that’s because my husband cheated on me. Was I supposed to keep him until the new year before divorcing him? Now that I’m divorced, do I have to be subjected to rumors by you saying that I’m seducing Mr. Lewis?
“Mr. Lewis is an open and upright person. If there was anything going on between us, he would never hide it.”
Liberty looked at the lady coldly and added, “If I hear you talking nonsense again and creating rumors behind my back, I’ll sue you for slander!”
She then turned on her heels and walked away.
The woman’s complexion shifted between the colors of red and white.
The others watched as Liberty strode off coldly. All of them heard what she said earlier. and felt as if Liberty was warning them too.
There were too many rumors about her in the company.
If Liberty truly wanted to sue them for slander…
Liberty knocked on the door of Duncan’s office with a cold face.
“Is
your
face okay?” Duncan asked with concern when he saw the scratches on Liberty’s face had not completely disappeared.
“It’ll be fine in a couple of days. Thank you for your concern.”
Liberty stood two meters away from his desk.
“Have a seat,” Duncan told her to sit down.
Neither did Liberty speak, nor come closer. She merely stood there, looked at Duncan, and asked calmly, “Did you need me for something?”
“Yes, well… I wanted to ask about your sister’s situation.”
“Seren?”
Liberty instinctively said, “Mr. Lewis, my sister is already married.”
Duncan was stunned before snapping to his senses and said, “Don’t misunderstand, Liberty. That’s not what I meant. I’m well aware that your sister is a married woman, and that her husband is working at York Corporation. Our company has business dealings with York Corporation, and I can say that Zack and I are friends.
“The thing is, I talked shop with Zack last night and at the end of the call, I mentioned the incident from yesterday evening. Your brother–in–law seemed very angry because your sister did not tell him about it. I was worried the couple would fight because I let slip what happened.
“I was so deeply upset that I couldn’t focus on my work, so I had to call you up to ask about the situation.”
Liberty paused, then said, “They should be fine. Seren was still sleeping when I came to work this morning. I think she’s fine.”
Duncan could not manage to get a full answer, so he could only say, “That’s good. You didn’t look very happy when you came in earlier. Did you have a fight with your colleagues?”
He had a sharp eye.
Liberty’s face was cold when she came in.
She fell silent.
Duncan spoke up. “I know I made things hard for you in the company because I personally hired you, but you don’t have to worry about what others say. Just do your own thing.”
“Mr. Lewis, I want to resign.”
Duncan’s eyes deepened as he asked, “Why do you want to resign?”
Liberty was silent, then she raised her head to look at Duncan and said, “Back then, I was told that I came in through the back door, and I was secretly targeted by everyone. However, I put up with it in order to get a divorce and win custody of my son.
“It was because I needed a job to fight for Sonny’s custody.”
“So now that you’re divorced and you’ve won the custody of your son, you want to resign?” Duncan picked up from where she left off. “You haven’t even completed your probation period.”
He added, “You’re a capable person, and you’re good at your job. I believe that you know this too, but whatever they say about you, you don’t have to listen to them as long as you have a clear conscience.”
“They’re also saying that I covet you, Mr. Lewis. I don’t want to harm your reputation.”
Where there were people, there would be trouble.
Liberty knew that.
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