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“Not familiar with everyone? But aren’t you pretty chummy with that junior designer in the design degermente she’s the one who mentioned it in the company group chat. If it wasn’t you who told her, then who che condy Caty set belly at Alyssa. “Don’t think you can get away with playing games just because you’re pretty, I told you when you fire smoke Coleman Fashion values capability above all else.
Alyssa replied calmly, “Let me say it again: I didn’t say anything, Believe what you want. And by the way, I came to Coleman Fashion to work. If this place really does focus on ability over petty games, then that’s perfect
With that, she walked into her cubicle and shut the door behind her.
Outside, Cathy glared at the closed door, biting her lip. She was determined to get rid of Alyssa from Coleman Fashion She thought, ‘One day, I will marry Andrew
She touched up her makeup and then confidently clicked her high heels back to the office.
On her way, she ran into some colleagues who gave her sympathetic looks but didn’t dare say anything to her face. With a mix of shame and anger, she stormed into her office and slammed the door shut.
After using the restroom, Alyssa got a glass of water and had just returned to her desk when Sarah came over, tapping on her table. “Where’s the design draft I asked you to follow up on yesterday? Why isn’t it here yet? If it’s not ready, go camp out in the design department until it is.”
Alyssa glanced at Sarah, took a sip of water without a word, and grabbed a folder before heading back to the design department.
When she arrived, Tamera was huddled with a few other colleagues, gossiping about how Cathy had struggled on the stairs last night.
Tamera was gleefully recounting the scene. “She’s always so high and mighty, but she doesn’t even have a card for the executive elevator. She had to walk down from the 37th floor. You wouldn’t believe how pathetic she looked when we ran into her–sweaty, with her hair all messed up, but still stubbornly refusing to take off her high heels.”
“She’s a lady, after all–how could she possibly take off her shoes?” someone quipped.
“Maybe Mr. Coleman isn’t even into that kind of lady. Otherwise, why hasn’t he given her an elevator card after all this time?” another chimed in, mocking Cathy.
Alyssa found the conversation exasperating and called out, “Tamera.”
Tamera’s face lit up when she saw Alyssa and she eagerly pulled her over. “Come here. Tell us what you saw last night I was hiding behind the door, so I missed it, but you were right there. You must’ve seen everything. Did you manage to snap a photo?”
Alyssa frowned and said, “I’m not interested in that kind of thing. Tamera, what’s the point of spreading rumors like this? You’re just going to make her even angrier.”
“So what if I do?” Tamera scoffed. “She’s just a secretary, but she struts around like she’s the president’s wife, acting like she owns the place.”
Last year,
when the secretarial office needed more staff, Tamera’s cousin was supposed to join the company as She’d passed every round of interviews and was ready to start, but Cathy got her disqualified, claiming she lacked experience. But when Cathy first started working for Andrew, she didn’t have much experience either.
secretary.
The real reason, according to Tamera, was that her cousin was prettier than Cathy. Afraid of losing her position, Cathy had
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since made it her mission to block any young, attractive women from getting hired.
“Do whatever you want, but leave me out of it. I’m here to work, not gossip. Please clarify in the group chat that I have nothing to do with this,” Alyssa said firmly.
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“Why should I clarify anything? I never said it was you who spread the rumor,” Tamera retorted. “If you want to clear your name, go do it yourself.”
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