SWNOVELS Chapter 124 Gossip
Ophelia signed secretly. She thought this company would be a better place in which she could at least had friendly colleagues. It
turned out that she took it too simple. Survival in the workplace was a pretty precious skill, and wherever there were people,
there will be disputes.
A person who greeted you with a smile wasn't necessarily treating you with sincerity. Sometimes it was hard to read people
because their emotions always hide behind their faces. Most people in this company were friendly to her because she had a
connection with Tassach. She knew there were lots of people who envy her good luck. She skipped the probation period and got
the chance to Shanghai so easily that she was sure people would speak critically of her.
No wonder people would believe in Gracie that she had an affair with Tassach. Tassach had given her too much privilege in this
company, which had become very unfair to other staff. If this went on, the gossip would become much more hurtful.
Ophelia thought these were just slander, and they wouldn't believe it even if they heard about it. However, how it seemed that
her colleagues had believed in it.
Ophelia heard her colleagues talking about her in the bathroom. She loved gossip, but she didn't like the feeling of being
gossiped about.
It was two colleagues from her department that Ophelia once trusted and had a nice relationship with. She was shocked that
they would one day slander her with such mean words.
One of them said, "I never thought she would be like this. She was hooking up with Mr. Conduibh during pregnancy? I heard that
beautiful women have low moral bottom lines, and the prettier they were, the sluttier they would be. They will have a foot in
several camps even if they are married. I didn't believe this before, but now I've been convinced."
The other one said, "But she's pretty! Women like me didn't even have the chance to set a foot in two camps. I can only find a
stupid man to get married to and let him father a few children for me. We don't have a lucky life like hers. She was dripping with
gold and silver, beloved by a man like Mr. Conduibh. I've seen how seductive she is, I think Mr. Conduibh might not be her only
one. There must be other senior executives that have been under her skirt."
"Your words were a bit harsh, but I agree with it. She looked so seductive that I think that was exactly something she would do.
She always seemed so unsatisfied... well well..."
The two talked and laughed in the bathroom for quite a while, and then they left together.
Ophelia's eyes were rimmed with tears. She felt so sad because she thought she had been getting along with her colleagues
very well. Those words were so unexpecting and harsh. She couldn't believe that these people believed in it without any proof.
She felt bitterly disappointed.
This reminded her of the nightmare that happened about four years ago. She was set up by a colleague that she thought she
could trust. The woman accused Ophelia of selling a contract to their company's competitor. The company withdrew its charges
against Ophelia at last, but she ended up with a one-million debt. She had no way to find that money until Zach approached her.
The debt was paid at last, at the expense of her marriage with Zach.
Over the years, she had been wondering what her life would be like without Zach.
She might have ended up in a strip club, but that was just her hypothesis. Sometimes when people have left no choice, they
would take the risk. They would rob the bank, or go astray.
She didn't have the guts to rob the bank, but she had a pretty face and a curved body that could earn her enough money.
Ophelia had a complicated feeling after she heard what the two colleagues said about her. She had been through lots of things in
the past few years, and she had grown strong enough to stand against gossips, but she still felt annoyed being talked about like
that.
She got out of the toilet cubicle and then refined her makeup. After she was sure everything on her face was fine, she walked out
of the bathroom.
When she was back to the design department, Elisa walked over and said, "Are you OK? What has taken you so long?"
Ophelia shook her head and obviously didn't want to talk about it.
Elisa was rarely considerate and stopped asking.
Everyone was working quietly. Just by then, Tassach opened the door and clapped his hand. Then he said, "Everyone, can I
have your attention, please?"
Everyone in the design department raised their head.
Tassach's eyes skimmed over everyone, and then he continued, "Rumors have been spreading like crazy in this company within
just one day. I was to make this clear: this is our place to make profits, not gossips. I'm the legal representative of this company,
if you keep spreading those gossip, it would ruin the reputation of me and the other person involved."
He paused and added, "First, Ophelia from the design department are old friends. I take care of her because of our friendship. I
don't know who said that we had an improper relationship. She was married and was pregnant, I don't want this to set her and
her husband against each other. Second, the director of the design department and I are friends, too. Our parents have known
each other for decades. She has just started this work in my company, but I think you've all seen her as a well-educated and
talented person. That was why she was promoted so quickly. I'm not his boyfriend, and there's no way that we will get engaged. I
hope you won't speak or act on hearsay."
Gracie was standing behind him. She had heard every word of his.