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Isabella went to welcome Fiona, and a lot of people
saw that.
“I can’t believe you quit your job just to work here,
Isabella.” Fiona sat down, looking uncomfortable.
She looked at her surroundings with contempt.
Isabella got her glass of water. She forced herself to
look relaxed. “Office job almost dulled my skills. I got
another job so I can gain enough experience to set
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up my own shop.
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“I see.” Fiona looked like realization had struck her.
She held Isabella’s arm. “I thought it was weird that
you left when Mr. Shaffer needed you so much.”
Fiona wasn’t subtle with her comment, so everyone
got what she was saying, but Isabella didn’t argue.
Instead, she picked up the notes that she had
sorted out and told Fiona about Seth’s preferences.
Isabella did this on purpose. Through Fiona, she
was telling everyone she wasn’t exiled but sent
here to see what the lower echelons were like.
Fiona listened intently and stayed until lunch break was over. Before she left, she stood at the doorway and spoke to Isabella.
“You have to come back
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sooner or later. Mr. Shaffer has a ton of stuff to deal
with, and we have to help him out.”
You want me to go back? For what? So, you can
bully me again? Isabella knew this was just a fake
courtesy, and she played along. “Oh, you don’t
need me. You’re a veteran, too. I’m sure you can be
the head secretary. I trust you.”
Fiona had a smug look in her eyes. She made small
talk with Isabella before she drove away.
After Isabella came back from sending Fiona off,
many people came to curry favor with her. Even
Jonas made small talk with her.
Isabella answered them courteously.
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Not too long after that, Abigail brought Isabella a
cup of milk tea. Her cheeks were still swollen, but
she simpered. “Isabella, I’ve thought about it. The
credit should go to you, not me.”
Isabella despised people like her, and she
sardonically said, “Oh, it belongs to you. You’ve
worked hard the whole afternoon, after all.”
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“I can’t. You’re my colleague, and a new one at that.
You need the credit more than I do.” Abigail blinked.
When she looked down, a drop of tear rolled down
her cheek. If she hadn’t pulled the rug out from
underneath Fiona, I could have taken all the credit. I
hate putting on this act.
Isabella acted like she was hesitating before she
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sighed. “Fine. I’ll take it, then.”
“That’s good to hear.” Abigail patted her chest and
wiped her tears away. “It wouldn’t sit right with me
otherwise.”
Yeah, right. A hint of scorn flickered in Isabella’s
eyes. She then poked a straw into the cup of milk
tea. “Get back to work.”
“See you.”
Isabella saw her off and rolled her eyes.
Isabella was trying to come up with a marketing
plan when her phone vibrated. It was a text from
Alex Young. The gist of it was that there was an
evaluation at the end of the month.
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The fact that Isabella was an outside hire was
already not sitting well with the office. Things would
be bad for her if her performance weren’t up to par.
The sales she made the day prior were due to
sheer luck. A newbie salesperson like her couldn’t
have closed a deal on her first day.
Now that she was feeling the stress, she was
motivated to do better. Isabella quickly set aside.
her thoughts about Seth and put all her focus on
work.
It was about six. Fiona ordered Seth’s usual food as
per Isabella’s tips. Once the food arrived, she
carefully took them into the office. “It’s late, Mr.
Shaffer. You should eat dinner first.”
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Seth was behind his desk, frowning. The air around
him was sharp and icy. He signed another
document fluidly, not even raising his head.
Fiona felt a chill running down her spine. It was
risky, but she asked, “Are you sure you’re not
eating?”
Seth skewered Fiona with a sharp, icy look. If looks
could kill, she would have died.
Feeling slightly wronged, Fiona muttered, “Isabella
said your gastric would act up if you didn’t eat.”
Seth’s gaze turned icier than ever. He capped his
pen. “She told you that?”
“Yes.” Since Seth was interested, she continued, “I
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“Yes.” Since Seth was interested, she continued, “I
met with her earlier in the afternoon, and she told
me so much about you.”
A slight sneer curled Seth’s lips. He tossed his pen
away and got up to straighten his collar. Slowly, he
walked to the coffee table. There were fried fish
filets, orange chicken, clam chowder, and aglio olio
there. There’s more than one type of cuisine here.
She obviously ordered them from multiple
restaurants.
Nervous, Fiona observed the look on Seth’s face.
“Mr. Shaffer?”
“You believed everything she said?” Seth shot her
an icy look.
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Fiona froze. “I-”
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“What the hell is this? You think I’d eat these?” Seth’s
face fell. He was furious as he enunciated, “I don’t
want to see anything this stupid anymore.”
Fiona was flabbergasted. She had seen what
Isabella ordered previously, and these were indeed
on the menu.
“Isabella’s nothing. You think the secretary
department can’t run without her?” Seth hissed
coldly.
Fiona felt like crying. She hated Isabella for telling
her all this. I shouldn’t have even gone all the way
there. That place was filthy.
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Seth scanned the food on the table coldly. Then, he
walked to his desk and called HR. “Issue a public
notice. We’re hiring a head secretary.”
Fiona was flummoxed.