Bethan headed downstairs with the folder in her arms and was at the entrance to the design department when she heard Fiona’s gentle voice drifting out of the office.
“Shannon, if Ms. Bethan doesn’t like me, you have to help me…”
Listening to Fiona’s sweet, whiny voice drifting out o f the office, Bethan frowned harshly.
Brettley’s previous gentle tone as he spoke to Fiona in his office appeared in her mind’s eye again. “Now that you’ve finished your milk, go back to your desk. It’s best if you get to know your colleagues and the working environment on your first day.”
She furrowed her brows together slightly. So, for her first day of work, Fiona was stationed in the design department which Bethan was in charge of? Did Brettley do this on purpose?
“Ms. Blake, why would you say that, we are the ones who need your help. Besides, Director Bethan is a very nice person, seeing as you’re so gentle and cute, Director Bethan will definitely like you! “
Shannon patted Fiona’s shoulder lightly as she spoke. “I heard you arrived at the office in President Morrison’s car?”
Fiona lowered her head quietly at Shannon’s words, her voice soft and gentle. “Who did you hear this from…I tried my best to avoid any gossip, and didn’t get out of the car with Brettley this morning…”
Hearing her address him so casually as Brettley, Shannon was no fool herself. “Hahaha, I saw you with my own two eyes of course! “
As she spoke, she lowered her eyes and glanced at the clock. “Director Bethan said she would be coming back to work today. But look at the time now, why isn’t she here yet?”
Hearing her mention Bethan, Fiona hurriedly opened her mouth. “I saw Ms. Bethan just now, she was outside Brettley’s office. “
She sighed, “But Ms. Bethan seems to be unhappy. I don’t like to eat breakfast, but Brettley doesn ‘t allow me to skip breakfast. This morning when Ms. Bethan walked in, Brettley was forcing me to drink milk. Maybe she doesn’t like to drink milk, so she understands how I feel. She seems slightly mad.”
Fiona’s voice was soft and airy, but her words caused an uproar in the entire office. Everyone in the design department was aware of the relationship between Bethan and their president.
Bethan had harbored feelings for Brettley for a long time now, and even though there seemed to be a period of time when President Morrison was in an ambiguous, undefined relationship with her, but it was only for a brief moment, there was no place for Bethan in his heart.
Otherwise, why would he not get into a relationship with Bethan after Alice’s death? Not only that, he even found another girl, Fiona, to stay beside him.
Everyone started to pity Bethan. Previously, Brettley had his wife beside him, and now, more than a month after her passing, Fiona appeared… Bethan must be feeling sad now, right? If they were her, they would just burst into tears, without feeling bad!
Everyone lowered their voices, but could not stop themselves from discussing this piece of gossip.
Shannon could not take it anymore, she frowned. “
What is this nonsense? Ms. Bethan has her children and her own life. Is it up to you to decide who she’s in love with? Get to work, all of you! “
Shannon’s words basically proved that what everyone said was true.
Fiona covered her mouth with a hand, feigning shock. “So it turns out…Ms. Bethan has a crush on Brettley?”
With that, she bit her lip in worry. “Then she’ll definitely hate me…”
She sniffed. “Otherwise…I think I should just leave… I swear I didn’t know the director of the design department, Ms. Bethan, has a crush on Brettley, otherwise, I would not have come here… I only came here because I found jewelry design cool…”
“Really?”
The moment the words left Fiona’s mouth; a woman’s cold voice drifted in from the entrance of the office.
Bethan hugged the folder and walked into the office. “So what you mean is, you feel jewelry design is very cool, but you think I’m an evil person who will target you because you’re Brettley’s girlfriend?”
The entire office fell quiet at her entrance. Everyone’s gazes were carefully fixed on Bethan and Fiona’s faces.
Fiona obviously did not expect Bethan to appear at this moment. She widened her eyes in shock, but the surprise in the bottom of her eyes vanished in an instant.
The next second, tears were already swimming in her eyes. “I… That’s not what I meant! “
She bit her pale, bloodless lips, a sob in her voice. “I really thought that you would definitely hate me if you like Brettley…”
“I don’t have feelings for Brettley Morrison, and neither do I have the time to hate you.”
Bethan walked past her coldly, raising her legs and heading for the door to her own office. When her hand rested on the doorknob, she paused. Sucking in a deep breath, she turned and swept her gaze coldly over everyone else in the office. “This is an office, I hope everyone here will focus on work instead of discussing gossip about who likes or hates anyone else.”
Finally, she glanced at Fiona stoically. “I don’t care who you are. Since you are now working in the design department, you must remember that you are just an employee here, and I don’t care for idlers. In the future, whether it is me or anyone else, if anyone is strict with you, it’s only because you didn’t do your job well, not because of whose girlfriend you are.”
With that, she entered her office with a ‘bang’.
Fiona stood in her spot, her face flushing red one moment then pale the next.
Shannon sighed and raised her hand and gently patted her shoulder. “This is just how Director Bethan is. She’s a cold-blooded monster when she works. You’ll be fine after you get used to it.”
Fiona bit her lip, her shoulders lifting up and down as she sobbed, but did not speak any further.
Beside them, Samson Matthews looked at Fiona, and pursed his lips unconsciously, then turned and knocked on Bethan’s office door with a stack of documents in his hands.
In her office, Bethan was wiping dust off her desk with tissue paper. She had been gone for more than a month. There were still traces of the celebration she had after the project she handled for Brettley was declared a success. Back then, her work had been successfully completed, she sat here talking to Theo on the phone, discussing going abroad to the summer camp for gifted children to visit Neil and Nellie.
But now… Less than two months had passed, but it felt like a lifetime ago.
“I thought you wouldn’t be returning.”
Right when she was in the middle of cleaning up, a cheerful voice drifted in from the doorway.
Bethan did not have to raise her head to recognize the owner of the voice. “I never thought you would be working at the Morrison Group until now too.”
With that, she threw the tissue into the trash can and picked up another one. She lowered her head and wiped the table, curling her lips into a faint smile. “
You’ve returned home for so long but your family hasn’ t sought you out yet? Is the Sam family living abroad so free?”
Samson paused slightly, his expression turning ugly. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
Bethan lowered her head, paying attention to wiping the dust off her table as she raised her lips in a smile. “
Samson Matthews. From the day you interviewed for this position I knew Samson Matthews was a fake name. Your real name is Mo Sam. The man who bought it grew up abroad and bought my design draft with a high price, then paraded around as a genius designer.”
Samson paused, then laughed, “So you know everything. Why didn’t you expose me earlier?”
Bethan shrugged, threw the tissue away again, then switched into a comfortable position and sat back on the chair. “Because I can see that you harbor no malicious intent. And you are indeed gifted in design.
Samson was quiet for a moment, then burst out laughing. “As expected of a famous designer, so kind and forgiving, different from everyone else.”
As he spoke, he was somehow reminded of Fiona’s words just now and could not help but laugh. “And someone thought you would be jealous of her because she stole your man.”
Bethan narrowed her eyes and corrected him solemnly. “
She did not steal my man, Brettley was always my superior, nothing more. I ‘in not involved with him at all.”
Seeing her try her best to deny the truth, Samson shrugged and fell into the chair. He raised his eyes and looked at Bethan seriously. “But honestly, do you hate her? Should Zayne, Arianna, and I work together to chase her away?”
Bethan laughed coldly, “You can do that?”
Samson rolled his eyes at her silently. “I’m an expert at dealing with little two-faced b*tches like her! Do you need us to chase her away for you?”
“No.”
She raised her hand and flipped open the document on the table, saying faintly, “Maybe before you chase her away, Brettley would have already chased the three of you out of the company.”
With that, she took out the proposal and threw it in front of Samson. “This is your work itinerary for the next three months.”
Samson frowned, lifted the proposal, and glanced at it. “We are taking on another major project? Our last major project ended less than two months ago, right? Why are we taking on another tiring and time- consuming project again?”
“Because I need the money.”
She rubbed her aching temples. “My son is undergoing a major operation in two weeks, I need money for his medical bill. So I signed a death contract with Brettley, he’ll advance me a one-off payment of 600,000 and I have to make him a profit worth ten million dollars.”
Samson sucked in a cold breath. “Didn’t you just recover from an illness? Can you take on such a highly intensive project? You can talk to me if you need money, I can lend it to you anytime! “
Bethan shrugged. “Work hard in the next few months if you really want to help me.”
She did not want to owe anyone anymore favors. She had already caused the death of Theo.
Samson sighed, looking at Bethan’s proposal helplessly. He looked like a wilted plant. “Alright, I get it.”
With that, the young man returned the proposal to Bethan. “I’ll do my best.”
The moment he stepped out of Bethan’s office, Zayne and Arianna immediately surrounded him, the three of them muttering amongst themselves in the corner.
“What happened?”
“What did Director Bethan say?”
“Does she want us to help chase her away?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.