“Who knows? Even though she’s a talented designer, she’s not a good person at all…”
That night, while Bethan and the rest were eating dinner at the company cafeteria, they overheard the murmurs and whispers of employees all around them.
Samson immediately furrowed his brows upon hearing this. He slammed his fork down on the table forcefully and growled, “How dare they spread lies like this! “
Bethan, on the other end, frowned slightly and reached out her hand to stop him. “Don’t cause us any trouble.”
After witnessing how Brettley had managed to delete the messages from Charmaine’s phone without flinching, Bethan no longer felt like getting involved with Brettley and Fiona anymore.
She wanted to focus on the competition and fulfill her promise to Brettley of bringing in ten million dollars revenue for the company and abide by their contract.
After that, she was free to take Nigel and Nellie away from this wretched city.
Nigel and Nellie had been pestering her about finding Neil lately and even claimed that he was somewhere in the mountains.
Even though Bethan did not believe their words, she still promised them that she would bring them to find Neil. Bethan did not want to take the children’s freedom away from them. Instead, she wanted to let them know that they were free to do whatever they wanted.
Even if they did not manage to find him, it would be a great opportunity to get some fresh air.
Seeing how Bethan was trying to pretend nothing had happened, Samson could not help feeling angry for her. He clenched his teeth and glanced at her. “You didn’t use to be so timid.”
“Well, I am now.”
Bethan chuckled. She picked up her food tray, but before she could make it to the tray recycling section, she bumped into Brettley and Fiona, who had appeared at the cafeteria entrance, holding hands.
Fiona gently laid her head against Brettley’s shoulder and said, “I don’t think we have to eat at fancy restaurants all the time. Sometimes it’s nice to eat at a place like your company cafeteria. It feels a lot more down-to-earth, don’t you think?”
Brettley nodded impassively. “Yes.”
Then, he lifted his head, only to come face-to-face with Bethan.
The two locked eyes with each other.
There was a hint of contempt in Bethan’s eyes, while Brettley’s were etched with coldness and indifference.
Bethan had been busy preparing for the competition lately, while Brettley had been away on business trips. This was the first time that they had bumped into each other after what happened with Charmaine.
Brettley furrowed his brows as he continued to stare at Bethan’s face.
In the two weeks that he had not seen her, Brettley noticed that she had lost some weight. Her face looked exhausted, and not even her foundation could conceal the bags underneath her eyes.
Brettley could tell that she was tired and stressed out from the upcoming competition.
Fortunately for Bethan, there were only three days left until she was free.
“Brettley?”
Seeing that Brettley was not moving, Fiona frowned and glanced in the direction he was looking.
As soon as her gaze fell on Bethan, a flicker of disdain flashed through her eyes. However, a split second later, she regained her composure.
Fiona curled her lips into a smile. “Hello, Ms. Bethan. “
Bethan immediately came to and gave her an aloof smile in return. “I didn’t expect to run into Mr. Morrison and Ms. Blake in the company cafeteria.”
Fiona smiled, causing her eyes to crinkle up into crescent moons. “I wanted to have a more down-to- earth dining experience, so I asked Brettley to accompany me here. “
Then, she extended a warm invitation to Bethan. “Have you eaten, Ms. Bethan? Care to join us for a cup of coffee? My treat.”
“No, thanks. “
Bethan scoffed, then circled past them, heading in the direction of the tray recycling station.
However, just as she brushed past Fiona, she suddenly felt someone bump into her, causing the tray she was holding to fly out of her hands.
The leftover food in Bethan’s tray moved through the air, heading right in Fiona’s direction.
Fiona let out a cry of shock and tried to dart away but could not do so in time. Before she could react, her white shirt had been splattered with food remains.
The food tray landed on the floor with a loud thud.
Fiona dabbed at her shirt, wailing at the same time, “
This is the second shirt I put on today…”
Brettley fixated his icy gaze on Bethan. “Did you do that on purpose?”
He decided to give Bethan the benefit of the doubt and believe that what happened this afternoon was a mere accident.
How was she supposed to explain this? Was it truly a coincidence that she spilled food on Fiona twice that day?
Brettley’s words instantly disheartened Bethan.
She never expected Brettley would question her right away if she did it on purpose when it was such an obvious accident.
Bethan smiled and met Brettley’s cold gaze.
“Mr. Morrison, if you think I did it on purpose, then I did it on purpose.”
Bethan did not need to explain herself. No matter how she explained herself, he never listened to her.
Looking at Bethan’s reaction, Brettley exhaled. He furrowed his brows tightly.
“Bethan, I understand that you’re under a huge amount of pressure recently in preparation for the competition, but this isn’t a reason for you to bully Fiona.”
Then, Brettley sighed. “Apologize to Fiona, including this afternoon’s incident.”
Brettley still remembered clearly how badly Bethan burnt Fiona that afternoon.
Although at that moment, there were no burnt marks, Bethan still soiled Fiona’s clothes.
Two incidents in a day. It was hard to convince others that Bethan did not do it on purpose.
No matter what, Bethan should apologize.
“I spilled food on you, and it is indeed an accident. I can apologize for it.”
Bethan lifted her gaze and looked at Brettley coldly.
“But, the incident during the afternoon isn’t my fault. I don’t need to apologize for it.”
Bethan turned to look at Fiona. “Ms. Blake, I apologize for staining your clothes. I’m sorry.”
Then, Bethan immediately left.
Brettley furrowed his brows. He raised his hands to block Bethan in her path.
“You have to apologize for this afternoon’s incident.”
Bethan looked at Brettley’s hand that was blocking her. She laughed.
She crossed her arms and looked at Brettley coldly.
“Why should I apologize? Your beloved Ms. Blake knew that I went out for lunch with the other colleagues, yet she still brought coffee to my office.
“Coincidentally, the moment she entered my office, the electricity in the office was cut off. All of my surveillance couldn’t work.
“If I didn’t rush back in time, I wouldn’t even know in which opponent’s hands my design sketches will be in!
“I’ve already said I don’t want to drink her coffee, yet she still insisted. In the end, the coffee spilled. Do you think it’s my responsibility?”
Brettley furrowed his brows hard.
“You…”
“Brettley.”
Fiona bit her lip, immediately rushed forward, and grabbed Brettley’s arm. Her voice was weak and gentle.
“Whatever Ms. Bethan says is what it is. Stop arguing with her.”
Then, Fiona lowered her head. Her voice had a thick nasal sound as she muttered, “I’m fine. Ms. Bethan has been too busy and tired recently in preparation for the competition. Stop arguing with her. I just burned myself. It’s fine.”
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