“I’m Jackson West’s fianceé.”Aye froze. It took her a few seconds before she slowly widened her eyes. “Are you serious? You… You’re joking, right?”Tiffany lifted and waved her hand, showing Aye the ring on her ring finger. “Jackson put this on me during our engagement party. Now you understand why I had such a big reaction when we saw him with that woman yesterday, right? You promised to keep this a secret so I’ll keep yours too. It’ll be like a leverage. We’ll keep each other’s secrets. I don’t want the whole world to find out about it.”Aye stared at her and said weakly, “Umm… Isn’t it a bad idea for me to slack off during work hours in front of my boss’ fiancee?”Tiffany rolled her eyes. “Please. Aren’t I slacking off as well? In the office, I’m just like you. An average fashion designer. There’s not much difference between us. By the way, don’t you dare pity me. Nothing’s confirmed for now.”Aye nodded solemnly. “I understand… Neither of us is better than the other. I’m pretty un
Tiffany paused thoughtfully for two seconds before she calmly said, “Those benefits are not important to me. If he’s cheating on me, I’ll leave him without any hesitation. The saddest thing for a woman is to put all her hopes on a man. My life will be much better without him.”Although she disagreed with Aye’s opinion, she agreed that she should get a private investigator. She did not waste any time putting this into action. Previously, after helping Arianne with an investigation, this was a walk in the park for her. She contacted the private investigator, and all that was left for her to do was wait for the results.…Meanwhile, Tanya was currently standing in the washroom, completely at a loss. She had been locked in by some person with ill intent when she was mopping the floor. The door had been bolted from outside. She could not get out. Since she did not have a habit of fiddling with her phone while she worked, she did not have her phone with her. The only thing she could do was w
Tanya bit her lips and forced back her tears. “I thought… that you’d teach me if I did everything you asked… Mr. Nathaniel told me that everyone’s nice here and asked me to learn from you. Once I’m more skilled, I’d be able to become a fashion designer like all of you…”The woman scoffed. “A fashion designer? You? I just think of you as a great bullying target. What? Didn’t you hear me? Get me a cup of milk tea!”“My job is limited to janitorial work. It’s not my job to run errands for you. Do it yourself. I don’t owe any of you a thing.” This was Tanya’s first time rejecting the lady’s request. Then, she forcefully pulled the mop out from under the lady’s heels.The woman stumbled and nearly fell over. Her humiliation turned into rage and she slapped Tanya. “Who do you think you are? We already have a cleaning lady, you being here is just a joke. Mr. Nathaniel only gave you a job out of pity. Your job is so easy, you don’t have to do anything else. How is it any different from being p
Eric was confused, “It’s just cleaning, what do you mean you’re not doing a good job? You’ve been doing well, both at home and in the office. My house finally looks more like a home since you moved in. Why are you saying this now? Did something happen?”Tanya shook her head, unwilling to reveal her experience here. “It’s nothing really. I just don’t want to work here anymore. I’ve only been working for a few days so there’s no need for you to pay me. I just came to inform you about this. Anyway, thank you very much. I’m going home now to pack up so I can move out.”Eric furrowed his brows. This whole matter came as a surprise to him. Everything seemed fine before… To be honest, he enjoyed coming home to a nice warm meal every day. However, since Tanya insisted on leaving, he had no reason to stop her. “Then, where are you planning to go? Tiffany put you in my care, I have a responsibility to fulfill. At least tell me where you’re going...”Tanya had not decided on where to go, but she
Tanya was frightened, but the woman’s refusal to give her a refund made her hesitate. In the end, she mustered up her courage and decided to stay....Eric went home immediately after work. The house suddenly felt very empty. It was obvious that someone had cleaned the house. It was spotless. Not a single stray hair could be found. However, Tanya was no longer here. Feeling worried, he decided to call Tiffany. “Where’s Tanya?”Tiffany asked in confusion, “Isn’t she working in your company? Moreover, she lives with you so why are you asking me this?”Eric exclaimed, “You mean she hasn’t gone to see you?! She resigned from the company today and said she found somewhere to live. She moved out immediately. I thought you knew… She didn’t contact you?”Tiffany, who was already upset about Jackson’s affair, grew even more upset when she heard that something might have happened to Tanya. She was so anxious that she nearly cursed out loud. “What the hell is going on? She didn’t contact me at al
After she had eaten her fill, she surveyed the room. The interior was simple and crude. It was very tiny as well. When she went into the bathroom, she turned on the shower and discovered there was no hot water. It did not matter anyway. Due to burns on her hand, it would be inconvenient to shower. Although it was already beginning to scab, it still hurt, and it would get infected if it had gotten wet.She lay on the bed that smelled like mold. Even the mattress felt damp. She could not make herself comfortable no matter how many times she shifted positions. However, she did not complain. After all, this was better than having to sleep on the streets. Before she went to bed, she had pushed the cabinet up against the wall. That way, if someone tried to break in, they would not be able to get in easily.She dozed off for a while before she was woken up by a commotion in the hallway. It sounded like a group of drunk young men. They spoke loudly, and she warily waited until the commotion fa
Eric carefully thought back to previous events. Tanya’s wound certainly did not come from doing chores at home. This meant it happened in the office. He knew that apart from cleaning, Tanya would also make and serve tea to her colleagues. He knew she was being friendly since she wanted to learn fashion design from her colleagues so he did not put much thought into it. After all, there was nothing strange about it. However, upon second thought, he connected all the events and resignation and realized the situation was not as simple as it seemed. He asked sternly, “Did someone in the company bully you? Be honest!”Tanya bit her lips, refusing to speak.Tiffany was so enraged that she began spouting profanities. “F*ck! Is that even a question? They must have bullied her! Eric, I put her in your care. She’s with you most of the time, can’t you even look out for her? Tan, what happened? If you refuse to tell me, I’ll tell Ari about this. You know what she’s like. If she finds out about this
Before Tanya could respond, Tiffany had pulled her out of the room.When they passed by the front desk, the woman who had been cracking nuts asked, “So, you’re won’t be staying then?”Tanya nodded. “Sorry, I won’t be staying here!”“Why on earth are you greeting someone like that?” Tiffany grumbled softly, “Do you have any idea what kind of place this is? My god, this isn’t a motel. This is a place for pimps and prostitutes. You’re like fresh meat in the den of a pack of hungry wolves! Who knows what might happen if we didn’t find you today?”Tanya shuddered in fear. “Are you serious? I didn’t know…”Eric threw her luggage into the car. “You’re seriously naive. Let me tell you this; just because you’re nice to people, it doesn’t mean that they’ll reciprocate it. Some people will take you for granted no matter how nice you are to them. You have to be more assertive and learn to stand up for yourself. Being overly kind won’t do you any good.”Tiffany’s phone suddenly rang at this moment.