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.
Based on the pictures, Jackson had been meeting up with this woman at all sorts of places. It looked like a lovers’ rendezvous. The woman was smiling joyfully in every picture. Moreover, apart from going to the office and coming home, every time he was out, he had met with that woman. Most importantly, he had even visited that woman at the hotel a few times. One of the visits was from this morning. Tiffany had entered the office first while Jackson took his time. He had gone to see that woman to deliver breakfast to her at the hotel. Five-star hotels usually provided breakfast, and yet, it seemed he doted on the woman so much that he even personally delivered breakfast to her. Then, as an afterthought, he had probably brought an extra set and gave it to her in the office. To think, at that time, she had been moved by his gesture. What a joke!Tiffany was too afraid to examine these things in detail or read it again. She turned off her phone, pretended as though nothing was wrong, and
The woman simply did not think Eric would do anything to her for Tanya’s sake. After all, she had been working for Eric for two years. Her work was not terrible either. “You can say whatever you like. You’re not really good at anything except for tattling and selling your sob stories. We gave you the money for food and everything else on that day, and now, you’re trying to extort us for more money. Thank goodness none of us taught you anything, it would’ve been a thankless task. Mr. Nathaniel, please beware. Don’t just pick up any rotten thing that comes your way. A woman without any relatives must have an ulterior motive for clinging onto you.”Tanya burst into tears of anger. It was bad enough that they were twisting facts. It was even more insulting to hear them speak of her this way when she had never harbored any intention toward Eric!Eric’s face turned ashen from anger. “Should I teach you manners? You’re lucky I’m the one dealing with this matter instead of Tiffany Lane or Aria