CHAPTER 61

Office gossip

Pov: Maddison

I was aware of the sneaky glances and snarky gazes as I walked into office the next day.

I stopped for a chat at Olivia's desk but she was stiff and awkward with me. A tight lipped smile stretched her lips.

"Okay, out with it!" I commanded. "What's really going on?"

"What do you mean?" She blinked, or tried to blink innocently at me.

"Everyone is acting weird..." I narrowed my eyes at her. "Including you."

Olivia sighed tiredly. "Anna got fired. It sparked even more rumours especially since we just went through the first wave with James. A lot of people are talking. Your popularity rate has shot up a bit... But for all the wrong reasons."

I waited for the drop in my stomach. The nervous twists in my guts. The heavy lump in my throat. But nothing came. I was numb to the gossip.

"And Lois is spreading rumours about what really went down in Seattle. She said you were two timing the Van–tech hire AND Mr Winston at the same time. And the Van–tech princess had a