She raised her arm and said, "yeah! I was injured on my wrist before, so the doctor asks me to wear this at all times."
"Oh! So that means you can't do any heavy-lifting as well, right?"
Juliet smiled and was about to answer, when another secretary interrupted her. "Juliet doesn't need to do any heavy-lifting at her position! If you really need to, just ask us for help, Juliet!"
Juliet had not expected for her colleagues to be so friendly and did not quite know how to respond. "President Tate has asked me to work with the admin department on matters regarding the annual dinner for now, so I don't think there's any heavy-lifting involved. Thank you, everyone. You are all so nice. When I get my salary, I will buy coffee for everyone."
"Sure! I'm on a diet, but I will take whatever you buy!"
"You are so pretty, Juliet. Do you have a boyfriend? I heard that you are from Ylore. Are you planning to stay here or will you go home after working here for a while?"
Juliet went to sit down at an empty work station and placed her laptop onto the desk, before answering, "I don't have a boyfriend, and I don't intend on dating anyone anytime soon. I've just graduated. I'm still young, so I want to focus on my career for now."
"Yeah, that's right. Your career is far more reliable than a relationship. Once you are successful, you can choose any man you want! You are young and pretty, so it's easy for you to find a man now, but he might grow tired of you when you grow older. Money is our one true friend!" Another woman commented.
"President Tate is the best example of this. She's a successful woman even without Elliot Foster," one of the secretaries said. "She's a genius in the medical field and that alone brings countless men to her feet! I heard that she started dating Elliot before she studied medicine. Their relationship didn't last long because President Tate had no leverage at the time. Elliot didn't go after her again until she came back the medical genius she is now."
Almost every person in the Tate Industries knew about this, but it was the first time Juliet heard of it, so her interest was piqued.
"Why didn't President Tate go back to being a doctor, then?"
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