“Isn’t that obvious? Did you really have to ask?” The female staff rolled her eyes at her coworker. “Rayna had a history of being flirtatious back in Faymon Group, and I heard she was involved with Mr. Faymon too. Do you think Mr. Faymon will really fall for a woman like her? I bet she’s turning to target his assistant, Mr. Tylinski, after failing to get Mr. Faymon’s attention. Mind you, Mr. Tylinski is Mr. Faymon’s confidant, and he ranks highly in Faymon Group.”
“She’s such a minx,” someone chimed in. “Say, do you guys think she’s targeting Kelly because Kelly got involved with Mr. Faymon?”
“Of course!”
“I heard that Ms. Garland wants Kelly to be the new spokesperson of our company’s new product and offered her three million. Is she that naïve to think that she could get a celebrity like Kelly with a measly three million to shoot a three-minute promotional video? Does she think celebrities don’t have bills to pay?”
“I think Ms. Garland’s being too much. If she’s that stingy, why doesn’t she just do it herself?”
“Well, though Ms. Garland’s a scheming woman, I think she’s really quite pretty, and I have to admit that she’s well-endowed.”
They gossiped in the office without restraint and laughed boisterously that they didn’t even notice when Rayna walked in.
She even had to knock on the glass door to attract their attention.
The gossip died down instantly, and they wished the ground could swallow them whole. Rayna’s lips curled into a half-smile when she saw the ashen look on their faces. “I’m sorry for disturbing your fun time.”
Awkward silence hung in the air.
Rayna disregarded the awkward atmosphere and mentioned the names of a few documents that she was looking for. “Who’s holding these documents?”
“M-Ms. Garland, they’re with m-me,” a woman in a checkered dress stammered. She immediately retrieved the documents and passed them over to Rayna with shaky hands.
“Thanks,” uttered Rayna in a gentle tone. She took the documents but did not leave right away. She remained impassive and looked at the woman who was keeping her head low. “I heard you calling me a scheming woman, that I was the one who plotted against the celebrity, Kelly. Oh, there’s also something about me being well-endowed… Is that right?”
“I-I’m sorry, Ms. Garland.” The woman lowered her head even more. “We were just joking.”
“So you think you can crack jokes about your boss?” Rayna’s voice was cold.
The woman didn’t even dare to let out a breath.
Rayna lifted her head and looked around the office. Those who lowered their heads or darted their eyes elsewhere were the ones who were happily gossiping about her behind her back.
“You should be working during working hours. If you’re looking to chill, then gossip in the washroom at your own time,” Rayna chided. “How dare you guys mock your own boss at the office!” She flipped the woman’s lanyard over to take a closer look. Her red lips curled into a sneer. “What a coincidence. You were the one who talked smack about me in the elevator last time. This time, you’re the one again to crack jokes about me in the office. Why? Do you really enjoy gossiping that much?”
“No, Ms. Garland,” the woman said hastily. “I was too naïve and should have known better. I hope you can forgive me.”
Rayna chuckled. “You say you’re naïve, and yet you managed to get into Glory and become the team leader for the planning department. Do you think HR and your team manager are incompetent people who didn’t know any better?”
“I didn’t mean that…” She did not expect Rayna to question her like that and did not know what to say.
Rayna ignored her and glared at the gossipmongers. Then, she called out the names of the staff who badmouthed her in the elevator the other day and said, “Since you cannot refrain yourselves from gossiping, I might as well make good use of your verbal skills and transfer the lot of you to customer service for a year or two.”
“Ms. Garland, we’re sorry. Please, forgive us.” The gossipmongers started to panic.
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