I lowered my head and smiled. This is the rule of survival. If you are weak, everyone thinks you as a punch bag; if you got a powerful patron, people would be much nicer to you.
Rachael, you have to get powerful. From now on, no one will bully you.
I looked at Everly's office. If I made good use of this opportunity, I would be able to kill two birds with one stone. If I succeeded, I would not only gain recognition from the colleagues, but take revenge on Alicia.
"Rachael!"
I found Yanis standing in front of me after I regained my senses. She offered me a bottle of milk, about which I had no idea why.
Yanis once left a good impression on me. She was beautiful and slender. Most importantly, she was innocent and optimistic. There was no trace of hypocrisy in her. But I didn't like her anymore after she followed other colleagues to show disgust against me and tease me.
"Rachael, the milk is warm. You can drink it now!" Yanis handed the milk to me.
"Thanks, but no!" I refused. I couldn't tell what tricks she was playing. For starters, we were not friends. I didn't understand why she went to me when everyone else was giving me a hard time.
Yanis was frustrated. "Rachael, I know you're mad at me, because I used to laugh at you like they did. But I was young then and didn't know much about the ways of the world. I chose to believe in everything they said. I thought you were Mr. Charles' ... That's why I thought bad of you. Rachael, you know there are too many women who wanted to get money by hook or by crook. I hate them the most! "
Without saying anything, I just looked at Yanis calmly.
"But then I found out that you and Mr. Charles love each other. There is love between you!" Yanis smiled.
"How do you know that we love each other? Perhaps, I'm a gold-digger!" I asked coldly.
Yanis lowered her head and blushed. She looked nothing different from a college student, having not the slightest bit of ill intentions. I couldn't help but waver.
"Last night, my parents and I were at the Cornell's!" Yanis looked up at me.
I was shocked. I didn't notice that Yanis was also at the Cornell's last night.
"I saw what Mr. Charles had done last night. If he doesn't like you, he wouldn't have behaved that way or said anything like that!" Yanis looked at me and said confidently, "Rachael, I'm sorry I misunderstood you!"
"Forget it!" I couldn't see any falsehood on Yanis face. I thought Yanis had changed her idea about me after seeing what had happened last night. Therefore, I didn't need to be hostile towards Yanis.
Yanis told me about her family. Yanis' father was a business partner of Marvin. Yanis and her parents went to the Cornell's to celebrate Marisa's 80th birthday. Yanis' boyfriend came from a rich family. They went to the same university and were now both in their junior year. Yanis was on an internship here now.
"Rachael, you're so lucky. I'd never expected that Mr. Charles would be so romantic!" Yanis looked at me with envy.
I kept smiling. Only Kieran and I knew what was going on. The truth was far from Yanis' description.
"Yanis, you'd better stay away from me!" I kindly reminded her when I found the colleagues staring at Yanis in confusion.
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