After some rest, Cordelia’s leg finally healed. She could not wait for the check-up at the hospital and went off to work.
Annie was delightfully surprised when she saw her. “You’re finally back! I haven’t been in the mood to work without you sitting next to me recently!”
Cordelia smiled. “You’re getting sweeter with words!”
“Sigh, I feel guilty! If I had insisted on going to the dinner with you, you wouldn’t have been tricked by that scum…”
Alarmed, Cordelia quickly pulled Annie to an emptier corridor.
“Does… everyone know about this already?”
Annie looked around before telling her softly, “No. The people in the office don’t know why you suddenly took sick days. The director said that you accidentally injured your leg. Everyone wanted to visit you in the hospital together, but he stopped them.”
Cordelia nodded in silence.
The director was not bad, but he knew too well about self-preservation. He glossed over many things and would hardly stand up for anything.
“So even if there are suspicions, no one said it out loud.” Annie looked at her. “Don’t worry. It has passed. Just insist that you’ve accidentally injured your leg!”
“Mm.”
It seemed that the director’s way of handling this matter was right. She was a woman. Reputation mattered to her, and it would not be nice if word about this got out.
“Oh yeah, Cordelia, I have amazing news to tell you!”
Cordelia paused and could not help chortling when she saw how gleeful Annie was. “What’s so delightful?”
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