Betrayed and Dumped: She Rose Stronger Than Ever novel Chapter 329

Cindy blinked. “I’ve told you before, I have a really close friend at work. Actually, she’s more than just a friend. She’s like a mentor to me. All the changes you see in me lately are because of her.”

Chelsey gave a little smile, her eyes glinting. “That’s pretty impressive. So are you telling me all this because you want me to help her out? Give her a leg up at work?”

Cindy shook her head and waved her hand. “Come on, Mom, the company isn’t some playground. You know both you and my brother hate that networking drama. If she’s good at what she does, eventually the higher-ups will notice. You don’t have to worry about her.”

“Mom, that’s not what I mean,” Cindy said gently. “She’s already running one of our subsidiaries, and she’s not even interested in moving up. She’s happy exactly where she is.”

Running a subsidiary? At Duncan Corporation? And it was a girl… Chelsey’s eyebrows drew together. “What’s her name?”

Cindy smiled. “Her name’s Rebecca.”

Chelsey’s smile faded. She stared at her daughter. “Wait. You and Rebecca are that close? How come I’ve never heard you mention her before?”

She looked calm, but her mind was spinning. What was Rebecca up to? Was she using Cindy to get to her? That didn’t even make sense. If she wanted something, why did she wait all these weeks? Was she just slow or… No matter what, anyone who tried to use her daughter to get ahead was crossing a line.

Cindy caught the flicker of suspicion in her mom’s eyes and sighed. “See, Mom, this is exactly why I didn’t want to tell you.”

Chelsey looked confused. “What did I do?”

“What did you do?” Cindy rolled her eyes. “Every time my brother or I make a new friend, you get super intense and start investigating every detail about them. Their background, their parents, if they have any kind of record. Who in their right mind would want to be friends with us after that?”

“I’m just trying to protect you,” Chelsey said quietly. “After what happened back then…”

The words hung in the air, and both of them fell silent.

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