Ella was busy with her work the next day.
She was manipulated by all the designers in the company.
She, together with Sofia Carson, who was appointed by senior executives, was excluded in the design department in secret.
But Sofia, Bella and Angela were lucky as they were appointed as assistants for the chief designer. In this sense, no one dared to boss them into doing more even if they have a compliant about them.
However, Ella didn’t share the same situation with them.
When she had a break, she went into the tea room to get a glass of water.
Sofia just came out and pulled her to the staircase, closing the door and asking, "Ella, Was your husband pick you up after work yesterday?"
Ella stiffened. She didn’t told them that she had divorced. She didn’t want to tell them either, after all, it was shameful that her husband was infidel to their marriage.
No, my best friend came to pick me up.
Sofia nodded, "That is good, you know what? I went to the tea room to get coffee, and someone was saying bad things about you in secret. They believed that you were leaning on a moneybag, so that you were acquainted with executives and could be arranged in the design department. I wouldn't say the worse words."
"Well, whatever they said, a clean hand wanted no washing! We were not qualified to work for the Hill Group in light of our working experience. I couldn’t understand who made such arrangement, and it's inevitable that designers here had a compliant about us."
Ella knew herself well enough, but Sofia did not think so. She was suddenly unhappy, "Ella, how could you shake our own morale but puff up the opponent! We four didn't rely on other’s power to get the job. We just depended on our strength! How could you be so unconfident!"
Seeing Sofia becoming unhappy, Ella considered that she should not tell the truth. She smiled, "Well, let's go back to work, or they would say we loaf on the job."
Just walked one step away, Sofia suddenly stopped, "Ella, I knew, you were disappointed about the job assignment. We three would like to comfort you last night, but you left earlier last night. Our boss was very kind. He sent us a red envelope before we left. Did your friend gave you red envelope?"
"Well, he already sent."
"Well, let's go back. How about having dinner together after work tonight?" Sofia suggested.
Ella shook her head, "Sorry, Sofia. I have something to do tonight."
One minute after the two went back to their seats, Ella was occupied by trivial work.
She took a deep breath and continued to work.
At this moment, Assistant Shaw, who was the assistant for the design apartment director went toward her, "Ella, please go to the director's office now."
As soon as she left, several designers began to talk about her.
"Why does the director want to meet with her as soon as he returned the company after having a business trip abroad?"
"Could it be said that she was acquainted with the director?"
"Sheer nonsense, how could our director take a fancy to her!"
"Well, it was the most difficult to meet with the director in the Hill Group except the president.
Ella already walked to the director's office, gently knocking on the door.
"Come in, please."
She pushed the door and saw a young man sitting at a desk, who had a handsome face and remarkable temperament.
With dashing brows and sparkling eyes, he shew indifference from the lip.
"Sit down, please." looked up at her.
Why did the president’s principal secretary, Charles Wood care for her by himself? What was the relationship between them ?"
Ella said, "Thank you."
Daniel said, "I have checked your resume and the other three before you. Give your experience, it seems that you got the job in the Group by relying on the relationship with senior executives. I don't care how you got in the job. No idlers could remain in my department. I would fire anyone who work badly. Did you hear me?"
Ella's face burned with shame after hearing such straightforward criticism. She also thought that it was incredible to work for the Hill Group. Now, the director determined that she got the job by virtue of private relationship, which made her feel wronged.
But she wasn't sure if the other three had actually got the job via relationship. If she was involved in nepotism, she thought that she had better accepted what he said. Then she showed her attitude, "Director, I would work harder."
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