Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 453

Chapter 453 Very Suspicious

When Amelia returned to the office, Rory approached her. “Mr. Moore came by earlier, Amelia. It seems that the client wants the design by tomorrow noon. We’ll have to work overtime tonight.”

Amelia furrowed her eyebrows. “Can I take it back home to finish it?”

“Sure. Do you want to take the drafts back with you?”

“I do. Tony’s currently in his mischievous phase, and he’s not terribly close with his dad. If I return too late, I’m afraid he’ll throw a tantrum.”

Rory failed to stifle her laughter. “Looks like you’ve learned how to joke, Amelia.” When she smiled, a faint dimple appeared on her right cheek. It made her look cuter. “You promised me you’ll let me see Tony this weekend, Amelia. No take-backs, okay?”

Amelia nodded.

Rory’s smile became wider as anticipation flashed across her eyes. She couldn’t shake away the image of a tall and imposing figure in her mind.

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Amelia asked because her friend’s cheek was getting red and she looked as though she was daydreaming.

Rory snapped out of it and shook her head. “I’m fine, Amelia. I’ll be going to the washroom.”

“Go ahead, then.”

She turned around and left. However, after taking five steps away, she glanced back at Amelia, whose back was facing her, with jealousy, dropping the lovable facade she had put up in front of Amelia.

Entering a washroom cubicle, she heard someone talking in front of the sinks.

“Say, that new gal in the design department seems to have a pretty close relationship with Rory. Who do you think she is?” one of the women asked.

“Based on her appearance, I’m thinking she’s either the daughter of a rich family or the wife of a wealthy man. Rory’s the type of person who’ll only approach and flatter rich people. If that new gal wasn’t wealthy in some way, Rory wouldn’t have bothered to put up with her at all. What a shameless woman.”

“That’s true. Still, Rory’s quite the schemer, don’t you think? Even though she’s from a village and she has just graduated, she’s already cozying up with Mr. Moore. Only a fool will believe her when she said she had nothing to do with him. Do you believe it? I sure don’t.”

Before the other woman could reply, the door to a washroom cubicle was slammed open.

Both of the women were shocked as they watched the person inside walk out.

Rory crossed her arms and sneered, “Why did you stop? Come on, go ahead. You know, talking bad about someone behind their backs will earn you a ticket to hell. You two are white-collar employees in a prestigious company, not middle-aged women buying groceries in a wet market. If there’s something you don’t like about me, say it to my face, not behind my back.”

One of them looked guilty while the other refuted, “Am I wrong, Rory? Many people in our department know you have an inappropriate relationship with Mr. Moore. I’m impressed you’re willing to get on with him when he’s as fat as a pig!”

A vicious look flashed across Rory’s eyes. “Apologize to me right now! I recorded your conversation earlier. I can bring you two to court and sue you two for slander. Article 246 of our country’s law stipulates that anyone who publicly humiliates another person with violence, fabricated facts to slander another person, or other methods shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, penal servitude, or deprivation of political rights if the consequences of the humiliation are severe to the person’s personal life. Both of you are respectable people. It’ll be a shame if you’re brought to court.”

The two women were understandably upset to hear that.

“Apologize to me right now or I’ll show you how a person from the countryside isn’t a softie you can walk all over,” Rory demanded coldly.

“We’re sorry,” they apologized unwillingly.

“I can’t hear you. Speak louder.”

“You’re going too far, Rory.”

Rory mocked, “Didn’t you say I flatter rich people? So what if I do? I can show you what those flattering will get me. Don’t pretend you’re better than me.”

“You’re the most unreasonable person I have ever seen!” The two women wanted to leave right away, but they stopped when Rory spoke again. “If you don’t apologize to me properly now, I’ll sue you both for slander and force you to do it in front of a crowd. Didn’t you say I have no shame? Well, I’m showing you how shameless I am right now.”

With no other choice, both of them apologized to her.

“Remember, if you aren’t more powerful than the person you’re talking bad about, don’t do it behind their backs. Not everyone’s going to be as nice as me. Also, I know you two are just jealous that I’m more capable, which is why you’re saying I’m mooching off rich people. Guess what? You two won’t be able to do that even if you try.” Rory then left pridefully in her high heels.

The two women stared at each other in bewilderment.