Hannah blinked. The middle-aged woman was very rude, not to mention her messy, graying, wavy hair. What was her problem this morning that made her snap at people like that?
"Are you just going to stand there and not say anything? Tell me what you need," the woman demanded.
But Hannah remained calm. She just nodded politely.
"I'm Hannah Harrison."
"Hannah?" The woman was stunned for a moment. Then her eyes widened. "Oh, sorry. I'm just a little hectic this morning. Have a seat, Hannah."
Carefully, Hannah entered the extremely cluttered office. There were piles of files everywhere, and she wondered how anyone could possibly organize it all.
"I'm Joan," the woman said as she sat down. She looked stressed as she stared at the computer screen.
"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Joan."
"I hope you can handle the chaos around here. I'm retiring next month, and I have a lot of work to finish."
So Hannah would replace Joan.
"I'm too
Anne's face was flushed, her eyes swollen from crying in frustration. Abby, sitting next to her, felt a surge of anger at seeing her younger sister so upset."Stop crying. I'll talk to Dad. Don't worry, I'll make sure Hannah gets what she deserves," Abby said, her tone seething.Anne immediately grabbed her sister's hand. "No, don't. Dad will investigate and it will turn out that I was wrong.""But Hannah's behavior was so rude! She's just a new employee; she should know her place."Anne nodded, "I'm afraid she's going to sway Don. You saw how he defended her immediately.""We need to get rid of her, Anne."Abby got up and began pacing her office.Frankly, it would be easy for Abby to get rid of anyone in the company. Several employees had been fired for insignificant reasons, mostly because they had crossed Abby. Don always agreed to Abby's demands, especially with pressure from her father.But with Hannah, Abby felt insecure.
Hannah approached Abby and the woman immediately crossed her arms defensively. She was incredibly arrogant.“Don’t lay your eyes on my boyfriend,” Abby warned.Both Don and Hannah looked equally shocked."Abby, what are you talking about?" Don cut in immediately. "Hannah is married."Hannah just smiled wryly. "Yes, I'm married. I wouldn't mess with your boyfriend.""Really? Then why are you working here? Where's your husband?"Abby was so annoying that Hannah wanted to tell her that she was the wife of Alden Harrison, a rising billionaire in Summerhill. But what would be the point? After all, Hannah came to Sunnydale to get away from Alden."My husband is out of town," Hannah replied, "he works a long way from here."Abby just sighed and gave a quick nod. "Okay."She didn't even apologize to Hannah.Don looked uncomfortable and gave Hannah a quick apologetic nod before hurrying out of the cafeter
Hannah blinked. The middle-aged woman was very rude, not to mention her messy, graying, wavy hair. What was her problem this morning that made her snap at people like that?"Are you just going to stand there and not say anything? Tell me what you need," the woman demanded.But Hannah remained calm. She just nodded politely."I'm Hannah Harrison.""Hannah?" The woman was stunned for a moment. Then her eyes widened. "Oh, sorry. I'm just a little hectic this morning. Have a seat, Hannah."Carefully, Hannah entered the extremely cluttered office. There were piles of files everywhere, and she wondered how anyone could possibly organize it all."I'm Joan," the woman said as she sat down. She looked stressed as she stared at the computer screen."Nice to meet you, Mrs. Joan.""I hope you can handle the chaos around here. I'm retiring next month, and I have a lot of work to finish."So Hannah would replace Joan."I'm too
Hannah got off the train and took in the relatively quiet station. She arrived in Sunnydale just before midnight. She felt exhausted, cold and of course sleepy. As soon as Hannah stepped off the platform, she saw someone standing there holding a piece of paper with her name, 'Hannah', written on it.Hannah smiled as she spotted the man with light brown curly hair and quickly approached him."Hi, you must be Don," Hannah greeted him.Don smiled broadly and held out his hand. "Susan's favorite cousin, yes, that's me; Don."It turned out that Don was a very friendly man; he immediately took the small suitcase out of Hannah's hand and led the way out."Is this all you brought?" Don asked in surprise."I don't have much.""Well, okay."Don already knew the main parts of Hannah's story from Susan and felt very sorry for her. Especially after meeting Hannah in person, Don felt even more sorry for her. It was heartbreaking to hear how
"Hannah is sick, Mom. But we don't know what is wrong with her yet," Jeffrey said.Aspen scoffed. "Oh, she's probably just trying to get your sympathy.""She showed me the results. And you didn't see how devastated Hannah was by the condition!" Jeffrey's voice rose again.Francesca looked shocked. She hadn't expected something so terrible to happen to Hannah, and her guilt grew even stronger."Where is Hannah? I want to see her," Francesca said, shifting the focus away from Jeffrey and Aspen."She's gone, Mom. Because of Aspen's actions, Hannah was falsely accused, and Mr. Alden was furious," Jeffrey explained.Francesca's eyes went cold as she stared at Aspen. "Why would you do that, Aspen? Hannah's done so much for us."Aspen remained silent, unwilling to say a word. Her face flushed with anger, and Jeffrey's patience wore thin."Tell me, who gave you these photos?" Jeffrey demanded."And what if I refuse?""The
"Are you sure?"Susan's question made Hannah hesitate, but it was time to go. The loudspeaker announced the train's arrival, which was Hannah's destination."Hannah, are you sure?" Susan took both of Hannah's hands. "It's not too late to explain. I'm sure your husband will regret accusing you.""Alden's words hurt me too much, Susan.""He was angry, Hannah." Susan's face looked half-panicked as she tried to convince Hannah to stay. "Please, you're both emotional right now. If you think clearly, There must be a way out of this."Hannah shook her head. "No, I have to go, Susan. Besides, what's the point of me staying for Alden?""Please don't say that."Susan hugged Hannah, and they began to cry. Hannah hugged Susan tightly, knowing she would greatly miss her secretary and best friend."I have to go now, Susan.""Take care, and don't forget to call me as soon as you arrive," Susan said. "I've already called Don, and he'll