After Madam Langford gave that order, she hung up the phone decisively.Samuel frowned. “Where is Tina now?”Sandy was shocked. Did something happen to Miss Lynd?After making several phone calls to make sense of the situation, Sandy realized that Tina had been accused of theft the moment she started her first day of work. She even pulled Madam Langford into the mess!“Miss Lynd is at the police station right now. I’ll send someone…”Before Sandy could finish speaking, Samuel cut him off sternly, “I’ll head over there myself.”At the opposite end of the conference room, John raised his eyebrows and asked, “Is something the matter, Mr. Langford?”“I have some pressing matters to deal with at the moment. Let’s talk tomorrow.”He left the conference room in a hurry.Curious, John wondered to himself, ‘I wonder what stirred Samuel up. Judging from their conversation just now, it seems like it’s about a woman. I thought Samuel isn’t the type to get involved in matters pertaining to
Deep down, Tina was moved and grateful towards Madam Langford’s kindness. It only took one meeting for the old lady to be so emotionally invested in Tina.When they arrived at the hospital ward, Madam Langford was already waiting anxiously for their arrival. She held Tina’s hand and caressed them gently, concern in her gaze.“Are you okay? You’re not hurt anywhere, are you?”“Don’t worry, Mrs. Langford, I’m alright,” Tina joked. “I saw a fight on the road, so the police wanted me to make a statement at the police station. I didn’t tell you on the phone because I didn’t want you to worry.”“Are you telling me the truth?” Madam Langford found it difficult to believe Tina’s story. She threw a skeptical glance at Samuel and pursed her lips. “Did he make things difficult for you in any way? Tell me everything!”“I’m telling the truth. Look, there are no injuries on me at all!”Tina ws lying. She wanted Madam Langford to have peace of mind, so the truth couldn’t be divulged.“Since I’
Samuel didn’t say anything, and got out of the car in silence.Tina trailed from behind and asked carefully, “Mr. Langford, should I take a taxi back home?”Samuel snarled coldly, “From now onwards, you’ll be living together with me. We’ll be going to the company together early in the morning.”Then, he left without giving her any further explanation.Tina was left dumbfounded at the sudden news. ‘Is he for real?! Am I actually living with him? What did I do to him? Is this his way of taking revenge?’ She was in despair. Even though she deeply hated the idea, she couldn’t bring herself to reject him.In a car stationed afar, someone was eavesdropping on their conversation.“I heard Mr. Langford has never allowed women to live in his private quarters, Mr. Carter. It seems this woman is an exception.”The speaker was a scruffy-looking man none other than Mr. Jackson, the person Tina had bumped into while sending food at the nightclub.John thought about the incident and mutter
“You thief! How dare you come back here after what you’ve done?”“She’s so shameless! She’s even late for work!”Her colleagues gossiped non-stop without any reservations. Too lazy to explain herself, Tina ignored them and went to her post.“Why isn’t she giving us any reaction? God, she really is shameless!”Seeing that Tina was unfazed, they stopped and started ordering her around.“Tina, you still haven’t printed the copies from yesterday! Stop lazing around and start working!”“Get me a cup of tea now!”Tina did as told without complaining. During lunch break, the manager walked into the office and made an announcement. “Everyone, Mr. Carter’s arriving later. Be prepared to welcome him!”“What? Did you hear that? Mr. Carter’s coming! I’ll be the one sending refreshments into the office later. This is my only chance to be with him!”“What are you getting so worked up for? You sound so desperate!”“Mr. Carter is almost as handsome as Mr. Langford. He’s very mild-mannered, t
Tina gasped, filled with disbelief. “I didn’t do anything!”“Samuel… This really is a misunderstanding…” Cindy explained weakly.“I don’t want to repeat myself!” Samuel barked indignantly.Tina straightened her back, upset. “Why do I have to apologize? I didn’t do anything wrong!”“You!” Samuel was seething.Cindy was dumbfounded as well.‘How dare she defy Samuel’s orders?’ she thought, stunned.At the same time, she felt proud of herself. Based on Samuel’s actions, she knew that she held an important place in his heart.“Mr. Langford, Mr. Carter’s here,” Sandy informed, cutting them off.Samuel didn’t want to cause a scene with outsiders around. Thus, he had no choice but to compromise.“Sandy, escort Mr. Carter to the conference room. Send Miss Young home after that.” He then glanced at Tina and warned coldly, “Don’t do it again.”Having said that, he strode away in a huff. A man whose demeanor was a stark contrast to him arrived right after. Dressed in a suit and tie, he
‘I can’t let her stay in the company! She needs to leave!’ Cindy thought, panicking.It was at this moment that Tina received a call from the conference room.“Please send in some refreshments.”Right now, Tina was the only person in the office.She stopped whatever she was doing and replied, “Alright, I’ll do it now.”All this while, Cindy didn’t leave the office. She stared at Tina, trying to think of a plan to rid Tina once and for all.Very soon, a thought occurred to her. She approached Tina, and spoke in her gentlest tone.“Miss Lynd, do you need help? I know you’re new here, so you might not know where some of the things are located.”Tina looked at Cindy gratefully, not at all suspecting anything. “Thank you so much, Miss Young.” With Cindy’s help, Tina prepared the refreshments in no time and served them to the conference room.Cindy sat in the resting lounge afterwards, awaiting the results of her plan to manifest.As time dragged on, the smile on her face widened
Cindy was incredibly proud of her achievements. ‘Sooner or later, that b*tch will be chased out of the company! Samuel will never allow her to stay after committing such a terrible offense!’ While she was entrenched in sinister joy, she didn’t realize that no one in the room gave any form of reaction to her words.Nervous, Cindy pressed on, “What’s wrong? Quick! We should call for an ambulance! Isn’t he allergic to alcohol?”Finally, Tina came back to her senses and explained, “Miss Young, I think you’ve misunderstood the situation. Mr. Carter didn’t drink anything.”“What?” Cindy was petrified. “That’s impossible! Didn’t you all say that he drank it just now? On top of that, Mr. Carter didn’t look well at all!”Though John looked pale and tired, he rubbed his forehead and explained patiently, “Miss Young, I’m sorry to have worried you. I was just experiencing a bad headache, though I didn't expect you to barge in and reach that conclusion. Thank you for caring about me.”Cindy
Tina wanted to fight back, but she had been rendered sluggish and weak due to her low alcohol tolerance. She couldn’t muster the energy to fight back.The women dragged her to the bathroom, vicious in every way. Once there, one of them pulled at Tina’s hair and began barking insults.“How dare you take away our chance to serve refreshments?!”“I didn’t expect you to be such a scheming woman! You’re just a lowly intern! How dare you take advantage of our lunch break to approach Mr. Carter!”“I heard you even tried to seduce him! You shameless sl*t!”“I can’t stand being in the same room with you! You’re obviously just a country hick who happens to have a pretty face! Looking at you makes me sick. I wish I could ruin that face of yours!”They piled degrading comments on Tina, and even took to splashing water at her.Tina, fuming, yelled back angrily, “Keep doing this and I’ll report you to the police!”“The police? I want to see you try! A thief like you will go straight to jail!