Chapter 29: Unlikely Date

“His full first name is Gerardo. He is his father’s junior so it makes sense if he wants to be called either Gerard or Jiro,” Jaja, the human resources manager said.

“I didn't know that's his real first name. He only went by the name ‘Jiro’ when we were colleagues. Even his emails showed it as his name,” Zofi explained.

“That could be possible. How long have you been colleagues?” Yves asked.

“Just a couple of months. I stopped working in that company because of the rumors circulating about us,” Zofi said.

“What were they saying the two of you? We have to know as well,” Jaja asked.

Lizzie listens attentively to the conversation.

“They were saying that I was dating him,” Zofi said.

“And that wasn’t true at all?” Jaja asked.

“I would go out with him for coffee. I was very nice to him because I didn't want him to be alone. I thought people in the office were ganging up on him for reasons no one would ever tell me until it went that far already," Zofi said.

"And how did you find out? D