The Cat Told Me

My best friend, Vivian Sibley, sent me a message just as I tossed some crumbs into the trash."Queenie, put next Monday as your last day!"She even sent me a photo of her resignation letter.A second later, my boyfriend, Nigel Gabbard, texted me too. "Did you finish your resignation letter?"I stared at my phone, still unable to accept that they had betrayed me.The three of us had grown up together. Vivian had always been by my side since we were kids, and I treated her like my own little sister.When she couldn't find a job, I got her into my company. I trained her with patience and even introduced my clients to her.She often thanked me in front of other people.Nigel had always said he wanted to marry me. He confessed to me when we were 18, and we had been together ever since. It had been almost seven years."The birthday purse Nigel gave you was something Vivian didn't want. There's a mark inside it. He's liked Vivian since he was a kid."The moment I heard my orange cat, Marmalad

Nigel smiled and said."You two go. I'm not going." I shook my head and refused right away.Nigel froze for a moment before asking, "No matter how important something is, you should put it off. Having dinner with Vivian is the most important thing.""Exactly! If you don't come, then you're not my best friend anymore!" Vivian started acting spoiled.If this had happened before, I probably would have given in. But now, her words only felt like she was trying to guilt-trip me."Forget it. Something came up at home."I stopped paying attention to them. I turned around, got into my car, and drove straight to the boutique that sold the purse."Hello, could you please check if the serial number on this purse is the winning one?"The employee took the purse and checked the number. Then she smiled. "That's right. Congratulations! You've won the 300,000-dollar prize. Please come with me."The entire process was finished in less than a minute.A bank notification appeared on my phone. After taxes

The smile disappeared from Vivian's face. She quickly turned toward me, staring at me in shock.The other coworkers were stunned too.I smiled lightly and said, "Thank you, Mr. Livingston, and thank you to the company for trusting me. I'll keep working hard.""Great."Jacob nodded and said, "Everyone, get ready. The meeting starts in one hour."As soon as Jacob left, my coworkers gathered around me."Queenie, didn't you say you were quitting?""Yeah. People in several departments have been talking about it. Everyone said the company would lose a great employee if you left."They all looked completely confused.I raised an eyebrow and asked, "What? Who told you that?"As expected, everyone turned to look at Vivian."Queenie, I saw you go into Mr. Livingston's office with what looked like a resignation letter."Now that her plan had failed, Vivian looked both embarrassed and confused. She couldn't openly show she was upset, so her expression became a mix of emotions. It was almost funny

I smiled and said, "I wouldn't dare do that. After all, she's so precious to you."Nigel froze for a second before quickly denying it. "Don't talk nonsense. I only care about her as a friend. Someone as cruel as you doesn't deserve to be my girlfriend, let alone my wife! I hope you take some time to think about what you've done. Call me after you've come to your senses."After saying that, he hung up.I almost laughed.Who was really the cruel one who didn't deserve to be in a relationship?He was describing himself, yet he had the nerve to blame me instead. It was ridiculous.The next morning, the department manager came to see me. "Ms. Sherman, Vivian didn't come to work today. A lot of projects have been delayed because of her. I called her, but she said you have to beg her to come back, or she won't return."After hearing that, I immediately gave my instructions. "Take over Vivian's work yourself. As for everything else, follow company policy. If she's absent without notice for th

"Before this, when I won 5,000 dollars from the lottery, I split half of it with her. But now that she won 300,000 dollars, she immediately cut me off and even found an excuse to fire me."Nigel stood beside her, looking heartbroken as he helped her put on the act."I'm Queenie's boyfriend. I used to think the saying, 'The first thing people do after becoming successful is hurt the people who love them,' was just a joke. But now I understand. After Queenie won the prize, she immediately broke up with me. But the purse that won the prize was the one I gave her!"They kept supporting each other, trying their best to make themselves look like victims. People who didn't know the truth quickly followed the crowd and started attacking me online.The news soon reached the company. Jacob and the chairman, David Garcia, came to find me at the same time."Queenie, our huge marketing event is tomorrow. But this online controversy could seriously damage the company's reputation.""What are you pl