All Chapters of Rising Above Scandal: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

I secured a major deal just after a month since I joined the company, so I was promoted to regional manager, and even nominated as the employee of the month.The constant praise from my colleagues made me feel a little uncomfortable, so I headed to the pantry to calm down. "Anna Jones is amazing! She closed a million-dollar deal so quickly!""Yeah, I heard she's great at negotiating. I should learn from her." I overheard my colleagues' compliments outside the pantry. Just as I was about to walk in and build rapport with them, I heard the voice of Lisa Morphy, the boss' secretary."Seriously? That stupid woman? What a joke! She's not capable of anything but climbing the ladder using her body!"One of the female colleagues frowned and spoke up, "Stop making things up, Lisa. Why are you doing this to her?"Lisa snapped back angrily, "What do you mean by making it up? I saw her checking into a hotel with some man. Actually, there were several men going into the same room! Only b

I never went on a business trip with the boss in my past life. Instead, it was Henry who accompanied the boss, claiming he needed to procure something. Coincidentally, my ID card, which I kept on my desk, disappeared at the same time. I tried to explain that I had taken sick leave and gone home that day, but no one believed me. An anonymous user spread edited indecent photos of me. I wanted to report it to the police, but the boss called me before I could. "You've damaged the company's reputation with your private life. You have to go," he said sternly. I argued that it was all baseless rumors and insisted someone was targeting me, but he dismissed my plea."Rumors don't just appear out of thin air. It doesn't matter if I believe in you. Everyone else doesn't. Just move on and find a new job." Despite his attempts to make me leave quietly, I insisted on filing a police report. During the investigation, he prevented the police from gathering useful statements from my col

As my cries filled the air, my colleagues wasted no time and texted the boss, David Walter. David was in the middle of a major business negotiation. Just as the client was about to agree, his phone rang.The call left him stunned, and he rushed over to the office immediately, abandoning the deal. The pantry was packed as he arrived. Even though David, as the boss, ordered everyone to return to their desks and focus on work, no one listened. Some even snuck back to the door to watch the drama unfold. After all, I had claimed that everyone in the office knew about my alleged misconduct, with witnesses like the woman who called the police backing it up. With that, the crowd decided to stay put and wait for the police to sort everything out. David entered the room and greeted the officer with a wide smile. "Officer, there must be a misunderstanding here. I'm a good man! This woman tried to seduce me, but I've always ignored her. I would never lay a finger on her!" He turned

Soon after, David's wife stormed into the company and beat him severely. It turned out the company actually belonged to his father-in-law, and he was just a plain son-in-law. As soon as his wife left, David confronted me angrily."Anna, I've already cleared your name. What more do you want? Now, the company is in chaos because of you. Are you happy now?" I laughed coldly and replied, "I didn't take any videos." He glared at me, his bruised and swollen face making him look ridiculous."Who else would? Lisa or Henry wouldn't expose their own dirty secrets, but you might be the real culprit! Post a statement online right now, saying that you tried to seduce me but got rejected, so you faked the video to ruin me!" I removed my lanyard and tossed it onto his desk with a sneer. "I'd rather not work with a boss like you. Bye!" "I'll fire you for misconduct! Let's see which company dares to hire someone like you!" I ignored his screams and returned to my office to pack my b