Chapter 104: Gossip
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Sam Kiln was right. Wherever there were women, there would be gossip, and Serenity had become the target this time.
She had underestimated Xochitl Cameron.
With a deep breath, Serenity braced herself and knocked on the door to the pantry. Everyone looked at her in unison. When they saw her standing outside the door, their faces were filled with panic.
She ignored their frightened expressions and went into the pantry to get some water. Once she was done, she left the pantry without saying a word.
But she didn’t immediately return to her desk. Instead, she stood outside for a few minutes. And as expected, the pantry was in an uproar.
“It’s over, we’re done for. She must have heard what we said just now. If she says anything to President Jones, will we be fired?”
“She probably didn’t hear us. Otherwise, why didn’t she react?”
All it took was one incident for the secretariat office to start seeing and treating Serenity differently. But Serenity paid them no attention.
Because they were right about one thing. She was the one who approached President Jones and climb into his bed.
Still, there was one thing she did not understand. She had fallen asleep in his office. He could have woken her up.
Not only did he not do so, he even carried her into the lounge.
If he had woken her up, this wouldn’t have happened. What was his motive?
Was he trying to make her leave Zephyr Group on her own?
Over the next two days, bad rumors about Serenity spread throughout the entire company. However, she acted as if nothing had happened and continued working.
Caleb was with President Jones as the latter had documents to review and sign. The former decided to mention the circulating gossip to Gabriel but the latter elicited no reactions.
Had Caleb said a little too much or overstepped his bounds? Seeing that the next meeting was coming up, he said, “President Jones, the meeting will start in ten minutes.”
Gabriel hummed an acknowledgment and put down his fountain pen before standing up. Caleb hurriedly took his suit jacket and handed it to his boss who put it on. Then, the two of them left the office one after the other.
When she passed by the secretariat office, Xochitl was in the midst of touching up her makeup. At the sight of President Jones leaving his office, she hurriedly put away the small mirror and pretended to busy herself with a document.
When Gabriel walked past her, he paused and frowned slightly.
Everyone noticed that Gabriel had stopped at Xochitl’s desk and looked over curiously.
Frank felt that something was wrong and immediately walked over.
Serenity noticed the sudden silence and also felt that something was amiss.
She turned around and saw Gabriel standing in front of Xochitl. Although his expression was calm, his dark eyes were sharp.
Xochitl froze and lowered her head guiltily, feeling uneasy.
Gabriel glanced at the documents in her hands, noticing that they were upside down. Xochitl immediately realized her mistake and was so embarrassed she wished she could hide in a crack in the ground.
Then, Gabriel unexpectedly reached out to pull open Xochitl’s desk drawer. Other than cosmetics, there were all kinds of snacks, chocolate, biscuits, nuts, and even beef jerky.
Frank also saw what was inside and his face instantly darkened. The nervousness made his heart clench as he looked carefully at President Jones.
Gabriel’s lips curled up slightly though his gaze was as cold as ice. “It seems that there are too many people in the secretariat and work has been too easy.”
Frank shuddered and nervously said, “President Jones, it’s my mistake.”
Caleb glanced at his watch and said, “President Jones, it’s time..”