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“By the way, Edrian, are you close with Hannah Barker?” I asked, twirling the pasta around my fork.
“I wouldn’t say close. But I know her fairly well. We work in the same place, after all.”
I nodded.
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[Hannah]"Lucy?"The name escaped Hannah's mouth before she could stop herself."Who's that?""A secretary on the executive assistant team, same as me." Hannah pressed her lips together anxiously. "I hope it's not her, but... it really feels like it is.""Look, I already told you. I don't know who it is. You need to think objectively.""You don't understand, Kevin. Ever since that gossip started spreading about me in the cafeteria, I've seen Lucy talking about me with her group."Hannah bit her lip. Truthfully, she didn't actually know whether Lucy's group had been talking about her. But who else would they have been mocking and laugh
[Hannah]Hannah realized she had fallen asleep on Kevin Liu's couch again. She didn't remember grabbing a blanket last night, yet somehow part of her body was covered with one. Maybe she'd pulled it over herself in her sleep, because there was no way Kevin had done it.For some reason, Kevin's couch always made her fall asleep, even though she usually had trouble sleeping whenever she had too much on her mind. If she'd been alone at home, there was no way she would have slept this soundly.She stretched out her hand and felt around the table beside the couch for her phone.Six in the morning already.Kevin was probably still asleep in his room.She got up from the couch and walked over to his bedroom door, which was slightly open.Knocking twice, she pushed it open a little."Kevin?"Inside, Kevin was still sitting in front of his computer."You didn't stay up all night, did you?" Hannah asked, squinting sleepily as she approached him.The two empty coffee cans on his desk were probab
[Hannah]“I tried to trace the timeline of when the rumor first surfaced. There were several accounts discussing it at the same time.”“Several? How many?”“More than five. Maybe ten? I didn’t count. And those accounts were shaping the narrative by making a large number of posts about you, hundreds, maybe thousands in total. Like buzzers.”Hannah felt like her chest was collapsing.“So many people hate me?”Hannah didn’t even know ten people well at the office. She could understand if some people didn’t like her, she wasn’t perfect. But to hate her this much?
[Hannah]A search for the keyword “Hannah” returned more than 1,000 posts. But that wasn’t all. They also talked about her using keywords like “HB,” “Homewrecker,” and other insults.Hannah barely blinked as she looked at the sheer volume of posts. Most of them were baseless and written in a degrading tone. And yet, most of the people writing them probably didn’t even know her.Her eyes moved quickly as she read through the posts.[Hannah Barker's in the boss's office again. Must be discussing quarterly reports for the third hour straight.][Boss got coffee. Hannah got coffee. Amazing synergy.][Just got back from 10th floor. She’s working late again. So dedicated.][Saw Hannah Barker leaving the office 10 minutes after the boss. Pure coincidence, obviously.][Funny how a business trip needs to include a new secretary who knows nothing.][Business trip agenda: meetings, networking, Hannah Barker.][Her boss deserves better. Rich man with terrible taste LOL][Hannah Barker should have
[Maria]“What do you think?”Damian forced me to give an answer even though I didn’t want to agree or refuse. It made me end up nodding in approval of his idea.“That’s a good idea,” I said while eating the chocolate mousse without looking him in the eyes.I looked down at my food, not checking his expression. Was he happy? Was he indifferent?“Maria.”He called me, making me flinch slightly.“Are you happy?”“This vacation is quite enjoyable, so, yes, I’m happy,” I replied without thinking.
[Maria]“I’m sorry. We were supposed to have other plans this afternoon, but we couldn’t do that,” he said while putting his clothes back on.“It’s alright.”It was also my fault for suddenly wearing it. That kind of outfit was meant to be seductive. Damian must have interpreted it that way.“You were…” he struggled to find the words.“It’s alright,” I repeated.He didn’t need to say anything more. I didn’t want to talk about it either.“You were so hot. And…” he turned his face away. “I couldn’t resist.”I lowered my head, hiding the smile forming on my lips.I bit my lip to steady myself. It wasn’t really a compliment, and I shouldn’t feel happy about it. It was just the effect of wearing lingerie. Which meant if Hannah Barker wore it, it would be very effective in seducing Damian.“So what are we doing next?” I changed the subject.“We were supposed to take a walk in the nearby park, but it’s almost dinner time now.”“Dinner? Where? At the hotel?”“No. I’ve already made a reservati
[Hannah]“If the rumor isn’t true, just do your job well. Eventually, the rumor will die down on its own.”A quote
[Hannah]A few days earlier.Hannah had gone downstairs carrying the gift she bought for Maria, but Mr. Lee’s driver stopped her.“Would
[Maria]“You mocking me?”That was what he said to me while still taking the money I offered.How strange. How cou
[Maria]I was startled by a loud thud coming from inside the room. My tears stopped instantly from the shock.I could only stand there dumbfounded, staring at that rickety wooden door that looked like it could collapse at any moment.“Maria,” Auntie Imani called softly. She placed her index finger







