Laura was stunned, her best friend silently watching someone from a distance. What exactly was going on with Nina? Laura returned to the figure that had captured her friend's attention. An arrogant and cold figure, ready to freeze anything more complicated than the ice at the North Pole.
"Mr. Nathan is handsome, isn't he? But unfortunately..." Laura hung her words to provoke Nina.
"What?" asked Nina absentmindedly; the girl seemed to have just woken up. Laura chuckled, teasing Nina that she was interested in the iceberg. But Laura didn't expect her best friend to ask a question that almost made her eyeballs pop out.
"Ra, is Mr. Nathan married yet?" asked Nina casually.
"What?!" responded Laura in all her surprise, "Nina, you didn't take the wrong medicine, did you, Nin?"
Nina shook her head in confusion; what was wrong with her question? She explained the meaning of her question because she was curious about the boss's attitude; maybe he had problems at home or in his family, so he behaved like that.
Laura nodded; it made sense to Nina. It could be that the boss had a problem that he was covering up with his arrogant attitude.
"Hmm, I don't know about that either, Nin," Laura muttered quietly, "it seems like our boss's personal life is locked up tight, only certain people know about it."
"Certain people?" repeated Nina.
"Yeah, like his friends and family, but the employees... no one seems to know." Laura explained that she was one of the longest-serving employees in the office but had never heard any rumors about her big boss's problems.
"Uh, but there is one person who definitely knows all about Mr. Nathan," Laura said suddenly. Nina gave her a curious look. Laura sighed before mentioning a name that made Nina smile. "Miss. Emmy."
Both of them laughed; the robot woman certainly knew because she was Nathan's assistant, but don't expect to get any information from the mouth of the woman the employees called the robot woman.
Laura also warned Nina to be careful with her curiosity because she might fall in love with a man who, despite looking arrogant and cold, was very charismatic and handsome; he was one of the miracles of God's perfect creation.
Nina casually responded to her best friend's words and chuckled, but Laura looked at her thoughtfully.
"I'm serious, Nina. If you're really interested in Mr. Nathan, you're going to have some tough competition." Laura said in a worried and cautionary tone.
"What does that mean, Ra?" Nina asked curiously; she didn't know much about the office gossip.
Laura sighed and looked out the door. Hurriedly, the woman who had been walking was talking to Nathan. She was chasing Nathan, so she seemed in a hurry.
"That..." Nina did not continue her words; she looked at Nathan, who was listening to the woman talking before him.
"Yeah, that's Miss. Victoria, one of the senior managers in this company." Laura explained.
"Then...?" asked Nina, still watching the two people conversing not too far away.
"So? What kind of question is that, Nina?" Laura shook her head, "You know, Nin. Miss. Victoria is very interested in Mr. Nathan; she is trying to get Mr. Nathan to eliminate other girls who will become her competitors."
"Oh, I see, but I don't know, Ra." Nina replied innocently, making Laura pat her forehead.
Nathan, who was listening to Victoria, could feel the gaze of someone watching him; he turned his gaze into the café and caught a glimpse of Nina, who was staring at him. The man said something to Victoria and then turned to his room, followed by the assistant.
Victoria looked very upset and angry. She turned around, went into the café, and ordered a drink. Laura and Nina didn't feel free, and they were about to leave, but Victoria greeted them.
"I've just come in, why are you leaving?" she asked, annoyance still crossing her face, which was covered in thick makeup.
"Sorry, ma'am. We've finished our coffee," Laura said with a smile.
"Don't want more? Just order some, and I'll pay for it." The woman said casually, but her tone sounded cold.
"Sorry, ma'am. We have to finish the work that was delayed yesterday." Laura reasoned, knowing that if she stayed here with Victoria, she'd be the woman's outlet. Suddenly, Victoria looked Nina up and down.
"Are you a new employee?" she asked, looking at Nina, who nodded.
"How long has it been?" asked Victoria curiously.
"Seven months, ma'am," Nina said firmly.
Victoria again examined Nina; as a senior manager, she could judge what kind of person Nina was; for some reason, deep down, she felt jealous of the beauty of the young girl in front of her, only with thin makeup but radiated an extraordinary beauty aura that came from within her. Victoria seemed to catch a signal that this girl was a particular employee. She could see it in the way she spoke, the look in her eyes, and her gestures.
Finally, Laura and Nina returned to their respective rooms; Nina remembered Laura's message before they parted, "Nina, avoid dealing with Miss. Victoria as much as possible." Why? Was she evil? Is she mighty? Nina sighed like there were so many secrets she needed to uncover.
Meanwhile, when Nathan entered his office, he noticed a tote bag on his desk. Emmy explained that it was from Nina, and he nodded and smiled. The man immediately opened the food box that Nina had left; his eyes lit up at seeing several appetizing-looking sandwiches. He tried a piece; it was very delicious, making the man's face light up.
When he was enjoying his special breakfast, the door to his room was opened without knocking first, making the man choke in surprise.
A man Nathan knew walked in; he looked surprised to see Nathan coughing; he looked at the table; there were some appetizing-looking sandwiches. Nathan quickly grabbed a glass and sipped water to neutralize his gagging. "Asshole! Why didn't you knock first?" he scolded. The newly arrived man scratched his hair and grinned, "He he, sorry boss, I forgot," Michael replied innocently. Without prompting, he sat down next to Nathan. "Well, that looks delicious, Tan. Didn't you offer it to me?" Michael whined as he stared at the sandwiches on the table. "You haven't had breakfast yet, Mike?" asked Nathan as he continued eating; Michael shook his head. "Well, just take a piece, no more," Nathan said. "Ha ha ha, since when has this boss been so stingy with breakfast, he usually gives me food to finish." Michael laughed and grumbled, but his hand was actively reaching for a piece of sandwich. "Tsk, noisy, this is different, it's special." Both men were busy munching on the food on the tabl
Laura was stunned; what else would this jerk come here for? Did it have anything to do with Nina's change in attitude? The girl was still trying to guess and understand the situation. Richard, the man Laura had called a jerk, smiled sarcastically. Laura understood that the smile was intended for her best friend, Nina, because the man's eyes never left Nina's. "Um, sorry, Mr. Richard, it looks like you'd like to join us for lunch," Laura said sarcastically, "but I'm sorry, we only want to eat together, so we're not inviting anyone else." The man looked at Laura and smiled sarcastically. "I don't need your invitation; I'll invite you to celebrate my success in getting a new project from my boss." Laura glanced at Nina; the girl didn't react in any way; she could more or less feel the situation. "Well, is it really that important to celebrate work that hasn't yet seen the light of day?" Laura said sarcastically. "What do you mean?" Richard looked exasperated. "No point," Laura snapp
A man walked with long strides, hurrying to catch up with Nina. To see Mr. Ben, he stopped his steps. "Good afternoon, Sir." Richard greeted Mr. Benjamin with a friendly greeting. He had no idea who the committee members would be, but seeing the middle-aged man standing here, he understood. Mr. Benjamin, the seasoned manager, was one of them. Richard felt annoyed because he was suddenly notified, so he did not have time to find out who the committee members were. Before, he was given a day or two to lobby them to support him. "Afternoon Richard, so you and Nina are presenting this afternoon?" asked the middle-aged man known as Ben. "That's right Mr. Ben, Mr. Nathan himself gave this task to me." Richard said proudly. Mr. Ben looked at Richard while frowning, "Mr. Nathan himself gave this assignment to you?" he repeated. Richard nodded with a smile. "If Mr. Nathan has given it to you, there should be no need to present it to the committee. Because the accountability of this project
Everyone was shocked; Nina stopped her presentation, and they looked toward the source of the sound. Richard stood up and shouted with emotion that Nina had plagiarized his report."What do you mean by that, Richard?" asked one of the committee members."Ladies and gentlemen, you've seen my presentation, and look, what this woman said is exactly the same, she plagiarized my report." Richard said sharply, walking over to Nina. "You know, this woman is just a young girl who doesn't understand anything, but she made a report exactly like mine, that means she plagiarized mine."Now, all eyes were on Nina, asking for an explanation. The atmosphere in the meeting room became tense. But Nina remained calm, not a hint of panic on her face."Miss Nina, is what Mr. Richara said true?" asked one of the committee team members.Nina remained calm and answered firmly, "I have never imitated anyone. Everything I said was purely my ideas and thoughts based on existing data. Since the beginning, I was
Not long after the door opened, two security guards entered; Emy gave a code to Richard, and the two security guards held the man's hands. "Hey wait! What are you doing?" Richard shouted. "I don't want any chaos in this room, negative energy must be removed." Nathan said coldly. "M-meaning how, sir?" asked Richard nervously. "Have you forgotten? Yesterday you came into my room, said that Nina was incompetent and lazy, then you offered to take over the task, and promised that it would be completed by tomorrow morning," said Nathan. "But didn't you agree?" asked Richard, feeling cornered and skinned. "Yes, I nodded, but not to give this task away, that's why this meeting is being held, I'm giving you the opportunity to prove your worth." Nathan gave Richard a sharp look. "But what? you can explain but can't account for it, answering a single question stutters, it proves you don't know your proposal." Nathan's words were piercing, his gaze sharp and cold, making anyone who saw hi
"Don't be happy yet, arrogant girl! I'm not going to stay silent, I'm going to look for ways to get rid of you." The man grinned; his gaze was very sharp, filled with resentment and hatred for Nina; he immediately turned and left the big office. Meanwhile, Nina was getting ready to go home because the time to go home had arrived, especially since tomorrow was a weekend; employees were usually very excited because they could use these 2 days to gather with family and loved ones. "Nina!" called Laura. The girl rushed in and hugged Nina. "Hey, Miss Chatty, what's this?" asked Nina in confusion. " Congrats, Nina. You finally got this big project," Laura chirped. "Uh, how did you know that, Ra?" asked Nina in surprise, thinking that not many people knew about it because it had just been assigned this afternoon. "Hmm, you're so out of the loop, you're now the trending topic of gossip in this office," Laura said proudly. "Oh? Really? How come it's so fast, it was only set this afterno
Auntie Sophia sighed before she said, "Nina, true love cannot be measured in material terms, no matter how much he has given, it cannot be used as a standard if someone really loves you."Nina was silent, trying to digest Auntie Sophia's words. "And as a woman, you must have self-respect, never ask for anything from a man before becoming a legal partner.""I understand, Auntie, I never asked Nathan for anything," Nina replied with a smile, "By the way, do you think I should return the laptop?""Hmm, if Nathan is sincere, he will be offended if you refuse. Besides, maybe he sees that you really need this laptop." Auntie Sophie argued."That's right, Auntie; Nathan certainly knows what I'm thinking because lately I've been bothered by a coworker who is spiteful of me; he sabotages my work," Nina explained the problems she faced in the office."You have to be careful Nina," said Auntie Sophia."Yes, Auntie, that's why I plan to buy a new laptop, one that's lighter to carry around, so tha
Nina was stunned; it seemed that Nathan was distraught by the incident just now; understandably, he was not used to the life of the boarders, who liked to joke as much as their mouths."Nathanny, don't take what happened earlier to heart, they were just kidding," Nina assured."Kidding? That's harassment, do they really think you're a bird?" Nathan still looked angry."Oh my gosh Nathanny, those guys do that when they're hanging out, but they never misbehave with me or the other girls who live there," Nina argued."Anyway, you can't, you have to move out of there." Nathan insisted.Nina sighed, "Where should I move, I think the neighborhood is quite good, they are good neighbors, care about each other and help each other, I've lived there for a long time.""You just relax, I'll organize everything," Nathan said; he immediately took out his cell phone and contacted his assistant. Nathan instructed Emi to immediately find a ready-to-live-in apartment that was safe and comfortable for Ni