Goodbye, My Love

Loraine became happier when she found out that she had gotten rid of such a bad guy.

“It’s all right now, Jolie. That scumbag has gotten his reward. You don’t have to work in fear anymore,” she said comfortingly.

The two of them shared a warm smile for a while. They felt like they became closer.

Both women had been talking in excited tones, so they were audible.

One of their female colleagues, who overheard them, chimed in, “Don’t get too excited, especially you, Loraine. You caused trouble in this company only a few days after getting employed. I advise you to keep a low profile if you want to stay on the job.”

Jolie turned to look at the female colleague in surprise.

“What do you mean by that, Eliza?”

Disdain was written all over Eliza Welch’s face. “Did I speak French?

You know exactly what I meant. Arrogant people disgust me. It’s ridiculous that a newbie has seen to it that two directors got fired in a short time. Who does she think she is? Is this company her family’s property?”

Loraine could tell that Eliza disliked her a lot. When Jolie was about to talk back, she stopped her.

“Don’t accuse me falsely, Eliza. I didn’t make trouble. How could you even say that? I’m the victim here. There is nothing wrong with me fighting back against the bully. Tell me, wouldn’t you have done the same if you were in my shoes?”

“Hey! You sharp-tongued shrew!”

Eliza was horrified. She glared at Loraine and left without another word.

When Loraine and Jolie returned to their cubicles, they met their colleagues discussing about the new director.

“Guys, have you heard? A new director will be chosen from the best of the employees in this department. Who do you think it would be?”

“Of course, it will be Eliza! She is the most experienced among us. If her design plan for the amusement park is accepted by the client, she will be promoted.”

“It appears that will happen soon because the client already accepted her plan. Eliza closed such a huge deal. I’m certain that she will be appointed as the new director.”

Everyone concurred with this. From then on, they began to treat Eliza more politely.

Eliza was also sure that she had bagged the director position. She put up airs around the department and bossed her colleagues around. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

She made it a point of duty to torment Loraine, who had exchanged words with her earlier on.

“Loraine, go and get me a glass of water.”

“Loraine, print out this design drawing and bring it to my desk immediately!”

“Sort out these reports and submit them in thirty minutes. Stop slagging off!”