Lucy’s POV
Half way through the lunch, Jane seemed to remember something she turned to George and said, “I’d
like to borrow one of your employees. The engineer that I’ve been trying to reach out to has recently
returned to Florida. I’m going there to meet with him. Didn’t Lucy just come back from there? I’d like to
ask for her assistance. After all, this is her expertise of course, even if the other party refuses to
cooperate with us, we can still pay her a commission. A smaller one though.”
I immediately shook my head in protest. I just got back from Florida, and there was no way I’d go back
to that place right away Going on a business trip was never easy for me, let alone going with Jane.
Obviously, she had an ulterior motive about this. Thus, I winked at George and shook my head to
express that I didn’t want to go But to my chagrin, he nodded in response.
“Sure. You’re welcome to take her there.”
Was he abandoning me now that he had no use for me? Earlier, he used me to invite Helen out for
lunch. And now that he didn’t need me anymore, he disposed of me by pushing me into Jane’s trap.
God, what an annoying asshole! I was so angry that I gritted my teeth. Then, I turned to Helen and let out
a sigh.
Honestly. I had done too much for my best friend. Jane looked at George in shock. Clearly, she didn’t
expect him to agree so readily Helen’s face turned grim. I could tell that she was worried that Jane was
plotting something against me and that I’d be suffering under that bitch’s grubby hands again. In order to
comfort Helen, I held her hand and gave her a reassuring look. While staring at our interlocked hands,
George remarked, “Dyer is over there. You’ll have to talk to him and persuade him to come to New
York.”
“Got it. Remember, you promised me that as long as he comes to New York to see you, whether he
agrees to work with you or not, you’ll pay me a commission. The same goes for you, Jane. Once we
finish these two tasks, I’ll complete my goal for the entire year.”
As a matter of fact, I’d be able to exceed my goal. As a professional manager, Dyer was paid a high
annual salary. The engineer that Jane planned to meet in person must be well-paid as well Once I
managed to help recruit those two, I’d definitely exceed my goal of the year Therefore, my commission
would be considerable.
After lunch, Helen and I left the staff canteen. I said to her, “Don’t worry. I don’t really care what they’re
planning The most important thing for me is to make money. If Jane dares to act against me, I’m going to
make her pay for it! Don’t you know me well?” Helen nodded in a daze. She then went back to her office
after telling me again to be more careful while I was away with Jane.
Helen’s POV
Once I was back in our temporary office, I noticed that the atmosphere in the room was depressing
My colleagues were all looking at me with conflicted gazes. In their eyes, even though Mattie was the
one who made mistakes, I failed to solve the problem internally. And instead, I used George to deal with
her, regardless of the fact that we were colleagues. I was well aware that they were prejudiced against
me and had misconceptions about me Needless to say, no matter how hard I tried to explain myself, they
probably wouldn’t hear me out, so I decided not to explain anymore I heard that Anya took Mattie away
after the meeting in the morning. She went to the human resources department to go through the
resignation procedures Anya had never procrastinated when it came to her work.
Even though this issue wasn’t that jarring, if word of it got out, it would not only affect Mattie’s reputation,
but also our law firm’s reputation
After all, no client would be willing to trust a law firm whose employees weren’t united and were engaged
in internal strife. In order not to bring shame to Mattie and her family, the law firm announced that she
took the initiative to resign instead of being fired Suddenly, Phil approached me.
“George is really good to your friend Lucy asked him to help you solve the problem, didn’t she?”
“Actually, George and Lucy just work together. She didn’t ask him for any help.” I explained.
Sadly for me, I couldn’t provide any evidence to support my claims, so my explanation was unconvincing
Besides, I had no idea what George was thinking about. He neither admitted nor denied the rumors
about him and Lucy. And as a result, the rumors had spread throughout the company Even the people
from our law firm believed that they were actually a couple. To my distress, Phil didn’t believe me either.
“If that were the case, then why did George make a fuss over such a small matter and even insisted on
punishing Mattie?”
“He’s a man of principle Maybe the fact that Mattie deliberately threw the client’s documents away was
something he would never tolerate,” I answered after pondering for a moment I figured this reasoning
was something George might do Still, Phil insisted on his perspective.
“Even so, George didn’t have to deal with this matter personally. The only reason he did it was probably
for Lucy.”
When I saw how determined he was about his perspective, I lost the will to explain anything Sure
enough, people would only be willing to believe what they already believed. Once I got off work, I saw
George’s car outside my apartment building. And just as I had expected, I saw him standing at my door.
What on earth did he want now? Had we not cleared things out before?
“Open the door,” he said. He didn’t seem to care that I was giving him the cold shoulder, and it looked
like he didn’t mind the fact that I changed the lock to keep my distance from him.
I stood before him, glaring at him and refusing to open the door “I bought groceries.”
George waved the shopping bags he had in hand, acting like nothing happened between us. I tried to
calm myself down and thought that it was better to talk to him once again. Thus, I opened the door and
let him in. George made a beeline for the kitchen. He then took out everything he bought and put them
orderly into the fridge While looking at the full fridge, he nodded with satisfaction.
“I knew you wouldn’t be eating well without me.” He let out an exasperated sigh at the end of his
sentence
“George, we need to talk.” I said, walking up to him and feeling conflicted. He rolled up his sleeves, ready
to cook.
“Sure, but you’ll have to wait for a while. Once I’m done cooking, we’ll talk while we’re eating.”
Then, he just started cooking. My heart felt like it was about to burst, and I had nowhere to vent all my
anger I couldn’t understand him! George didn’t care about my feelings at all, and he just did whatever he
wanted to do.
“There’s no need for that. Let’s talk about it right now.” I was determined to make him talk.
“Alright. Fine.” George washed his hands and dried them. Afterwards, he sat in the living room and
looked into my eyes.
“What do you wanna talk about?”
“I want to thank you for helping me find the document last night, and for solving the issue about Mattie
this morning. But, George, I also want to clarify again that we should stop seeing each other. I admit that
I had feelings for you before and wanted to be with you. But just as I had said, you need to choose
between me and Jane.” I sat in front of him and told him all the things I wanted to say.
“Helen, I think this is my fault. I never explicitly expressed that I like you.”
“So, I have to compromise for you just because you like me? I have to bear all the bullshit that Jane did
to me? George, I’m begging you.
Please stop doing these things to hurt me. Being around you just hurts me even more!” His very
existence only reminded me of my father’s love for Jane. There was this voice in my head that kept
telling me that my dad never loved me with all his heart. And it recently started whispering to me things
about George as well. .
What I wanted was for someone to love me wholeheartedly If he couldn’t give me that, I’d rather be
alone! George listened to my ramblings intently, creasing his eyebrows.
“Helen, is that how bad I am in your eyes? Is that what I am to you? An annoyance? Do you really hate
me that much?”
I pursed my lips and fell silent I could tell that his pride was shattered by my words. In all honesty, I didn’t
mean to hurt him. I knew in my heart that George had done nothing wrong.
And in truth, it was all my fault It was because I couldn’t let go of my grudge against Jane and her
mother. Moreover, because of my father, I couldn’t believe in love. It was hard for me to believe that
someone would actually love me. Besides, he had Jane by his side. George slowly calmed down and
stood up from the sofa.
“I see. In that case, I won’t badger you ever again. I truly hope you’ll be happy. With or without me.” He
spoke in a calm demeanor, but I noticed that his eyes were slightly red.
Thereafter, he strode away. He slammed the door shut behind him. I knew in my heart that this time, he
wouldn’t come back anymore, and he would never talk to me again. The sound of the shutting door
almost broke my heart. It hurt so bad that I could barely breathe.
I had never been a coward. Even though I encountered so many traumatic incidents, I still stayed with
my mother and supported her for all these years through thick and thin. I never escaped from any of my
problems or even thought about giving up.. But when it came to love, I was cowardly.
Now that I had faced Jane again, all I could feel was hatred brought by my past and an overwhelming
inferiority complex. Jane was an excellent woman. Her educational background was beyond impressive,
and her career was even more astonishing
She and George were a perfect match. But what about me? I had no experience studying abroad, nor
had I accomplished anything noteworthy. Aside from that, my mother had a mental illness and she had to
stay in the hospital all year found
How was I supposed to compete with Jane?
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