<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Chapter 941 Guilt Tripping Cecilia</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Upon hearing the sound, Serene and the others turned to look, only to see Miranda, apanied by her assistant, appearing on the scene, her eyes filled with displeasure.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Serene, along with three female staff members, turned pale in an instant.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Miranda was notoriously unreasonable within the corporate headquarters. She was unapproachable and even had an intense disdain for women.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">All of her assistants were men. The women who used to work under her had all left due to various reasons she had orchestrated.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Ms. Miranda, perhaps there’s been a misunderstanding We weren’t discussing you just now,” Serene, as the secretary of the CEO’s office, was quick on her feet. She immediately rified, “We were talking about the former boss‘ wife who, surprisingly, is now working as a mere secretary in the CEO’s office.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Serene had also made inquiries about the preferences of the upper echelons. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to be the CEO’s secretary,</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She knew that Miranda didn’t fancy Cecilia.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">In truth, even without prying, one could make an educated guess. As fellow daughters–inw of the Rainsworth family and potential sessors of Orion Corporation,petition was inevitable.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Originally, Miranda had intended to make things difficult for these four women, but after hearing what Serene said, she lifted her brows slightly. “Cecilia has poor hearing. Being a secretary might be difficult for her. In the future, be mindful of how you speak around her.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Understood.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Serene and the other three hastily nodded.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Only then did Miranda and her assistant take the elevator up.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After she left, the quartet breathed a sigh of relief.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">One of them said, “I never expected that she–devil would let us off so easily. I thought she would fire us on the spot.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Thankfully, Serene was sharp–witted.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Anyway, she mentioned something about Cecilia having poor hearing. What’s wrong with her ears?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Serene replied, “She needs to wear a hearing aid. It seems she’s deaf.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“No wonder. When we were talking earlier, she just walked away like that. It turns out she didn’t hear us.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">At that moment, Cecilia had already arrived at her office and was beginning to catch up on the work that had been left behind a few days earlier.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It wasn’t long before she saw one of the individuals who had been discussing her earlier downstairs pass by the door. She couldn’t help but take a few more nces, eventually realizing that this person was also a secretary from the CEO’s office.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Having only been at thepany for a few days, it was quite normal for Cecilia not to remember Serene.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Now, she had intentionally remembered the other secretaries in the office to avoid not recognizing them in the future.</font></font>
Right then, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Jessica hobbled in. “Cecilia, you guys really quick. You didn’t even wait for me.”
She had already changed into a fresh set of clothes and even taken a bath, washing off all the perfume that had clung to her skin.
She reckoned she could finally hitch a ride back with Nathaniel after work that day.N?velDrama.Org owns this text.
When Cecilia saw her approaching, she thought about how she had always indulged Jessica. Now, it was time to start setting thetter straight. After all, she would have to rectify this situation sooner orter. “Jessica, could you please fetch me a ss of warm water?”
Jessica was taken aback, clearly not expecting that Cecilia would actually start ordering her around.
She was somewhat reluctant as she responded, “All right.”
In full view of everyone, she limped her way to the pantry.
Under the curious gazes of the crowd, she fetched a ss of hot water and handed it to Cecilia.
“Cecilia, you know my leg isn’t in the best shape. If you’re thirsty again, could you possibly get the water yourself?” Jessica deliberately raised her voice, making sure that the other secretaries in the office could hear her.
As expected, some people had indeed nced in their direction.
Cecilia lightly touched the water cup; it was scalding hot.
If she hadn’t touched it first and drank it directly, she definitely would’ve scorched her mouth.
“So you’re saying it’s not convenient for you to work right now, is that it? In that case, you should go to the HR department and take a leave. I’ll approve it,” Cecilia calmly responded. Very well. She’s even trying to guilt–trip me.