Colleagues began avoiding me–some trying to cozy up to Tiffany to secure a pass through the internship period, others simply looking down on me because of the rumors.
I didn’t mind much. I wasn’t in a rush; the truth would be revealed eventually.
Over the next two weeks, I became the lone wolf among the interns. During this time, Tiffany made it a point to nitpick at my work whenever possible.
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But I held my ground, handling each challenge without faltering.
One day, a colleague saw Tiffany getting out of a Rolls–Royce at work, which seemed to further cement the narrative that she was the company’s heiress.
Fiona, ever the loyal sidekick, didn’t miss a chance to demean me.
I was well aware that in the casual cliats during breaks among the interns, I was infamous as the notorious mistress, while Tiffany was seen as the lofty daughter of a wealthy family.
As my one–month internship was drawing to a close, Garreth suddenly called me into his office one day.
Tiffany was there when I entered the room.
As an uneasy feeling immediately rose within me, I quickly started audio recording on my phone.
“Yvonne, you’ll hand over the planning projects you’re working on to Tiffany. She’ll follow up on them,” Garreth instructed.
“Why should I?”
Although the plans were only outlines, they were the result of several sleepless nights of hard work.
Wouldn’t it just become Tiffany’s work if I handed everything over to her?
I had never witnessed such blatant theft.
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Garreth waved his hand dismissively. “This is an arrangement made by the company. Just
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“If it’s the company’s arrangement, where’s the formal document?”
Was this abuse of power acceptable?
Hearing that, Garreth slammed his hand down on the table. “Shall I remind you who the supervisor here is? Are you suggesting that I would fake an order? Even if you don’t want to transfer the projects today, they will be under Tiffany’s name once your internship ends.
“Yvonne, I’m notifying you; I’m not discussing it with you. You know Tiffany’s identity very well, don’t you?”
I could just laugh.
I didn’t know who Tiffany was. However, I would never give up the planning projects that I had poured my heart and soul into so easily.
I snorted coldly, resolutely deciding not to comply.
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I finally understood what they were trying to do. They wanted to reap results for the effort they did not put in, and later, they could even use my lack of achievements during the internship as a reason to fail me.
“Yvonne, during this time, your little issues and the rumors circulating the company have even reached the CEO. If it weren’t for Tiffany pleading with her father on your behalf, you would have been fired for your inappropriate conduct long ago!”
“Inappropriate conduct? Did you see me sleeping with some old man, or did someone catch me in the act at the company?“.
Tiffany walked over to me and softly persuaded me, “Garreth is only doing this for your own good, Yvonne. Please don’t be mad.”
They were threatening me and then saying it was for my own good!
I finally figured out what they were scheming and decided to stop resisting. With an eyebrow raised, I replied, “Fine, I’ll hand over the three plans.”
After all, those were just drafts of the plans. Tiffany, with her ability, could never come up with anything worthwhile.
After I left the office, Tiffany came chasing after me.
