Turning Of The Tide (Natalie and Trevon) novel Chapter 710

Ruby stayed in Priscilla's office for almost an hour. When she came out, several colleagues asked what they had discussed.

A few colleagues were unhappy when Ruby told them Priscilla wanted her to be the director's assistant. After all, in their opinion, Ruby was a newcomer, and now, it seemed she had caught up.

The dissatisfied people gathered in the office. A few disappointed people began to form cliques and ostracize Ruby.

Winnie heard people's discussion when she went to the washroom. She was in a stall and wanted to go out when she heard the voices outside.

One said with a lowered voice, "I suspect that Ruby is Mr. Sutton's illegitimate daughter. Look, the moment Ruby entered our company, Mr. Sutton rushed over. When did Mr. Sutton ever come to our design department, right?"

Another colleague murmured, "You're right, but does Mr. Sutton not have a wife? Didn't people say that he's unmarried? Why would he have an illegitimate daughter?"

"That's right. I don't think Ruby looks like Mr. Sutton."

Winnie, who was still on the toilet, was speechless. 'What the hell is that? Do they think the future lady boss is the illegitimate daughter of the general manager? If Mr. Blackwell heard this, he would probably smash the paternity test report on their faces,' thought Winnie.

"Well, if she doesn't look like Mr. Sutton, maybe she looks like Mr. Sutton's lover. Do you believe a man doesn't have such needs at his age? I don't believe it. There will be times when the birth control method fails him."

The door of the other stall was pushed open with a bang. A girl came out with an unfriendly tone. The tap was turned on, and the water flowed, but it could not drown out her voice. She said every word clearly, "I think people ought to do something good and mind their words. You can be jealous, but you can't make such a malicious speculation. Will you be happy if people suddenly said you have an illegitimate daughter?"

The few gossipy women instantly felt embarrassed, and their faces reddened. One woman did not think she was wrong and retorted, "Oh, please. Let's not play this game. Aren't you jealous of her? We're just openly jealous."

Paula admitted it. She swung her hands, and the water in her hands was splashed onto the faces of the gossipy women, making them subconsciously retreat in disdain. "I'm jealous. Why wouldn't I be? But even if I'm jealous, I didn't say those mean words about the illegitimate daughter. After all, I'm educated. Don't make yourself look like a gossipy rustic woman."

With that, Paula flicked her hair and walked out with dignity.

"What's there to be proud of? She's just a country bumpkin from a small place."

"That's right. She probably wants to suck up to Ruby."

Winnie, who was hiding in the stall, heard everything. She was so timid and did not even dare to breathe loudly. Ruby told her to keep a low profile on her first day at this company. Winnie wanted to muster up her courage to go out, but she was not eloquent. The group of people just now was not kind. She could not win if quarreling with them.

She was always a coward.

After some thought, she sent a message to Ruby. [Ruby, everyone is dissatisfied because you became Ms. Benson's assistant. What should we do? Should we ask Ms. Benson to explain?]

Ruby was drawing when the phone on her desk vibrated. She picked it up and took a look. It was within her expectations. Priscilla had said that this would happen. The design department was not peaceful, and people here wanted to be famous, but Ruby thought it was fine. It was an opportunity to learn how to deal with such matters.

Ruby replied, [It's okay. Just pretend you didn't hear it.]

The best way to eradicate a rumor was not to argue or curry favor. It was to wait for the opportunity to prove oneself with strength. There was no need to rush to explain. It was futile and would not be believed.

Winnie said, [But they rumored that you are Mr. Sutton's illegitimate daughter.]

Ruby never thought that there would be such a hilarious conjecture. She had deemed that people would, at most, say she had gotten in through the back door. She said, [The truth is that I'm not, so that's alright. Don't worry.]

"Huh, what a man of duplicity. You don't keep your word. Liar..."

When Ruby put down her phone, she was met with Paula, who was scolding her sarcastically. Ruby laughed in anger and knew it was probably because of her being Priscilla's assistant. She reached out and grabbed Paula, who was pacing slowly past her. Ruby said with a gent smile, "I have something to talk to you. Come here."

Paula looked reluctant, but her footsteps had already stopped. She said with a cold face, "I don't want to listen to dishonest people."

Paula, Winnie, and Ruby had become inseparable in the past month. Paula said whatever she wanted to say and was more gossipy. She was competitive, but she was not scheming.

Seeing that Paula was back to her, Ruby whispered, "I want to tell you a secret. How could I tell you if you don't face me?"

When she finished speaking, Paula pulled her chair and sat beside Ruby. Then, she tidied her clothes. Her expression was not very good, and her tone was calm. Ruby could tell that she was still angry. "Go on."