The sudden ringing took Tiffany aback. Ivy and Kelly were startled from the outside as well. The two had come to the bathroom to avoid everyone and talk about this private matter. They hadn't expected anyone else to be in there.
Ivy had always been hot-tempered. She pounded on the door. "Who's in there?"
The next moment, the door to the stall was opened. Tiffany walked out.
"You?" When Ivy saw her, she was furious. "Why did you hide in the bathroom and eavesdrop on us?"
"You've misunderstood. I happened to be using the bathroom just now." As Tiffany spoke, she walked to the sink.
Ivy grabbed her arm. "Tiffany, I don't care what's going on between you and Mr. Lewis. You better behave. If not, I have tons of ways to get you kicked out of Lewis Group!"
"Ivy." Kelly pulled Ivy back. "Forget it. I believe that Tiffany didn't do this on purpose."
With Kelly's help, Tiffany got the chance to escape.
Watching her leave, Ivy stomped her foot in fury. "Kelly, why do you always side with Tiffany?"
"I don't. I just don't want you to offend someone you can't. " Smiling, Kelly glanced at Tiffany's direction. She thought to herself, "Tiffany had done her a huge favor after all. Should I be helping you now?"
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After work, Tiffany wanted to head home. But just after she reached Lewis Tower's entrance, Vincent's car pulled up.
The car window was rolled down, revealing Vincent and Kelly inside the car. "Tiffany, get in. We should go together." Kelly invited her.
Tiffany shook her head. "No, thank you."
"Oh, are you planning to take a cab there?" Kelly asked. "It's quite a distance. It would cost you dozens of dollars to call a cab."
Tiffany was usually thrifty. She would not even spend dozens just on a meal, let alone calling a cab.
The truth was that she hadn't planned on attending the farewell dinner. After all, she had zero presence in the company. Nobody would notice it, even if she did not go.
Because of that, she had deliberately waited for everyone to leave before taking her time to head downstairs. She hadn't expected to run into Vincent and Kelly.
She waved her phone. "I've already called a cab. You guys go ahead."
"I see." Kelly nodded. "We'll head over first, then. See you later."
"Yeah."
Tiffany watched as Vincent's car drove off. She knew that she would not be able to avoid things this time. She called for a ride on her phone.
It was rush hour. Calling for a cab would cost a hundred dollars, while a shared ride was only half that. After some thinking, Tiffany opted for the shared ride.
After a ten-minute wait, the car arrived.
As Tiffany pulled open the door to the back seat, she stumbled back in shock.
A man and a woman were already sitting in the back. As she opened the door, she caught them making out aggressively.
The scene was too much for Tiffany, who had never seen such a thing before. She froze on the spot.
At that point, the man turned his head and looked at her. With a dissatisfied look, he glanced at Tiffany. "Are you done staring?"
Tiffany snapped out of it. She apologized profusely and closed the door hurriedly.
The driver leaned out from the front seat. "Are you getting in, young lady?"
Thinking about what she had just seen, she wondered if she should call another ride. But Kelly had called her right at that moment.
She asked when Tiffany would arrive and even said that she was waiting for Tiffany before they cut the cake.
Tiffany had no choice but to get in and sit in the shotgun seat.
The noise from the backseat continued. But the driver pretended as if he could not hear anything. He merely focused on driving. Tiffany was amazed by him.
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