I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

The heir of Falconer Holdings was parachuted in as the Marketing Manager, and the entire department was on high alert, rising to greet him.

After being reminded by her colleagues, Meredith quickly put down what she was doing and went out to greet him.

The department employees stood in two lines, with Meredith standing at the back. As soon as she took her place, Joy Chaucer, in a Chanel-inspired suit, with an Hermes earth-tone handbag, and seven-inch heels, waltzed in with her flowing curls, sunglasses, and two assistants trailing behind her.

Once Joy Chaucer stood still, all the employees shouted in unison, “Miss Chaucer, good morning.”

Joy Chaucer took off her sunglasses, wearing an extremely condescending expression. She didn’t look like she was here to work, but rather to show off.

With disdain in her eyes, she looked down on the group of employees and haughtily asked her assistant, “Where is my office?”

The assistant replied, “Miss Chaucer, this way please.”

As the assistant led the way, Joy Chaucer suddenly stopped when she passed by Meredith.

Her gaze fell on Meredith’s necklace, and her expression changed instantly. “Where did you get this necklace?” It was the four-leaf clover necklace.

She had seen it in a jewelry store yesterday and naturally recognized it. It was the birthday gift that she had been yearning for, yet Terrence Sterling hadn’t even shown his face. However, here she was seeing it on her employee today.

Meredith had not expected Joy Chaucer to suddenly take an interest in her necklace. To avoid trouble and gossip, she said, “I bought this myself.”

Her relationship with Terrence Sterling hadn’t been announced, and nobody in the company knew she had a boyfriend. To avoid unnecessary attention, she didn’t tell the truth.

Hearing that it was Meredith’s own purchase, Joy Chaucer’s expression softened a bit. Since the necklace was not a limited edition and wasn’t a luxury item in terms of price, she didn’t think about it too much.

But seeing the necklace made Joy Chaucer feel very uncomfortable. She told Meredith, “Take off the necklace and never let me see you wearing it again.”

Without any chance to actually wear it, she certainly didn’t want her employees to have it.

“Yes, Miss Chaucer,” Meredith said, feeling puzzled but silently took off the necklace for the sake of her job.This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

Only then was Joy Chaucer satisfied and swayed gracefully into her office in her high heels.

After they left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

A colleague, Lilian, asked Meredith, “Meredith, did you offend Miss Chaucer? Why won’t she allow you to wear that necklace?”

Meredith had indeed offended Joy Chaucer, but it seemed like Joy Chaucer didn’t recognize her.

“I’m not sure what’s going on,” Meredith smiled, “For the sake of my job, I’ll do as Miss Chaucer says. I won’t wear it.”

“Meredith, that necklace looks really nice,” Lilian asked, “How much did you pay for it?”

“I don’t remember, it didn’t cost much. I bought it from eBay,” Meredith couldn’t tell the truth. The necklace was over a hundred thousand, although she could afford it with her current salary, it was still a bit too much. If she said the real price, others would think she’s vain or would gossip about where the necklace came from.

That’s how the workplace functions, you can tell the truth, but not the whole truth.

Meredith made an excuse to go write her proposal, and didn’t chat with her colleagues any longer.

During lunch in the cafeteria, Meredith met Ruby.

Ruby had been at Falconer Holdings for a while, and this was the first time Meredith had met her in the cafeteria.

When Ruby saw Meredith, she walked over with her tray and said, “Meredith, can I sit here?”

Ruby had lost a lot of weight and looked quite haggard. Meredith asked, “Why have you lost so much weight?”

Ruby smiled, “I’ve been on a diet. I heard that Miss Chaucer is here. Is she your new boss, the Marketing Manager?”

“Uh-huh,” Meredith said while eating, “She just arrived today. Ruby, you seem to be well-informed. You mentioned having someone you know at the company before, which department were they in?”

“I’m not sure, she’s not there anymore,” Ruby’s face was always smiling.

Suddenly, Ruby’s phone rang. She answered the call, and although Meredith didn’t hear what was said on the other end, she saw Ruby’s face change significantly. Without finishing her meal, she hurriedly ran outside.

“Ruby…” Meredith called out, but Ruby disappeared quickly.

It seemed like she was in a hurry to meet someone very important.