“How can I have something as dirty as a connection with the Stark Group?” Tilly raised an eyebrow at Myra while smirking. She shook her finger with a cheeky smile, pretending to be mysterious. “I might not have any connection with the Stark Group, but I have a connection with the Hart Group!” When she mentioned ‘the Hart Group’, her eyes practically shone with delight. She seemed like she could barely restrain herself from gossiping and quickly wrapped herself around Myra. “Miss Stark, I’ll tell you the truth. Mr. Hart is the one who asked me to come and help you! Haha! He personally offered me a salary! Because of that, I’m receiving a double salary! How could I turn down such a great offer?! Therefore, I made an unscrupulous decision to take up this sacred mission!”
Looking at Tilly’s excitement, Myra felt her face burning with embarrassment. Even so, her heart felt warm inside. That man is always thinking about me. Knowing how stubborn I can be, he is probably worried that I won’t tell him about any problem I may encounter here. That’s why he asked Tilly to come and help me out. She had to admit that having somebody helping her inside the Stark Group was truly a blessing. At the very least, she didn’t need to keep her guard up against outsiders all the time.
“Miss Stark, shouldn’t you come clean with me too? Are you and Mr. Hart in a relationship?” Tilly squinted slightly as she studied Myra with an ambiguous look. She had noticed the feelings Tony had for Myra since a long while back. For that reason, she had immediately called him for help when Myra had been falsely accused back then. She wanted him to understand Myra’s situation so that he could lend a hand.
Myra blushed crimson. Clearing her throat, she walked in the direction of her desk. “I guess you can say that.”
“Wow! You’re blushing so hard, Miss Stark!” Tilly made a cute gesture with her hands, shaping her hands into a flower shape and placing her chin on them. “To be honest, I knew even without you telling me. Before I came upstairs today, I saw you from afar. You were inside a black Maybach with a man sitting next to you. I’m sure that must have been Director Hart!”
Although she knew about the previous relationship between Myra and Sean, she didn’t think much about it. At any rate, Myra is already divorced from Sean; she is free to love anybody she wants. Besides, I’ve always felt that Myra and Tony are a better match for each other. Seeing the two of them together always reminded her of a fairytale romance, and it always made her happy inside.
Myra knew she couldn’t conceal anything from Tilly. Thus, she might as well admit to it. She glared at Tilly and said, “Why are you asking me when you already know?!”
Tilly grinned like a cat that ate the canary. “Oh, my! You seem so blissful nowadays, Miss Stark! It feels completely different from when you were working at the Chase Group!”
“Really? I don’t feel any different from before,” Myra stubbornly said, but she was secretly smiling inside. She knew—it was truly different from before.
…
Soon, Myra and Tilly became engrossed in their work.
Cameron did not go overboard either. Knowing that Myra’s assistant was also a newcomer, he let Myra choose a few people to assist her so that she could quickly get acquainted with her work in the company. Thus, she chose Genevieve Miller, the current deputy director of the Design Department, to help her. Genevieve was a long-term employee that had been working in the company for more than 10 years.
Working throughout the entire morning, Myra and Tilly gradually threw themselves into the work and finally came out of the archives at 5 PM. They were analyzing the recent Elsinore Garden Project under the Stark Group as they walked.
Myra was discussing the issue seriously when Tilly suddenly tugged at her sleeve and indicated for her to look at the people around them. She frowned and looked at her surroundings. At some point after they left the archives, people around them started watching them while whispering among themselves with expressions of envy, jealousy, and amazement.
“Miss Stark, did something happen today?” Just as Tilly finished her question, they passed through the Project Department and entered the Design Department. Compared to the complicated expressions they saw in the Project Department, the employees of the Design Department were all smiles. Genevieve walked over to Myra and smilingly joked, “Thank you for the kindness your mysterious boyfriend showed us, Miss Stark.” After saying that, she winked at Myra playfully.
Before Myra could understand what was going on, Tilly let out a ‘Wow!’ and ran over to her desk. Like the desks of the other employees at the Design Department, her desk was covered with a bunch of stuff, including female skincare products, various mouth-watering chocolates, and even some items that most females liked to use. All the items were exquisite. Although they were not particularly luxurious, the effort in preparing them was clear—the items prepared were different for women of different ages. Moreover, most of the men received items that could be given to their parents, wives, or daughters. It was extremely considerate of the person who prepared the presents.
Myra was stunned by the sight before her. Then, Genevieve gave her a little push in the direction of her office. “Hurry up and take a look at your office.”
Tilly had already opened her chocolates and was helping herself to them. Meanwhile, Myra walked toward her office in a daze. She already had a glimpse of what was awaiting her inside before she even neared her office. It was even more elaborate than what was on her colleagues’ desks outside. Chocolate bouquets were spread all over the carpet and every inch of her office was dotted with flowers—her entire office was decorated to look like a sea of flowers.
When Myra arrived at the entrance of her office, a woman angrily stormed out of her office. It was Kris, who had an ugly expression on her face. As soon as she caught sight of Myra, the flames burning in her eyes shone even brighter. She fiercely pushed against Myra’s shoulder. “Myra, why are you being so ostentatious?! Are you so worried that others are unaware that you’ve gotten together with another disgusting man even though you’re newly divorced?! I’ve met many used goods, but I’ve never met one as shameless as you before!”
Kris moved to leave. However, Myra narrowed her eyes and spoke in a voice that stopped Kris in her tracks. “Stop!”
“Why should I stop just because you ask me to?” Kris sneered. “Don’t forget; you and I are on equal footing!”
After that, Kris turned around. In response, Myra replied calmly, “I only wanted to remind the Project Department Director, who is on ‘equal footing’ with me, that my office is not somewhere you can enter as you please. It will be awkward if anything goes missing from my office.”
“You!” Kris was livid that Myra had announced the presence of her boyfriend through such an extravagant display as soon as she entered the company. Putting so much effort into it… Isn’t she just trying to win the hearts of the people?!
Just now, she even heard the employees in her department saying, “I can’t believe Miss Myra managed to attract another man so soon after her divorce. Moreover, he is so considerate to send all these items to us. It looks like her second marriage is going to be better than the first.” What do you mean by ‘her second marriage is going to be better than the first’?! Myra is a divorcee! Who would be interested in a divorcee like her except for widowers looking to remarry or men who are too unsightly to look at?!
Thus, she sneered insultingly, “Myra, all these items and the man who sent you to work this morning… Could it all be part of your own design? Did you deliberately put on a show of being courted by another man right after your divorce since it’s embarrassing to be a divorcee? Tsk. Myra, that’s just pathetic. How do you even come up with these desperate ideas?”
“You’re the pathetic one. Do you know who Miss Stark’s current boyfriend is?!” Tilly noticed that something wasn’t quite right. Hence, she hurriedly rushed over to help.
“Hmph. I’m curious to see just who it is!” Kris folded her arms in front of her chest.
Tilly was about to reveal Tony’s name when Myra casually stopped her. “Tilly, the more she wants to know, the less you should tell her.”
Tilly seemed to mull over it for a moment before coming to a realization. Then, she looked at Kris with a mocking smile. “You’re just jealous of Miss Myra. Well, that’s only to be expected. After all, the identity of her mysterious boyfriend is something you can only be envious of!”
