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Chapter 1
My boyfriend's assistant is quite popular at the company, and as soon as I arrived, she began her undertaking.
Everyone claimed that my presence had affected the operation and harmony of the company.
"Olivia, I have no intention of competing with you for Clayton. Everyone knows I'm a celibatarian. Therefore, please don't take it personally."
She's even more sly than those who play innocent. She really made me feel threatened, fearing of losing my boyfriend, Jace Clayton.
My boyfriend declared boldly, "As long as I'm with Olivia, the only person by my side will be her. Nothing can change that."
"Also, Olivia is my girlfriend. She can do whatever she wants in my company, understand? Answer me!"
01
Jace and I had been in a long-distance relationship for five years. As soon as I returned to him, he arranged a position for me in his company.
At the gathering, he announced, "This will be our new director, Olivia Hayes. She will likely be your future boss. We believe that under the leadership of Miss Hayes, our company will reach new heights."
"Hello, Miss Hayes! I'm Milly Mills, Mr. Clayton's assistant. We share a same university."
Milly headed to me through the crowd in a green doll dress, wearing a large frog headpiece.
If she hadn't introduced herself, I would have thought Jace hired her to liven up the atmosphere.
Milly clung to Jace's arm and loudly declared, "Everyone, listen up. We should all have a toast to our new director."
I knitted my brows. The three of us were standing side by side, with Jace in the middle. At first sight, people would assume that we held the same position and even relationship with Jace.
She looked at Jace with passion and put on a wicked smile.
"Mr. Clayton has finally met his match. With such an elegant and noble fiancée by his side, you'd better cherish her. Don't be as rude and nonchalant as you were with me."
I glanced at Jace with a doubt. Being rude and nonchalant to her?
What was she implying?
Jace withdrew his hand from Milly, "Unlike you, Olivia always behave herself. When it comes to manner, she's a true master of socialization."
The last sentence was whispered to me with a hint of intimacy.
"Nice point," I leaned closer to his ear. Out of the corner of his eye, I saw Milly got frustrated, a gloomy cloud spreading across her face.
But soon, she put her hands on her hips, strutted over to us, and grabbed Jace's tie.
With a contorted face, she said, "I can be a fair lady of good manner if necessary. But as the old saying goes, 'Manner makes man and humour makes wife.'"
She wore a doll dress with clown makeup tonight, which seemed to refer to the grace of her dress-up from where she stood.
Someone from the crowd laughed and shouted, "Ms. Hayes, please don't laugh at her. Milly has an amusing nature and always refreshes the atmosphere."
"Yeah, she's really funny. Milly, stop messing around, or you'll smudge her makeup with your frog head!"
"How about giving a show as a gift to our new director? Come on, Milly, don't you have a good command of the ballad?"
A group of male colleagues egged her on, making the atmosphere even more lively, albeit in an unexpected direction.
Someone was actually about to switch the music.
Jace pulled Milly's frog head aside and said to me, "Olivia, she means no harm. She's trying to be hospitable in her way. If you don't like it, I'll ask her to stop."
I took a look to surrounds and smiled, "It's totally fine. Milly is just trying to liven up the party. Look how happy everyone is. Let's give her a bonus as a reward later."
As soon as I said this, Milly's face turned sour, and she mouthed curses in our direction in a distorted expression.
Upon learning that I didn't mind, Jace nodded, "Alright, it's your call then."
Milly made a playful, mock-angry face, baring her teeth and making squeaky noises like a threatened cub, which entertained everyone.
Only I noticed her hands were straight and clenched tightly, twisting her pants into deep spirals.
I linked arms with Jace to toast the guests, exchanging laughter and blessing, feeling content.
Milly would never know that I came from a prestigious family and had an unparalleled ability to see through pretenses.