Chapter 91

As soon as the doors of the lift closed, all the women began chattering: “Breaking news! Yesterday, Edith Price made a move on Jasper Hughes… but got rejected!” “Really?! But she’s so talented, and so pretty… and she’s always doing her best for Mr. Hughes! If even she wasn’t good enough… what hope do the rest of us have?” “We’ve got good jobs here, with Hughes Corporation… we might catch sight of Mr. Hughes, once in a while… it’s enough. Don’t ask for any more,” one of the other women said, before taking a long sip of her coffee. “Perhaps being a woman is the problem, here… I’ve heard that he might prefer guys!” said another, her eyes sparkling. Hearing this, Willow spat out a whole mouthful of her soy milk, and then spent a long moment choking horribly. The woman in front of her was sprayed with that soy milk. Snatching up a piece of tissue, Willow wiped at her blouse while apologizing non-stop: “Sorry! I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to do that!” “It’s alright. Here, I’ll do