Chapter 281

　　Catherine's POV 　　Soon, I returned to work. 　　But I could sense a shift in the attitude of my colleagues towards me. 　　In the morning meeting, Mark, the deputy director, had a big fight with Melinda over a contract. 　　Melinda said angrily, "He did it on purpose because everyone in the company is gossiping about you and King Blake's breakup." 　　"I'm sorry, Melinda. I got you into this mess. If it weren't for me, they wouldn't have made it difficult for you." I felt guilty. 　　"Catherine, don't say that. Mark has a beef with me anyway," Melinda comforted me. 　　The incident with Melinda occurred only a few days before the project in my hands was snatched away. 　　I won the project from Leo's company. I asked Lucy to take care of the project while I was on leave. When I came back to work, she said that she wanted to sort out some files before giving the project back to me. I agreed. However, she kept stalling every time I asked her. She was unwilling to hand over the project back to me, an