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Chapter 83- Secrets Out

Chapter 83- Secrets Out

*Fedor’s POV*

Be still my beating heart, I muttered to myself as I answered her, “What are you on about today?” I had hoped it was just her catching me dropping from Chief’s vehicle because that would be explainable and nothing obscene like a sex video not that I would ever do that but my mind had gotten away from me and I had begun to imagine ridiculous scenarios.

“My sister has a friend named Susan, looks like an angel, talks like one but with one of the blackest heart known to humanity. People do not know that because she is such a master as masking her emotions, I did think her first marriage was one made in hell, since they were both horrible people. I drifted, back to the point, anyways she has had such a huge crush on Chief Song just like most people but she is different in the part that she is nuts. Nuts I tell you.” She paused for dramatic effect and I was not oblivious to the fact that I knew only one Susan and that fake Becky thought someone else had a black heart. She grinned, “Is your heart skipping yet?”

I smirked doing my best not to reveal the chaos inside of me and asked, “Why? Because of your beauty or the powerful perfume you are wearing?” I sneezed for good measure.

Fake Becky glared at me and leaned closer, “You can pretend to be unaffected but the cats out of the bag, even if you managed to get out of this unscathed, you will never be able to make anything of yourself in this industry and even if you did; the shadow of how you slept your way will always follow you.”

“Cause you’re God?” I blinked pretending to be confused.

“That’s right, you are not in the social platform. I did not even have to lift a finger, I told you about Susan’s black heart, she got someone in the office to release the information that you seduced Chief Song and you are trying to entrap him with pregnancy. Then she released a picture of you with Chief in his house, oh… you have not heard the worst of it, it also looks like you are responsible for tearing Chief’s family apart as he is so bewitched that he would not listen to his father.” She folded her hands as she took in my response.

I clapped my hands dramatically, “Does that not make me quite the femme fatale, what you and her could not do, I was able to do that. I am such a beauty that I could tear families apart, honestly for all the rumors I have heard about me, this is the most intriguing. Is that it? Or do you have more?”

She sneered, “I do… I have more.” She whispered to me, “You were rude to Jarum, the Jarum; a clip was attached to the anonymous release as well; honestly fake or not I am impressed that you could stand up to that man, he scares the hell out of me yet you had the nerve to question his style, I do not know how you would get out of it. I was hoping to watch you fall apart as I released this but you are doing way better than I ever could with the knowledge that you are finished. Finished!”

I groaned aloud, “How bad is it?”

“So bad that I almost feel sorry for you.”

I almost believed her even as I saw the smile in her eyes, “Show me then, maybe I would finally break down and you can stroke your balls with my tears.”

Fake Becky hissed, “Bravo… just bravo.” She used her Tableca, I guessed for maximum impact, the clip about me had been edited to only pick out the mean parts I had said, my hair was beautifully wild and I caught sight of how Chief looked at me and I smiled. “How can you smile at a time like this?”

“I am divine, heavenly divine. I cannot believe I was worried about my clothes and Chief is handsome, right?” I wiggled my brows at her.

“Yes… No, wait.” She was conflicted.

I shrugged, “Oh well, it was bound to happen one way or another.”

I left her standing, my legs were weak as different outcomes ran through my head, the eyes and murmurs on me were the worst I had ever dealt with my entire life, the side talks, glares from women, I ignored them all determined not to break down in public, I can postpone my tears till I am alone but I would die before I give anyone the satisfaction of seeing my tears.

I got to my station and pretended not to notice the loud comments thrown my way, they ranged from whore to witch, I ignored the icy pricks in my chest and focused on the work at hand. Mr. Charles called me into his office and closed his blinds as he watched me at first before he asked, “You okay?”

I could feel the crack in my composure coming, I had never cared what people thought of me except for when it interfered with my life and so I could not understand why this got to me, it was not the first time I had been lied against nor the first time I was called a whore, why did this get to me? I pinched my laps hard and my tears held off, “I will be. Mostly, I am in shock.”

“It is understandable, this is only the beginning and there is a chance that it would not end. You have to be ready, it is unfortunate that in cases like this; the women take the brunt of the damage, I know you are not a manipulator or a witch, most people out there know as well but they do not care. It is a sad human nature to celebrate the fall of anyone.

I sighed, “You think this is a fall? I have not even climbed a complete step, how could this be a fall?”

“Fedor… There is no point dwelling on what has happened, what is your game plan? How do you intend on handling this? This will not go away by ignoring it, you will soon be called to Human Resources, Chief Song is worth more to them than an intern and they will not allow this stand. Prepare your mind for the worst.” He explained.

I knew he was being kind and I acknowledged his pity by not calling me a number but by my name, I had not even had a chance to do anything yet and it is over. I could not even blame anyone else because I was aware of the consequences before I decided on this path, I knew what could happen and yet I did it anyway because I was in love. I took a deep breath as I took in the fact that I sounded like those love lorn females who acted foolishly because of love. I also could not bring myself to regret it, I got this internship by my efforts and I had been proud of it and now I was going to lose it. “I will be fine, I always am.” I told him but more to myself, I was about to take the cloak of apathy I used when my emotions became too much for me to handle then I remembered that I promised to trust Chief.

Oh hell, it was hard… it was so hard to depend on someone else for my decision, it meant letting go of myself and believing that he was going to stand by me and I was not going to be alone. I switched off my doubts and focused on the reliable Chief this once; this once I will truly trust and not run. I swallowed and meant it this time, “I will be fine.”

Mr Charles seemed to understand, “I will be with you but I do not have the power to make you stay and I honestly do not think that you should.”

“We will take it in as it goes.”

“We?”

“Well, there are two people involved.”

Mr Charles watched me carefully before his door was opened and I was summoned to the Human Resources Office. He followed me and with him by my side people gossiped less and avoided his glare, who knew that a day would come where Mr Charles would defend me when I had assumed him to be the monster at first meet. My stomach felt like a gulp had opened and when I was directed to the big ominous door, I swallowed when I saw Chief sitting there eyeing the Human Resource director down as she shuffled uncomfortably. This was so not the power balance I was expecting to see, “Chief.” My throat was dry from nervousness and my palms were sweaty, the middle aged woman in grey suit sized me up and down before she gestured that I took a seat.

“Why are you here Charles?”

“I am her supervisor, I should be here since I am the one who has worked with her.” He answered and sat without waiting for her response.

“Both of her supervisors here in my office, and both supervisors she was rumored to be in a relationship with, the only reason you were not invited into my office was the lack of evidence to back your rumors up, do not take that attitude with me.” She scolded him but Mr Charles was not even shaken in the least bit.

He crossed his legs instead, “Childe, we both know how reliable rumors are.”

Childe ignored him and focused on me, “What do you have to say for yourself?”

“Do not speak to her that way?” Chief barked.

She laughed, “If I cannot speak to her, how are we going to resolve this? Your barbaric behavior is not doing her any favors.”

“I did not get the internship with anyone’s help, I have worked hard and done my best from the first day I came here, I admit the relationship between Chief and I. I knew what I was doing when I got into the relationship, I do not have the skills to seduce anyone unfortunately and that’s it.” I confessed.

Childe maintained eye contact with me, “Did you not read the code of conduct?”

“No, it was so long and I just signed it regardless. I knew that our relationship was going to be frowned on though, Chief made me understand that clearly.” I felt Chief’s eye on me as I answered Mrs Childe, I decided after spying the wedding ring on her finger.

“Were you coerced? He is your superior and should have known better.”

“No, I got into a relationship on my free will.”

“It is frowned upon here, now that the secrets out of the bag, what will you do?” She asked me.

Chief intervened, “I gave you a proposition.”

“She should have a voice in the matter as well, since we can remove sexual harassment from the list, it does not remove the fact that you went after someone you should be mentoring, you had many choices and somehow you went for the one that you should not, she is young and she has her whole life ahead of her. You know how rumors fly in this industry, you can decide to leave now and will get a job somewhere else, your resignation will not change much for her even if she stays. I can only render warnings to her colleagues not to insult her but there are other ways to make her life hell, if she leaves, no one would hire her because of this; at the end of the day, the only one who truly loses is her Chief, her and pardon me if I believe she should have a choice in the matter.” Childe must have been provoked, she looked to me again and asked, “Chief believes that this would magically disappear if he resigns and he would have to pay a heavy sum for breach of contract, what is your choice? Will you stay or will you go?”