Chapter 491
“Are you stupid? How could you even compare the two? Let me tell you. Even if you had the money, you still wouldn’t be able to buy this!”
“Seriously, though. Where do you think she got her hands on a limited–edition car like that?”
“Probably found herself some rich and powerful man again. Didn’t she do that before?”
“Yeah, I think so too. I mean, with what she’s got, there’s no way she could afford that car on her own.”
“Say what you will about her, but she really is good–looking. I bet half the men in Yurelia City are all over her. Didn’t that rich heir Howard Ziegler chase after her for ages?”
Rachel hadn’t planned on paying any attention to their gossip, but then she figured that even if she stayed silent, they would just keep running their mouths. Between swallowing her anger and standing up for herself, she chose the latter.
She turned on her heel and walked straight back to the group of women who had been chatting.
“Why don’t you all go ahead and repeat what you just said?”
The female employees hadn’t expected Rachel to come back and confront them directly. A few of them were visibly stunned by the aura she exuded and started stammering.
“W–We didn’t say anything.”
“Yes, you must’ve heard wrong.”
Most people would’ve let things slide at that point, but not Rachel. If she didn’t teach them a lesson now, who knew what they’d say next time?
These women were clearly cowards.
Rachel smirked. “What’s wrong? You’ve got the guts to gossip behind someone’s back, but none to admit it when she’s standing right in front of you?”
Just then, the sound of high heels clicking echoed through the lobby as Yvette strolled over. Pretending not to see Rachel, she turned to the group.
“You’re almost late. Why aren’t you all inside yet?” Yvette said.
The women looked like they had just spotted their savio
“Ms. Yvette, your sister is being so mean! She’s accusing us of talking behind her back when all we said was her car looked nice!”
“Exactly! Then she just flew off the handle and started tacking us.”
“Yes! And it’s not like there’s any proof we said anything bad.”
“Come on, she’s driving a car like that, and she’s afraid of a little gossip? So what it we talk a bit?”
Now that Yvette was here, suddenly they had all grown backbone. Their tone turned smug.
“Come on, Rachel, you’re the biggest shareholder now. get that you want to make a strong impression,
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but this is coming on a bit too hard, don’t you think? Sheila and the others have been here for years. And everyone’s watching. There’s no need to make things so difficult,” Yvette chimed in supportively.
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