Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Ruby stayed in Priscilla's office for almost an hour. When she cout, several colleagues asked what they had discussed.

A few colleagues were unhappy when Ruby told them Priscilla wanted her to be the director's assistant. After all, in their opinion, Ruby was a newcomer, and now, it seemed she had caught up.

The dissatisfied people gathered in the office. A few disappointed people began to form cliques and ostracize Ruby.

Winnie heard people's discussion when she went to the washroom. She was in a stall and wanted to go out when she heard the voices outside.

One said with a lowered voice, "I suspect that Ruby is Mr. Sutton's illegitimate daughter. Look, the moment Ruby entered our company, Mr. Sutton rushed over. When did Mr. Sutton ever cto our design department, right?" Another colleague murmured, "You're right, but does Mr. Sutton not have a wife? Didn't people say that he's unmarried? Why would he have an illegitimate daughter?" "That's right. I don't think Ruby looks like Mr. Sutton." Winnie, who was still on the toilet, was speechless. 'What the hell is that? Do they think the future lady boss is the illegitimate daughter of the general manager? If Mr. Blackwell heard this, he would probably smash the paternity test report on their faces,' thought Winnie.

"Well, if she doesn't look like Mr. Sutton, maybe she looks like Mr. Sutton's lover. Do you believe a man doesn't have such needs at his age? I don't believe it. There will be times when the birth control method fails him." The door of the other stall was pushed open with a bang. A girl cout with an unfriendly tone. The tap was turned on, and the water flowed, but it could not drown out her voice. She said every word clearly, "I think people ought to do something good and mind their words. You can be jealous, but you can't make such a malicious speculation. Will you be happy if people suddenly said you have an illegitimate daughter?" The few gossipy women instantly felt embarrassed, and their faces reddened. One woman did not think she was wrong and retorted, "Oh, please. Let's not play this game. Aren't you jealous of her? We're just openly jealous." Paula admitted it. She swung her hands, and the water in her hands was splashed onto the faces of the gossipy women, making them subconsciously retreat in disdain. "I'm jealous. Why wouldn't I be? But even if I'm jealous, I didn't say those mean words about the illegitimate daughter. After all, I'm educated. Don't make yourself look like a gossipy rustic woman." With that, Paula flicked her hair and walked out with dignity.

"What's there to be proud of? She's just a country bumpkin from a small place." "That's right. She probably wants to suck up to Ruby." Winnie, who was hiding in the stall, heard everything. She was so timid and did not even dare to breathe loudly. Ruby told her to keep a low profile on her first day at this company. Winnie wanted to muster up her courage to go out, but she was not eloquent. The group of people just now was not kind. She could not win if quarreling with them.

She was always a coward.

After sthought, she sent a message to Ruby. [Ruby, everyone is dissatisfied because you becMs. Benson's assistant. What should we do? Should we ask Ms. Benson to explain?] Ruby was drawing when the phone on her desk vibrated. She picked it up and took a look. It was within her expectations. Priscilla had said that this would happen. The design department was not peaceful, and people here wanted to be famous, but Ruby thought it was fine. It was an opportunity to learn how to deal with such matters.

Ruby replied, [It's okay. Just pretend you didn't hear it.] The best way to eradicate a rumor was not to argue or curry favor. It was to wait for the opportunity to prove oneself with strength. There was no need to rush to explain. It was futile and would not be believed.

Winnie said, [But they rumored that you are Mr. Sutton's illegitimate daughter.] Ruby never thought that there would be such a hilarious conjecture. She had deemed that people would, at most, say she had gotten in through the back door. She said, [The truth is that I'm not, so that's alright. Don't worry.] "Huh, what a man of duplicity. You don't keep your word. Liar..." When Ruby put down her phone, she was met with Paula, who was scolding her sarcastically. Ruby laughed in anger and knew it was probably because of her being Priscilla's assistant. She reached out and grabbed Paula, who was pacing slowly past her. Ruby said with a gent smile, "I have something to talk to you. Chere." Paula looked reluctant, but her footsteps had already stopped. She said with a cold face, "I don't want to listen to dishonest people." Paula, Winnie, and Ruby had becinseparable in the past month. Paula said whatever she wanted to say and was more gossipy. She was competitive, but she was not scheming.

Seeing that Paula was back to her, Ruby whispered, "I want to tell you a secret. How could I tell you if you don't face me?" When she finished speaking, Paula pulled her chair and sat beside Ruby. Then, she tidied her clothes. Her expression was not very good, and her tone was calm. Ruby could tell that she was still angry. "Go on." "You said that we would compete fairly and not play tricks in the future. I didn't go back on my word, and I won't compete with you. I will never lay a finger on the position you want." Paula turned her head around. "Then how did you becMs. Benson's assistant? I'm not saying that your design isn't good. I know you're amazing and good at it. It's only a matter of tbefore you get promoted, but no matter what, I was here earlier than you were. Of course, I know this depends on our abilities, but you don't have any achievements yet. You're so quiet. I don't understand why you were suddenly promoted." After more than a month of interaction, Ruby knew that Paula was not scheming. It was just that Paula felt Ruby had not kept her promise to have a fair competition and was disappointed. Ruby smiled.

Paula was dissatisfied with her lack of seriousness. She rolled her eyes at Ruby. "Why are you still laughing?" When Winnie returned to the office, she saw everyone rolling their eyes at Ruby sometimes. A few colleagues' eyes were full of disdain and undisguised dissatisfaction.

Being the director's assistant meant that one could learn a lot. It also meant that the director was willing to teach personally. This was an opportunity that many people desired. Suddenly, an intern who had been here for only over a month snatched this opportunity.

People would more or less be unhappy. This was understandable and normal. How many people would want others to lead a better life than them other than one's parents? Even biological siblings might not be so broad-minded, let alone colleagues. However, Paula's dissatisfaction was unlike theirs, so Ruby was willing to explain to Paula and resolve the problem between them. Ruby did not want to hurt the heart of a girl who treated her well. "I don't intend to snatch this position from you. What I want to learn is something else." After a pause, Ruby said, "Ms. Benson will promote another assistant. I'm indeed her assistant, but I'm not the kind of assistant you think I am. I don't know how to explain it to you." Winnie leaned closer to listen to them and suggested, "Ruby, can't you tell Paula about that?" Ruby thought about it for a while and decided not to say it. Paula was not scheming, but she was quick with her words. What if Paula quarreled with her colleagues and spilled the beans while defending Ruby? Ruby still wanted to learn from Priscilla for stime. "I'll tell you in half a year at most. Ms. Benson will promote a new assistant to learn design from her next month." Ruby was to learn the design team management from Priscilla, which was different from the other assistant Priscilla was to promote.

"Really? You're not lying to me, are you? Although I'm gossipy, I'm not someone who will get to the bottom of things. I won't force you to tellabout something you don't want to tell me." Ruby promised earnestly, "I promise. No matter what happens in half a year, I will explain to you. Don't be angry anymore." Ruby smiled sweetly.

Facing her gentle smile, Paula felt she had lost all her temper. She teased, "You're a siren. Your smile is poisonous. Damn it, I'm not angry anymore. Alright, I'll believe you this time. Don't lie to me." "I'm not lying. I merely didn't tell you the reason. Ms. Benson will promote another assistant. That's true, so you still have to work hard. Don't give up just because you think there's no hope. Good luck." After saying that, Ruby smiled and made a gesture of encouragement. Paula was amused. "Ruby, can your boyfriend stand your cute and soft appearance?" If she could not get angry, men probably could not get angry either. When Ruby smiled or cried, men would be impulsive to protect her.

Paula gestured for Ruby to stop. "Also, don't smile atso gently. I'm afraid I'll beca lesbian." Winnie laughed out loud. She pulled a chair and sat down with them. The three of them were seated in a row. "Ruby is the gentlest. Her boyfriend is super doting on her." .

Paula had completely forgotten what happened just now. She only remembered that she had to continue working hard and that the director would promote an assistant the next month. When Paula heard Winnie's words, her gossipy cells ran wild. "Is it true? Winnie, have you seen Ruby's boyfriend before? Letsee his photos. Is he handsome? Can he deserve Ruby?" .

"Of course. He's so handsome." Ruby's seat was in the middle. The two were chatting across her, and she was their topic. She held her forehead and said helplessly, "Why don't we change seats so you guys can chat directly?" Paula did not refuse. "Alright, sit over there. I'll let you use my seat for now." .

Before Ruby could react, Paula had already stood up and pushed Ruby's chair to her desk desk thingsThen she took the things on her desk and handed Ruby's design draft to her. Paula was prepared to have a good chat with Winnie. .

Ruby was shocked. How could they talk about her boyfriend excluding her? .

In the end, Winnie and Paula leaned their heads against each other and chatted in a low voice.

They entym used the word "boyfriend" when they talked about Jasper. Half an hour later, Paula sighed. "Why do I feel like you're describing a rare animal? Are you sure it's not someone you imagine?" .

Winnie and Ruby were speechless.