Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 860 Someone Hugs Her

Of course, the protagonist was merely Whitney. Even if these people were audacious, they wouldn’t dare to plot against Charles, unless they no longer wished to keep their job.

Moreover, Charles never stood up for Whitney, nor did he ever intervene in these matters these days, which further fueled the spread of the rumors.

That noon, a few people gathered in the restroom, and started a discussion about this matter.

“I wonder how Whitney has the nerve to stick around Mr. Newton. If it were me, I would have handed in my resignation long ago.”

“Well, I think she just wants to become Mrs. Newton, so she won’t let go that easily. Hence, being the CEO’s assistant is the first step to getting close to the CEO. Do you think she’s foolish?”

“She should really take a good look at herself and see if she’s even destined for such greatness. And who does she think she has her eyes on? She’s seriously deluded if she thinks she’s a phoenix.”

“Hehe, well, this is great. It is just as expected that she got kicked by Mr. Newton.”

“If it were me, I would dutifully go to work, earn a living, and marry a man who matches my social status. The key is to know one’s place.”

They were all chattering away by the sink, completely unaware that the person they were talking about was right behind them in the stall.

As Whitney listened to their conversation, she couldn’t help but clench her fists.

She felt a slight urge to go out and pick a fight with those gossipmongers,

But reason told her, she shouldn’t.

Charles held a high reputation within the company. If she were to leave now, it might look

bad.

Once the noise outside the door had subsided, Whitney finally opened the partition door, ready to leave. However, when she tried to open the bathroom door, she found it had been locked from the outside.

No matter how she turned the handle, it just wouldn’t open.

Did those people from earlier do it on purpose?

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Whitney pressed her face against the door frame and called out, “Is anyone there? I’m locked. in here. Could you please help me open the door?”

Once the door was locked from the outside, there was no way to open it from the inside.

Whitney pounded on the door with all her might, but the outside remained eerily silent, with no signs of anyone coming or going.

She glanced at the time and saw that it was the lunch break. Most of the employees should bet taking their afternoon nap, so there were very few people coming to the restroom.

On top of that, Whitney had already had enough of these people’s gossip. This time, she deliberately chose a more secluded restroom, but she didn’t expect to encounter such a situation…

to find there was no

hour had passed, she tried knocking on the door again, calling out for help. Still,

to think of a way when, with a sudden splash, a bucket of icy cold water was dumped in from a small window above the

hair instantly became wet, and stuck to

shivering to her core now that she was

in water.

hugged herself, the corners of her eyes slightly reddened. Then, she pulled out her phone once again as she was trembling.

was

that she didn’t have a single friend in the

a leave that day

who could offer her

like this, Whitney

hesitation, she finally

connected, Isaac’s questioning voice came

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“What’s wrong?”

east wing of the

someone.”

bring someone over right away.”

the bathroom wall for support, feeling unwell

made her feel cold, so she could only hug herself,

door lock had been maliciously sealed with

instructed the locksmith to pry open the

mind and seeing things. She staggered out of the restroom soon

coat, intending to

was the center of attention in the company. Any man who crossed paths with her might find himself caught in a whirlwind of rumors.

Isaac to be

very much.”

trembling slightly as she walked towards

with the constant flux of people coming

rumors at the company, Isaac

to

tightly wrap her arms. around herself, sneezing

returned to the top floor office area. Whitney’s gaze just happened to meet

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lowered her head. She walked past Charles

no energy to focus on her work. She

reprimands towards her didn’t lessen at all. She

nothing compared to the chill

was about to reach its limit, as if she could hardly hold

Achoo.