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Chapter 472
“Madam Barbara… You’ve been with the company for seven years, right? You must have heard plenty of rumors
about me. It was normal for you to feel unhappy with me.”
Barbara couldn’t say anything as she stared at Fia with a frown.
“There are plenty of rumors, I admit. But none of them is to your benefit.
Fia smiled faintly. She didn’t care about it that much.
“Rumors, right? If you want to know someone, it’s better to interact with that person instead of simply listening to
rumors.”
Barbara sulked and explained, “Your mother-in-law was the one who
started them.”
“I see.” Fia acknowledged her faintly. “You know how it is between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. That’s
normal.”
Barbara’s eyes became intense as she asked, “Is there anything else’ you want to tell me then?”
“About what?’
“For example, Mr. Maxwell’s mother slandered you. That none of the
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtrumors are true.”
Fia lowered her head and smiled as she supported her chin with the back of her hand. “And then, I can smear her
reputation in return?”
Barbara remained silent.
“Madam Barbara… Regardless of what happened, she’s still my mother-in-law. The mother to my husband. If we
openly discussed what happens at home, Conrad would be one with a ruined reputation.”
Which meant that no matter how bad her mother-in-law was, she would never openly discuss it.
In that instant, Barbara was impressed by this woman who was more than a decade younger than her.
“You’re handling this better than me, Mrs. Maxwell. Compared to me and my mother-in-law… Right, it’s just as you
said. We should deal with family matters within closed doors.”
She stood up and looked at Fia.
“Your designs are very delicate, to be honest. If you have the chance, you should go overseas to improve your
skills. You can become even better.”
“Thank you, Madam Barbara. I’ll work hard,” Fia said before pausing for a moment. “Now that I’ve cleared your
doubts, I have a question that I want to ask.”
“Ask me then. I’ll give you the answer if I know it!” Barbara was really impressed with Fia’s verbal communication
skills. She was no fool at all!
“The Foreign Affairs Department has just accepted a new employee, right? Annie Parker?”
Her tone was just right. Not too high, not too low.
Barbara’s expression changed as she remembered something.
“I understand. I’ll help Mr. Silas investigate the staff from the department.”
“Alright. Thank you for your hard work, Madam Barbara.”
“Rest well, then. I’m leaving now.”
“Alright.”
Barbara gave Fia one final look before leaving.
It wasn’t a complete waste of time coming here. The legendary useless and pretentious Mrs. Maxwell would
become even better than them once she got more experience!
It seemed like the youth would overtake the old any time now.
The next morning, after Conrad fed Fia her breakfast, Silas made his way from the company hastily.
He came in with a smile and said, “Sir, Madam. We found the gifts.”
Conrad asked icily, “Where did you find it?”
Silas took a deep breath and put the two gifts on the bedside table.” It’s a misunderstanding.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“No one stole the packages. When Miss Parker was about to go home last night after working overtime, the lady at
the front desk asked her to take some packages back to Madam Barbara’s office. She saw the two packages meant
for you and took them with her.”
“Who told her to unwrap them then?” Conrad said, upset.
Silas replied, “Miss Parker said that she was unwrapping the packages for Madam Barbara and accidentally
unwrapped yours.”
“Barbara simply allows anyone to unwrap her packages?”
“I asked her about it and she told me that when she purchases stationery and has them delivered via courier, she
would usually ask the staff at the front desk to unwrap them for her.”
While everything sounded perfect, Fia frowned without saying a word.
She had just hinted to Barbara about Annie last night, and now everything had been investigated clearly. Even Annie
was completely saved.
“Silas, do you know about Barbara’s family background?”
Silas answered honestly, “She’s from a simple family from a long line of scholars. Her parents are both from
Gryphon.”
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