Chapter 18 He Is A Scum

• In spite of his promise to Yasmin, Matthew still headed to the president’s office immediately after he parted ways with Yasmin.
• By the time Yasmin arrived at the department, which was later than the designated time, she found that the entire department was unusually quiet. Just then, Becky stepped out of the elevator with a grim expression on her face, probably because Lionel had angered her again. The moment she spotted Yasmin, she scoffed, “I’ve come to realize why the performance of this company has been regressing in recent years. It’s because the company is filled with incompetent employees like you! You are late to work and all you can think about is how to hook up with guys! If I were you, I would be so embarrassed by myself that I would immediately tender my resignation!”
• Not in the mood to entertain the crazy woman, Yasmin merely cast a fleeting glance at her from the corner of her eyes without responding to her criticism. She was no longer a newbie who would give up her career just because of some harsh words from her boss.
• Although Becky was indeed her superior, she could not fire her without a valid reason. Therefore, Yasmin was not in the least bit intimidated by her.
• Seeing that Yasmin actually had the guts to ignore her, Becky went all bananas. Earlier that morning, she heard about how Yasmin had taken the lift that had broken down together with Lionel. She was so worried about Lionel that the first thing she did was visit him to see whether or not he was injured. Much to her dismay, she ended up being asked to leave his office before she could even step into his room. It was extremely embarrassing for her because some of the higher-ups of the company were present when it happened.
• In Becky’s opinion, Yasmin started looking more and more like a threat in her pursuit of Lionel.
• “Ms. Ingram, is there anything else I can help you with? If not, please step out of my way because I have got some work to do now!” Yasmin challenged Becky with her brow raised as Becky was blocking her way.
• As Becky refused to budge, Yasmin rounded her and made her way toward the door. Meanwhile, she stole a peek of the four-inch high heels that Becky was wearing. I must say that Becky is really bold to be wearing high heels when she’s pregnant. If she sprains her waist and falls down on her high heels, the consequences will be unthinkable.
• All of a sudden, Yasmin felt a little frustrated, puzzled by how Lionel had made a move for her even though he already had a pregnant girlfriend.
• Are all rich guys like him jerks who love to toy with women? Is he toying with me?
• “Stop right there!” Yasmin heard Becky growling at her from behind when she barely stepped into the department. The next minute, Becky lunged forward to block her way again.
• “What game are you playing now?” As the memory of Becky freaking out at the cafe was still fresh on Yasmin’s mind, she vigilantly took a step back from her.
• To her surprise, Becky did not assault her. Instead, she glued her eyes to Yasmin’s mouth with astonishment written all over her face.
• “I’ve got to go if there is...” Sensing that some of the employees of the department had started peeking at them, Yasmin, who did not want to become the talk of the town again, tried to make her way past Becky.
• Before she could even finish her sentence, one of Becky’s hands suddenly materialized in front of her, brushing her lips with her long nails. Out of instinct, Yasmin ducked backward to avoid her touch. Unfortunately, part of her lips could not escape the attack of Becky’s nails.
• To her puzzlement, Becky then proceeded to scuttle away in her high heels immediately after doing the bizarre thing to her lips.
• “What a crazy woman!” Yasmin shook her head in exasperation. Nevertheless, she did not overthink Becky’s behavior. She then walked toward her place and settled down.
• As soon as she sat down, Serena scurried her way over and gave Yasmin’s face a thorough inspection. “Yasmin, I heard that the elevator that you took broke down halfway. Are you alright?”
• “Of course I am.” Yasmin chuckled lightly while switching on her laptop.
• “I heard that you were stuck in the elevator together with Mr. Holloway.” Feeling relieved to see that Yasmin was uninjured, Serena thought that it was time to quench her thirst for gossip.
• “Yes,” Yasmin answered Serena succinctly, not wanting to elaborate much on Lionel.
• “Is that all you’re going to tell me?” Evidently displeased with Yasmin’s answer, Serena punished her by tickling her.
• “Hey, we’re supposed to be working now!” Yasmin dodged her hands as she rebuked her in an undertone.
• “Eh, Yasmin, why is your lipstick smudged?” Serena was as psyched as Christopher Columbus when he had stumbled upon the land of America; she had come to notice the thing that was peculiar about Yasmin’s lips. She edged close to her, narrowing her eyes as she remarked with a crooked smile, “Did you have a kiss with someone just now? There’s a mark on your lips!”
• Serena fished out a compact mirror and put it in front of Yasmin. Smiling craftily, she asked, “Tell me the truth, did Mr. Holloway kiss you earlier?”
• “That’s a bunch of hooey!” Yasmin quickly pinched Serena to stop her from talking. Although they were speaking softly, it was better to be safe than sorry. The last thing Yasmin wanted was to have a rumor about Lionel and her making out in the company.
• It was not Yasmin’s habit to apply make-up on her face. However, she would usually apply light make-up whenever she went to work because all female employees of Miller Corporation were required to do so. She checked her reflection in the mirror and realized that her lipstick was indeed smudged.
• “Oh, no!” Suddenly, the bizarre thing that Becky did to her lips earlier crossed her mind. Did Becky notice that my lipstick was smudged? Did she also suspect that I had kissed Mr. Holloway, causing her to run off to confront him about it?
• “What’s the matter?” Serena, who thought that Yasmin was feeling unwell, looked quite rattled.
• “Nothing, I’m alright.” Yasmin leaned on her desk, and she couldn’t help but feel sulky. It seemed to her that her life at Miller Corporation in the future would be a tough and challenging one.
• She expected Becky to storm her way back in to look for trouble after she confronted Lionel. Yet, Becky was still nowhere in sight, even though it had been more than an hour since Yasmin had last seen her. Being as nosy as ever, Serena walked over to her table surreptitiously again as she whispered to Yasmin the newest piece of gossip that she had just heard.
• “Yasmin, you’re going to laugh your butt off after you hear this. I was told that B*tchy Ingram made a scene at the president’s office this morning! Not only did she yell at Mr. Holloway, rather, she even demanded that he remove his shirt. She kept accusing him of being unfaithful to her by fooling around with other women. The point is, she did that when Mr. Holloway was in the middle of a meeting with many of the higher-ups of the company present. What she did ticked Mr. Holloway off big time. He shoved B*tchy Ingram out of the conference room right away and threatened to fire her on the spot! She has yet to return. Do you think that she has really been fired? Goodness gracious, what she did is really hilarious!”
• Serena smacked the table excitedly as she doubled up with laughter. Meanwhile, Yasmin raised a skeptical brow at her. “Are you sure that it really happened?”
• “I’m pretty sure because I heard it from Simon. Now that he’s one of the higher-ups too, he was present at the meeting this morning.” Serena was still laughing.
• “Oh? Have you patched things up with Simon?” Yasmin asked curiously.
• “Nope. He’s still having a good time with that young and rich girlfriend of his!” Serena pouted, obviously not in the mood to discuss her relationship with Simon. Thus, she steered their conversation away by asking Yasmin, “By the way, didn’t you say that Becky was pregnant with Mr. Holloway’s child? Why is Mr. Holloway treating her so badly? Isn’t he worried that he would cause her a miscarriage?”
• Yasmin shrugged because she was clueless too. She was also baffled by Becky’s odd behavior; she did not look like a pregnant lady at all. Not only did she apply heavy make-up on her face, rather, but she also wore high heels every single day, being very fiery-tempered.
• They are rather bizarre as a couple!
• “Perhaps, Mr. Holloway is just a scum who doesn’t care about his girlfriend at all even when she’s pregnant,” Yasmin remarked.
• That was the only plausible explanation that Yasmin could produce. Lionel had slept with the woman, and the baby was most likely an accident. He could have been treating Becky ruthlessly in an effort to weasel himself out of his responsibility.