Winning My Ex-Crush

Fenella’s POV

I could only stay silent in confusion as I listened to the woman who claimed to be Laird’s boss. My eyes blinked repeatedly as I observed her closely. From her appearance, it was clear she was not a foolish or poor woman.

So why did she think her earlier statement was a normal thing coming from a career woman’s mouth? Why did she seem so confident in what she said? Though I didn’t believe her words, I still felt that something strange had happened.

“Laird is gay?” I repeated the woman’s words slowly.

“He himself told me that,” she said once more. The woman shrugged, as if all her words were sane.

“Laird is gay? He told you that himself.”

I repeated her words slowly once again, furrowing my brow in confusion. My mouth hung open wide, and I gasped in disbelief. We were like a glitching video due to bad wifi.

“Yes, that’s right.” The woman nodded, appearing sure of her words, although I could see a tense expression on her face as if she were lying.

Gradually, I stared at the woman. The longer I observed her, the more certain I became that something was amiss. Coupled with her clearly false statement just now.

Yes, she was definitely lying!

I couldn’t hold back my laughter anymore. Regardless of her position or identity in this office, I burst into loud laughter in the meeting room. I laughed so hard that I held my stomach in pain from the joke.

“Why are you laughing? He told me himself!” The woman grew angrier and started gripping my arms, which were trembling from laughter.

“Stop laughing! What’s wrong with you?” She tried to hold onto my shaking body.

I realized people were starting to look towards the meeting room, and I finally stopped laughing after the woman repeatedly told me to stop. I wiped the corners of my eyes, which were now watery from laughing too much.

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“You don’t believe me? Everyone knows that, and he told me himself,” she insisted, now crossing her arms in front of her chest.

“Sorry, may I know your name again? You’re Laird’s boss, but I really don’t know your name,” I said amid the fading laughter.

“Rebecca,” she said in a snobbish act.

“Well, Rebecca, if I may know, when did he tell you this?” I have managed to control my laughter now.

“A few months ago,” she said.

“Oh, right, Laird just started working here, right? He got his license only 6 months ago, so maybe he told you when he first joined this office.” I nodded.

“What are you trying to say?” she pressed irritably.

“I just want to know, when exactly did he tell you that? Was it when you invited him out for lunch together?” I asked with a crooked smile this time, full of triumph.

When I asked her like that, Rebecca flinched. She blinks her eyes again. This time she fell silent, then tried to stare at me fiercely as if her intimidation were still effective on me.

“I didn’t do such a thing,” she murmured in a low voice.

“Yes, you did. You invited him out for lunch or dinner alone. You tried to seduce him; that’s why he lied to you.” I leaned forward and hissed in a low tone as well.

“Why would he lie to me?” she asked with an annoyed snort. “Besides, I didn’t do any of that. What you’re saying is a serious accusation, miss.”

It was clear to me that her defenses were starting to crumble, and I knew I was right. It was not uncommon for me to hear stories of women or men who considered themselves bosses trying to seduce new recruits with the hope of engaging in sexual harassment.

Don’t predators always think that newbies are easy targets for them? They think that newcomers can be easily fooled and will obediently follow the office authorities.

“In my opinion, my guess is correct. He lied to avoid you, his boss, who wanted to tempt and harass him. He lied that he’s gay, so you would stop trying to get close to him,” I said without hesitation.

“I warn you; shut the fuck up, or I will sue you for slander and unpleasant acts,” she threatened with narrow, vicious eyes fixed on me.

A bully? I wasn’t afraid. I had faced bullies and all sorts of unpleasant situations many times before. I was immune.

“Go ahead; I’m not afraid. I will also sue you for defamation.” I shrugged and began to walk away.

“Just so you know, Laird is not gay, and oh, boy, he’s really good at satisfying women in bed. He’s a sex god,” I said with a sigh and a bite on my lower lip.

“I think I’ve had enough of your nonsense. I’m leaving from here and will find my sexy boyfriend,” I said, raising both my hands in the air.

I walked away, leaving the woman feeling embarrassed and alone in the meeting room. It was clear to me how she was caught trying to seduce Laird. I understood why he lied like that because I had been in his shoes before.

When I first started working, meeting with model clients for the first time, they offered things like that. To climb the career ladder, to gain fame, and such. Nonsense!

I even dated a man I didn’t really like just because I knew he had the power to make those predators retreat in fear. They no longer dared to touch me when they found out I was dating a mafia guy. Only when the situation was safe enough did I dare to fight alone again.

I mean, I had to take such extreme steps so that the predators who thought they had power over me would finally stay away from me. That’s why I could immediately figure out what really happened between Rebecca and Laird.

I returned to his desk, but it was still empty. There was no sign of him returning to his desk yet. The room was still quite busy, with coworkers around his desk busy with their tasks.

“Hey!”

Rebecca walked over to me in anger.