Chapter 472
Chapter 472
“Madam Barbara… You’ve been with thepany 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 exined, “Your mother-inw was the one who
started them.”
“I see.” Fia acknowledged her faintly. “You know how it is between a mother-inw and daughter-inw.
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 ndered you. That none of the
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rumors 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-inw. 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-inw 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-inw… 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 be 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 epted 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. Ss 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 aplete waste of timeing here. The legendary useless and pretentious Mrs. Maxwell
would be 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, Ss made his way from thepany hastily.
He came in with a smile and said, “Sir, Madam. We found the gifts.”
Conrad asked icily, “Where did you find it?”
Ss took a deep breath and put the two gifts on the bedside table.” It’s a misunderstanding.
“No one stole the packages. When Miss Parker was about to go homest night after working overtime,
thedy 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.
Ss replied, “Miss Parker said that she was unwrapping the packages for Madam Barbara and
identally 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 Anniest night, and now everything had been investigated
clearly. Even Annie waspletely saved.
“Ss, do you know about Barbara’s family background?”
Ss answered honestly, “She’s from a simple family from a long line of schrs. Her parents are both
from Gryphon.”
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