The Woman From Hell novel (Wanda and Theo) novel Chapter 1970

I was given light work for the past two days in Grant Corporation by the cleaning department until this day.

I saw that the ladies were all gathered around when I first arrived. I did not know what they were discussing, but when I got closer, I heard one of them say, “The chief accidentally fell when she was picking up her grandson yesterday. She hurt her foot and is expected to recuperate at home for a while before she can come back to work.”

"Falling at this age is no trivial matter. It’s a must that she gets some good rest. But we don’t have a leader now."

"Director Doyle said someone will be transferred over to serve as interim chief to assign work. I don't know who it is."

Transfer an interim chief over?

Immediately, I felt a sense of unease.

After a while, a voice came from the door. "Look at the time. Why aren’t you guys off cleaning? What are you all doing around here?"

It was a familiar voice.

Hattie!

I looked up and saw Hattie walking in wearing a fancy dress and heels. She was giving off quite the aura of a leader.

She put her hands behind her back and looked down at us. "Since your old chief is injured, I’ll be the acting chief during this time and assign you your work. I hope everyone will cooperate."

"Isn't she Director Doyle's mother? She caused some trouble a while ago."

"Yes, it's her."

A few of the ladies whispered among themselves.

It seemed that Hattie had a reputation in the company.

"Cleaning the windows. That's fine, you can swap jobs with our Miss Lane here. You’re old, so you should have it easier," Hattie ordered.

The lady glanced at me, looking somewhat troubled. "There are some places where you need to climb higher up to clean the windows. It might not be convenient for Wanda."

"What's the inconvenience? She’s just pregnant. Did we not also climb around when we were pregnant? How could it be impossible for the women of this generation? I don't think Miss Lane is that delicate, right?" Hattie glanced at me.

To avoid conflict, I nodded to the lady. "It's okay, Ma’am. I can do it."

After switching our tools, everyone had left, leaving only Hattie and me in the department.

"Miss Lane, do clean the windows properly. I'll be checking from time to time." She smiled at me smugly and then entered her office.

I shook my head and walked out helplessly. It was just cleaning windows, no big deal.