Just by looking at her, you’d never guess she was juggling that many guys at once.
Elaine didn’t hold back—she picked two pics of Natalie getting cozy with different guys and sent them to every employee’s phone through the office network.
Not long after, the buzz started, just like she hoped.
“Yo, what did I just get?”
“Same here.”
“Natalie, are you dating that guy from Engineering, Kevin?”
Natalie’s hands shook when she saw the photos, nearly dropping her phone.
Her face went pale as she tried to deny it frantically.
“That’s not true!”
But her coworkers kept pushing.
“Girl, look at the pics!
That’s not ‘just friends’ kinda close.”
“And there’s another one.”
“Ain’t Jonas from Sales?”
“So, what is this—two-timing both of them?”
Natalie looked completely rattled, like her brain had just blue-screened.
She had no idea how this happened and just kept saying, “It’s not true, it’s not true!”
“Who did this?
Who the hell did this?!”
Elaine kept her cool, just watching from the sidelines.
She honestly didn’t expect the two guys to be coworkers of hers too.
Yeah, they all worked for Orion Axis Group, but the company was huge, departments scattered.
Running into each other wasn’t common.
Natalie, desperate and teary-eyed, ran to Isabella and grabbed her hand like a lifeline.
“Isabella…”
But Isabella, who had always been supportive before, suddenly switched gears and snapped, “Natalie, are you clueless?
Office dating is against company policy.”
Wait, the company’s got a no-romance rule?
Elaine didn’t know that.
Not from Audrey’s memories either.
Natalie was bawling at this point.
“I-I didn’t mean for this to happen…”
“Think the CEO got the photos too?”
“If he did…”
“Isabella, you’ve gotta help me here.
It took me so long to land this job, I’m begging you.”
Even Elaine felt awkward watching her melt down like that.
But hey, she’d always been the type to settle scores as they came.
And she knew the real instigator wasn’t her—it was Isabella.
She just wanted to nudge her a little; didn’t think things would blow up like this.
Since Elaine was the “hacker,” she was also sure Marcus had received the message too.
If the whole no-dating policy was for real, she might’ve just dragged three people into trouble.
Yikes.
That’s gonna come back huge.
“It’s fixed.
Everything’s back in place.” Elaine played it cool, acting like she hadn’t heard anything, placing the laptop back neatly.
Suddenly, Natalie stormed up to her, furious.
“Was it you?!”
Elaine felt a twinge of guilt, sure, but no way was she gonna just take it lying down.
She checked the time, then smiled like she didn’t have a care in the world.
“Ten minutes till lunch break.
Guess who gets to go back to being the CEO’s wife?
Still want to talk to me like that?”
“I could use that time to hang out with my hubby, boost the ol’ married life a bit, you know?
What do you think, Secretary Collins?” she said, sweeping her gaze around the office, her tone low-key but full of warning.
“Today, I helped fix your laptop.
Next time…
you might not be so lucky.
And that goes for everyone.”
A clear warning.
No sugarcoating needed.
She didn’t have time for petty office wars.
She was here to pick up some real skills, not play drama queen.
Her real goal?
Snatch Valtros Group back and take it all the way to the top.
No time for games.