"Are you at the dorm right now? I've been trying to reach Tiffany, but her phone's off. I'm starting to get worried. Could you do me a favor and see if she's there?" Brianna was always eager to please Kelly, so she jumped at the chance. "I was just heading back there! Give me five minutes, Ms. Harrison."
"Sure, no rush," Kelly said, her voice deceptively casual.
But as soon as she hung up, she started pacing back and forth in the living room.
Five minutes passed quickly.
Just as Kelly was about to call again, her phone rang with a call from Brianna.
"Ms. Harrison, I checked. Tiffany's not here, and it looks like her bed hasn't been touched; she probably didn't come back last night."
A cold dread settled in Kelly's stomach. "Thanks, Brianna." That was all she managed to say as her fingers tightened on the phone.
Just as she was about to hang up, Brianna stopped her. "Ms. Harrison, you're looking for Tiffany so early... Could it be that Mr. Lewis didn't come home either?"
The blunt question pierced Kelly's carefully constructed facade. Her voice turned icy. "Brianna, don't spread rumors at work."
"Oh, I wouldn't! I'm just worried about you. After all, I know Tiffany best. If she uses her tricks to seduce Mr. Lewis, I doubt he will be able to resist."
Kelly forced a scoff. "She's not capable of that!"
Brianna countered, "I thought the same because Tiffany is so good at pretending, always appearing innocent and non-confrontational. I trusted her too much, which gave her an opportunity. Ms. Harrison, you really need to be careful around Tiffany!" Kelly frowned. "Thanks for the warning."
She wouldn't be another Brianna. She would replace a way to get Tiffany out of Lewis Group!
Brianna had a smug expression on her face as she hung up.
William walked up and asked, "What's so exciting?"
Brianna immediately switched to a worried expression and took William's hand. "Ms. Harrison called me and asked if I thought Tiffany had spent the night with our boss last night."
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She sighed. "I just started working at the company, and I've already heard a lot of gossip about Mr. Lewis and Tiffany. Do you think he really likes Tiffany?"
"No way!" William replied a bit too quickly, even too decisively.
Brianna looked at him strangely. "How do you know?"
William paused for a moment. "You mentioned Ms. Harrison earlier. Does Mr. Lewis have a girlfriend?"
"Sure. She was an assistant before,
and she's... well, not the prettiest girl.
But she must have something going for her since she managed to land Mr. Lewis. Why did you say that he wouldn't be into Tiffany so confidently?"
William hesitated. "There is no real reason. Just a hunch."
"A hunch? What kind of hunch?"
William didn't answer, but instead changed the subject.
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After reassuring Brianna and dropping her off at class, William sat in the quiet car for a long time. His phone finally buzzed, and he saw his mother's name on the screen. "Mom..."
Joyce Anderson's voice came
through the phone. "Will, it's your birthday! Are you and Tiffany coming for dinner? I bought those big lobsters Tiffany loves, and your dad's taking the night off. It's been ages since I saw her. I've missed her!"
William felt a lump in his throat. It took him a while to say, "Mom, Tiffany and I... We broke up."
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