Chapter 93 - Ch. 93 Meet Osbert

Kaylee was on her way to the studio by bus. After taking off her disguise and storing her wig into her backpack, Kaylee took a deep breath and looked at the road she was passing by.

The cityscape of New York looks as bustling as ever, and nothing has changed from the residents' activities other than the growing spirit of Christmas.

Regrettably, Kaylee was not that enthusiastic about Christmas this year. She's not even in the mood to go to her studio any minute she's off. Kaylee did not want to meet anyone and wished to shut herself up in her house.

Kaylee facepalmed with a heavy sigh, remembering what happened in Declan's office.

There was something strange about the man. Today Declan was super clingy as if he doesn't want to be away from her.

Every time she shifted her chair away, the man came closer until Kaylee decided to give up.

After all, her appearance was that of Nicholas Larson, and she knew very well that Declan was not as gay as it was rumored. The man would not touch her nor take any further action.

It is true. The man didn't touch her or assault her. But she could feel his heated gaze as Kaylee focused on doing the other task the man had given her.

She couldn't help but feel hot when she realized the man's gaze on her. She had the urge to get out of this suffocating room. Instead, she planned to give up this additional study because she didn't want to see Declan again.

But… that man's gaze, his clinginess made her unable to voice her wish.

What did Declan want from 'Nick'? Last week, the man approached Kaylee and kissed her so that she couldn't think of anything but him. Then she found out Declan flirted around with a much younger girl two days ago. And now, her cheating fiancé was super clingy to her despite that her appearance was like a teenage boy.

The more she thought about this, the more annoyed she became.

What is that man thinking, really? Kaylee had the urge to split his brain.

Kaylee decided to stop by the sweet shop to buy some chocolates.

At times like this, eating something sweet could make her feel better.

Once she arrived at the sweet shop, she sprinted over to the area of ​​her favorite chocolate brand and picked up some sweets. Then Kaylee paid at the cashier, and to her surprise, she saw a familiar person behind the cashier counter.

"Osbert? You… you also work here?"

Osbert smiled shyly while lowering his face. "No, miss. I'm forced to work here."

"Forced? What do you mean?"

"I… I've been fired. Didn't you fire me already?"

"I did?? Why did I fire you?" Kaylee took a deep breath as she remembered something. "It must be Wendy."

It had been more than eight months that her best friend had been bothering her to fire Osbert even when the young man was doing nothing. Kaylee didn't want to be an evil employer and fire just anyone for no reason. That's why she didn't listen to Wendy's suggestion and pretended not to hear it.

But now… after more than three months, she was busy on campus and couldn't take care of the situation in her studio, Kaylee gave control of the studio affair to Wendy.

She never expected that Wendy would use her powers to fire innocent people.

"I will talk to her. She shouldn't have fired you without my permission."

Osbert gave Kaylee a gentle smile. "Thank you, miss, but I can't fight it. She… she fabricated data to have an excuse to expel me."

"Fabricated data?"

"She… made a video about…."

Kaylee listened to Osbert carefully about Danielle's video, which made Kaylee surprised. She couldn't even believe that Osbert had the access card to the fifth floor and took something from her private room.

No. What made her feel confident that the video was fabricated because she knew there was no CCTV camera on the fifth floor. That place was her personal space, and she disliked letting random people come to her most private room.

"Impossible. Wendy couldn't have done it. What did she do it for?"

"I have no idea, miss. She and your assistant have been oppressing me for almost a year. They gave me a formidable job and tried to make me quit working there. But I genuinely like my job. I enjoy working at your place, miss. Unfortunately, I don't know why your two colleagues hate me."

Kaylee felt a dilemma in facing Osbert's statement.

On the one hand, she felt sure that Danielle and Wendy would not be so mean to someone, but on the other hand… she felt… Osbert was not telling the truth.

She didn't know Danielle as much as she knew Wendy. Danielle had only worked as her assistant for two years, while Wendy… that girl had been her friend for more than twenty years, and she knew very well the character and nature of her best friend.

That girl was wicked and often tricked her into doing things beyond her means. But Wendy never forced her, and the girl knew very well what Kaylee could do and what she could not do.

Kaylee even felt that Wendy seemed to know her quite well… more than herself.

Therefore… if Wendy decided to bully Osbert and tried to get rid of that man from her… it means that Wendy is protecting her.

Could it be because that she was starting to feel uncomfortable about Osbert's excess attention? Did Wendy feel her discomfort and misrepresent it?

"Maybe, Wendy misunderstood your good intentions."

Osbert looked at Kaylee with a confused look.

"You always give me a gift every time you come to work and to be honest... I feel a little uncomfortable with your gift."

"You don't like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it… but… I would prefer it if you didn't give me extra gifts. I think Wendy noticed my discomfort and misunderstood me to think I wanted you fired. I will try to talk to her after this."

Unbeknownst to Kaylee, Osbert clenched his hands tightly into fists. Fortunately, there was a counter table that became a barrier between the two of them. Otherwise, everyone could see the two fists on either side of Osbert's body and would think that man wanted to hit the girl standing in front of him.

Even though at this moment Osbert was feeling angry and wanted to hit something, his expression remained flat and showed nothing.

He didn't think Kaylee Roe would still trust Wendy more than him.

It seemed that he underestimated the close bond between Kaylee and Wendy.