The new intern in the PR department, Chloe, posted a TikTok today using the company account. “First day on the job and my boss is totally into me. He’s such a shy type, probably too embarrassed to make a move, so I’m taking matters into my own hands! I’m going to ambush him with kisses, however many likes this video gets, and see how he reacts~” The video unexpectedly went viral, becoming the most-viewed clip the company had ever seen. Chloe burst into my office, ready to pounce and kiss me. I dodged her in a panic, snapping at her to leave. She just shot me a disdainful look. “Stop playing innocent! I know you like me. So many people are waiting for the follow-up, don’t act like you’re too good for this, or I’ll tell everyone you sexually harassed me!” I laughed, a humorless sound, at her audacity, then switched on the hidden camera on my chest. My big boss, Mr. Sterling, had given me this camera. It was meant for recording important meetings when he wasn’t around. Never thought it would come in handy today. Chloe saw my silence and mistook it for fear, a smug grin spreading across her face. She walked to my desk, leaning in close. “Mr. Alex, cut the good guy act!” “On my first day, I had stomach cramps, and who was it who specifically got me a hot drink and told me to rest, huh?” “If that’s not liking someone, what is?” Her words stirred a memory. On her first day, I’d seen her, a young woman new to the professional world, and felt a flicker of concern. It was a brief moment, no more than fifteen seconds. I hadn’t even said anything extra, let alone made any ambiguous gestures. Just how severe was her delusion to twist that into me being interested in her? I frowned, patiently trying to explain. “That was just normal colleague-to-colleague concern, nothing more. Besides, I’m already married.” “So what if you’re married?” Before I could finish, she cut me off, completely unapologetic. “Being married doesn’t stop you from liking me! Mr. Alex, I’m giving you a chance right now. Just be with me, divorce your ugly wife, and I’ll pretend nothing ever happened.” She spoke with such arrogance, as if she were doing me a favor. It made my stomach churn. I’d initially thought she was just a young girl new to the world, no need to make a big deal out of it. But now, it was clear I’d been too soft. “Who do you think you are? Get a reality check. You think I’d ever look twice at someone like you?” Chloe’s face instantly flushed crimson. She shrieked, rushing towards me, tearing at her own clothes wildly. “Since you’re not going to be reasonable, I guess I’ll have to use other methods!” The words were barely out before she pushed past me, screaming like a madwoman as she ran towards the door. “Help! Help me! Mr. Alex is trying to assault me!” Her voice instantly echoed through the entire office. My colleagues were already buzzing about my relationship with Chloe because of that viral short video. Now, it was pure chaos. A few female colleagues even took off their jackets and draped them over Chloe, asking curiously what happened. Chloe leaned into a colleague’s embrace, fake-sobbing a couple of times. “As soon as I walked into the office, Mr. Alex forced me to take off my clothes.” “He said if I didn’t listen to him, he wouldn’t let me pass my internship and would fire me. I refused, and he lunged at me, trying to kiss me. I fought him off and managed to escape…” She spun such a convincing tale that if it weren’t for the camera, even I would have believed her nonsense. The expressions of my colleagues instantly turned complicated. “Mr. Alex always seemed so decent, not the type to take advantage of people, right?” “You never know. Didn’t you notice Mr. Alex is usually nicer to female employees than male ones? So that’s what he was up to.”
“I’m telling you, I’ve seen Mr. Alex lurking around the women’s restroom several times, not sure what he was doing!” “Shouldn’t we call the police? We can’t just let him get away with this!” I wasn’t flustered. I slowly walked out of my office. “You’re saying I sexually harassed you?” “Well, I’m saying you sexually harassed me.” Chloe heard my voice and, feigning fear, shrank further into my colleague’s arms. “Why would a girl like me ruin my own reputation to frame you? Mr. Alex, isn’t it just because you liked me, and I rejected you, that you’re now bitter and falsely accusing me?” At her words, my colleagues’ eyes widened, looking at me. “Mr. Alex? Did you really confess to Chloe?” Chloe nodded, crying even harder. “Yes, just a few days after I started, he secretly approached me and told me he liked me. But I rejected him! I never imagined he would try to force himself on me because of that!” She grew more and more outlandish, twisting black into white. Too annoyed to argue further, I pulled out the camera and held it up for everyone to see. “Everything that just happened in my office is clearly recorded right here. You can all come and see for yourselves.” Suddenly, the air grew silent. Colleagues exchanged glances, their eyes full of curiosity. A few closer to me were already eager to step forward and view the footage. Chloe’s face instantly turned ashen, her eyes wide as she stared at the camera in my hand. In just three seconds, she lunged at the camera in my hand, smacking it, completely wrecking it. Then she clutched her head, letting out a piercing scream. “I have depression! Mr. Alex, stop pushing me! If you push me any further, I’ll die right here!” After shouting that, she turned and ran without looking back. My colleagues were smart; how could they not understand what was really going on? They exchanged glances and slowly dispersed. As if nothing had happened. I watched in a daze for a while as Chloe disappeared, before finally snapping back to reality. Honestly, her smooth string of moves had truly opened my eyes; I was momentarily speechless. But after this scene, she had thoroughly embarrassed herself. She definitely wouldn’t be coming to work tomorrow. That was probably for the best, a lesson learned, letting her know that not everything can be said carelessly. For now, the incident was over. I didn’t see Chloe again until it was time to leave work. Near closing time, Chloe’s team lead reported to me that Chloe had packed her things and left the company. I was getting ready to leave too. As soon as I got into my car, my phone rang. It was Mr. Sterling, the big boss. He asked me to go with him to entertain a client. I immediately called my wife, Sarah, telling her to go to bed early and not wait up for me. At dinner, I toasted glass after glass. The client was very pleased with me, and we got along great. The collaboration details were smoothly finalized. But I was pretty tipsy, my head heavy, and people started to blur before my eyes. By the time the dinner ended, it was very late. If I went home now, I’d definitely wake Sarah. She was pregnant, and I truly didn’t want to disturb her. So I went to the hotel next door to crash for the night. After entering the room, I collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep. I don’t know how much time passed, but I was woken by my phone. I groggily opened my eyes, my head throbbing. I pulled my phone from under the pillow and answered the call. “Hello?” My neighbor, Mrs. Henderson, sounded anxious on the other end, her voice mixed with a chaotic din of arguments.
“Mr. Alex! Where are you? Come home quickly! Something’s happened at your place!” I instantly woke up, bolting upright in bed. “Mrs. Henderson, what’s wrong? What happened at my place? Please tell me slowly!” Mrs. Henderson, frantic, blurted out a long string of words. “A girl showed up at your doorstep, claiming she’s your girlfriend! She’s arguing with Sarah right now! Hurry back!” At that moment, I was completely sober. I quickly got dressed and hailed a cab home. Rushing to my doorstep, I saw Sarah, surrounded by neighbors, and the person claiming to be my girlfriend. It was Chloe! Of course, it was her! My rage instantly boiled over. Yesterday, I’d been kind enough to let her off the hook! And today, she dared to come to my house to cause trouble? Chloe stood there, haughtily provoking Sarah. “Let me tell you! In this world, the unloved one is the third party! Alex doesn’t love you anymore! If you’re smart, pack your things and leave! And get rid of that thing in your belly too, don’t try to pin it on us!” Mrs. Henderson stood by Sarah, protectively shielding her. “Young lady, how can you say such things! The baby’s eight months along, almost due! Getting rid of it now could kill her! Besides, the young couple’s relationship is perfectly fine; *you’re* the one destroying someone else’s family!” Chloe completely ignored Mrs. Henderson, her eyes fixed on Sarah’s belly, filled with venom. “What does her life have to do with me?” “I’ll tell you the truth, Sarah! Alex and I have already slept together! He’s fantastic in bed, I almost couldn’t get out of it today, my back still aches!” Her shameless words made the surrounding neighbors look at her with disgust. After all, people usually saw wives confronting mistresses; who had ever seen a mistress proactively showing up at the door? Sarah, instead of getting angry, actually smiled. She looked calmly at Chloe, her voice laced with mockery. “You said you slept with Alex?” “Yeah! So what? You don’t believe me?” Chloe said, deliberately stepping closer. “He said he’s sick of you, you ugly woman! If it wasn’t for you being pregnant, he would have divorced you already.” The neighbors couldn’t help but feel indignant for Sarah. “This girl is too much! Spouting nonsense!” “Exactly! Alex and Sarah are such a great couple, how could he ever be interested in her?” “Sarah, don’t listen to her, she’s just trying to provoke you! You’re pregnant, don’t get worked up!” Sarah wasn’t at all provoked by Chloe’s words; she even looked Chloe up and down with amusement. “You’re lying! Alex would never sleep with you.” Seeing her provocation fail, Chloe, enraged, lunged to hit Sarah. “You dare not believe me!” I quickly pushed through the crowd and grabbed Chloe’s arm. Once Chloe realized what happened, she became even more brazen. She leaned into me suggestively: “Oh, you’re awake? Do you remember last night?” Last night? I frowned, my mind a blur. Last night I’d just collapsed into bed at the hotel; could something else have happened? Seeing my confused expression, Chloe feigned shyness and lowered her head. “Last night, after you drank, you called me and asked me to come over. As soon as I arrived at the hotel, you pulled me straight into your room…” She said, pulling out her phone from her pocket, finding a picture, and holding it up for everyone to see: “Look! This is proof!” In the photo, I was wearing clothes and sleeping soundly. Chloe, however, was lying naked beside me, a triumphant smile on her face, snuggled into my arms. It certainly looked like the two of us had slept together.
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