Rejection

Stacy's Pov 

After sending the rejection email to Pearson's HR department, Ted Owen reached out to me with his personal email address to ask for the reason why I changed my mind last minute. 

And that made me sure of Old man Morris's words that they really were after something else because it is so suspicious that such a big organization is after a small time interview candidate that turned down the offer after being accepted…

I didn't voice out any of my concerns to him and only told him that something urgent came up and I don't think I'm in the right state of mind to work right now. "Don't worry about that, sort your issues and come back to resume. We would be waiting for you". Ted said 

I told him thanks and closed the chat, now thinking of it later I feel I should have just made things clear to home so that he won't get his hopes high anymore.

The weekend passed by so quickly like it was never meant to come at all in the first place, I took my time settling Into the environment and exploring the whole villa….

Now I'm supposed to resume for work tomorrow and I am not prepared to hug mentally and physically. 

I got to the office the following morning and introduced myself. The manager of the department looked me up and down and was saying I'm so random?

Gosh! Why does everyone think they could judge me based on my appearance? Just when the manager tried to be rude to me by saying " I don't know how you got the position with your educational background but if you draw us back on any project I would go to any length to have you removed.

I looked her in the eye and retorted "I don't know who your backing is as well but you don't talk to me so rudely even though I am your subordinate, and if I work and you don't find it pleasing I'm very sure that would be because you have a problem with me."

Just then Richard passed by with his assistant, I couldn't tell if he actually heard me but I saw a smile on his face.

Richard's POV

When I got to the office I was just about to ask Joseph if Stacy had settled in when I heard her voice coming from the direction of the design department.

From the time of her voice, I am very sure she has been bullied but of course my own wife who would not take an insult from me would definitely give her a befitting reply and yes i was so proud of her open mindedness.

I sat in my office going through some contracts before approving or rejecting them. Soon after, it was time for lunch break.

I went down to the cafeteria for the first time in my life to eat, tracing Stacy with my eyes. I found her in the corner of the hall sitting alone with her back crouched eating alone….

Third person's pov

After spotting her sitting alone Richard went to get his food with only Stacy who had her head down the whole time still seated, he noticed how bad posture was.

And that she has been sidelined by everyone in her department because they were all in groups except for her…

Richard walked down to get his food and every other person in the hall stood up except Stacy who was still sitting in the same position and didn't seem to notice the change in the environment….

Richard walked up to her seat and sat across from her, because of the shadow that was casted over her because of his towering stature, she looked up and met his gaze, nodded at him and continued eating again without raising up her head till she finished and hurried off….

Back in the Richard's off he could get the image of her being left all alone by the whole department out of his head and he decided to make up some reason and that would cause her to directly work with him and not some unworthy set of people who were biased.