Fatal Love：CEO, please let me go

“This matter really has nothing to do with Mr. Yusuf.” Adele took a deep breath and turned to look at Shirley.

“Then you have to find a way to explain yourself. After all, everyone thinks that you are deeply in love with Mr. Yusuf and keep pestering him…” Shirley sighed.

Even if she wanted to explain, no one would listen to her.

“Ding-” With a sound, the elevator door opened. Adele and Shirley walked out of the elevator side by side and walked towards the door.

Suddenly, a person next to them walked over.

“Adele!”

Adele turned to look. It was Brayden, a colleague from the finance department.

“Brayden, you got off work late too?”

“What a coincidence.” Brayden smiled at her and nodded.

“Where are you going? Do you want me to send you home?” he asked Adele, pausing for a moment.

Adele was a little uncomfortable with Brayden’s enthusiasm and attentiveness. She reached out and hooked Shirley’s arm. “I’m going with Shirley to have dinner together,” she said with a smile.

When Brayden heard this, he smiled and scratched his head, “Alright, you guys go eat. I’ll send you home next time when I have the chance.”

“Alright, goodbye.”

After saying goodbye to Brayden, Adele pulled Shirley and quickly left the company hall.

“Adele, everyone can see that Brayden likes you! I think he is quite good. Why do you always reject him?” Shirley asked with a smile.

Adele was in a complicated mood. She looked down at the wedding ring on her finger and did not know how to explain it to Shirley.

Seeing that she did not reply, Shirley did not get angry. She continued, “Actually, I have a way to deal with the rumors in the company now.”

“What?” Adele asked quickly.

“Aren’t people saying that you are pestering Mr. Yusuf? If you get closer to other men, such as Brayden, wouldn’t doing this indirectly deny the rumors?”

When Adele heard this, she felt that it made sense, but she also felt that it was a little strange.

“Do you mean, in order to prove that I have no interest in Mr. Yusuf, I need to be closer to other men?”

“Yes,” Shirley nodded, “later, you can explain yourself. Those rumors will disappear.”

“But I would be using Brayden, right?” Adele was hesitant.

“Brayden likes you. Try to be friends with him. You don’t have to date. As long as you prove to everyone that you have no improper thoughts about Mr. Yusuf, that’s enough. Don’t you think so?”

Adele nodded doubtfully, but she was still hesitant.

After separating from Shirley, she thought back and forth in her heart, but she did not think of a better way.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed. Adele thought that after these days, the rumors in the company would slowly subside, but she found that these rumors not only did not calm down, but they were even getting more and more intense.

Now, no matter where she went, she would attract the attention of everyone. All kinds of suspicion, judgment, and sarcasm were like a heavy burden, pressing down on her until she could not breathe.

If this went on, when Damon came back from abroad, he would definitely hear about the rumors. What should she do then?

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became. Adele was at a loss. When she was at her wit’s end, she suddenly thought of what Shirley had said to her that day.

If things really came to this kind of desperate situation, she had no choice. The top priority was to suppress these rumors. The fewer people to discuss, the better.

This kind of drama was often played by people in the entertainment business. In order to suppress a certain rumor, they used another rumor to divert everyone’s attention.

At this point, Adele was also willing to use Brayden to stop the rumors, as long as it did not affect Damon.

After making up her mind, she summoned up her courage and took the initiative to go to the finance department to find Brayden, but when she git there, the courage that she had worked hard to muster disappeared.

Just as she was unsure whether to advance or retreat, someone suddenly walked out. Coincidentally, it was Brayden.

Brayden was holding a stack of documents in his hand. He should be sending them to the filing room. When he saw Adele, he was a little surprised, but also pleasantly surprised. “Adele, why are you here? Are you here to submit the financial report?”

“No.” Adele suddenly became nervous. She did not know what to say.

“Then what are you here for?” Brayden smiled at her patiently.

“I… I’m here to see you.” Adele summoned her courage.

Brayden was flattered. “Me?”

She took a deep breath. “I have time tonight. Why don’t we have dinner together…”

“Sure!” Brayden agreed without hesitation.

They were standing at the entrance of the finance department. There were many people passing by. Because of those photos, Adele had become famous in the company. At this time, everyone knew her. Therefore, when they saw her with another man, they could not help but take a few more glances.

“Adele, what do you want to eat? Hot pot, barbecue, or Sichuan cuisine?” Brayden asked with a smile.

Adele was uncomfortable with being stared at. She whispered, “I’m OK with whatever.”

The reason why she wanted to ask Brayden out was to divert everyone’s attention from Damon.

“Okay, then after work, I will go to your department to find you.”

“Okay.”

After talking to Brayden, Adele turned around and left in a hurry.

In the afternoon, Adele was always absent-minded, thinking about whether her choice was right or not, but before she could figure it out, the afternoon had passed.

Just a few minutes after work, someone came to knock on the door. Shirley pushed the door open and came in with a face full of excitement. She looked at Adele and said in a low voice, “Adele, guess who is here?”

“Who is it?” Adele was not in the mood and answered casually.

“It is Brayden! He is waiting for you at the door!”

Hearing her say this, Adele suddenly became nervous. She nodded, “I will go now.”

Taking a deep breath, Adele picked up her bag and walked to the door. When she passed by the office area, a few colleagues in the department who liked to gossip were gathered together and discussing something with smiles.

Adele passed by and heard a few words, but she could tell that they were talking about her.

She clenched her fists and walked quickly to the door.

Brayden stood at the door, wearing a light blue shirt. There was a bit of anxiety and expectation on his face. The moment he saw Adele, his eyes lit up.

“Adele, here!”

Adele knew that her colleagues were staring at them from a distance. She smiled at Brayden and asked, “Why are you here so early?”

“I finished my work early, so I came to wait for you. I have booked a restaurant. The place quite good…”

Adele nodded and walked next to Brayden. The two of them left side by side.

As soon as they left, a gossiping colleague in the department waved her phone excitedly. “Hey, what do you think will happen if I send this photo to the group?”

“Let’s give it a try!”

The colleague tapped on her phone and sent the photo of Adele and Brayden to the group without hesitation.