55 Conversing With A Snake..

Before the stunned Xie Eun could give a reply to Shan Shan,the door opened once again and Chairwoman Lu and Yeona walked in. With Xie Eun's back facing the door,the two did not realize that the other woman was Xie Eun. Out of respect for an elder,Shan Shan stood up and welcomed,"Aunt Lu,Miss Lu..Welcome."

The older woman nodded in return but Lu Yeona simply snorted and said scathingly,"This is all you are worth,Wen Shan..Are you trying to shirk your duties as a secretary by not bowing at ninety degrees?Have you forgotten that you are in the office and not at a social gathering?Oh!You must have forgotten since you are not invited for social gatherings anymore.such a pity reallly.."

Shan Shan clenched her hands into fists and tried to remind herself that she was supposed to be polite and not bash the client's..Xie Eun on the other hand heard the gloating voice of her dear cousin and knew that there was a history between this girl and her.And obviously, Lu Yeona had been the winner... Standing up slowly, Xie Eun turned around and looked at the two people who she had tried so hard to please. She had even sent her Aunt Su away from her to pacify this woman..

Xie Eun saw the look on Shan Shan's face and started casually,"Miss Wen,the topic we were talking about?Snakes?You must teach me how to tolerate such a species in the office.You even welcomed this mixed breed of viper bit**** into the office with a straight face."

All three women in the office turned to look at Xie Eun in shock..Old lady Lu was shocked at the insult,Lu Yeona angered and Shan Shan gratified..No one other than her family stood up for her and today this stranger had been so kind.She understood that there was enmity between these two but Mis Xie still did not need to say anything on her behalf..

Before Shan Shan could thank Xie Eun, Lu Yeona broke out,"What are you doing here?You should have been dead!"

Before Yeona could blurt anything serious,Lady Lu pinched her arm making the girl wince.The gesture was not unnoticed by Shan Shan who now had the answer to why there were so many scrapes on Xie Eun's hands..It seems the girl had been attacked and somehow escaped while this pair had no idea of their failure.

Xie Eun smiled a catlike smile and said,"If wishing someone dead could gwt you killed then you should have died a thousand times by now at the very least, cousin."

Shan Shan(in her heart):I found myself a new idol!!She felt like dancing to her favorite BTS Song titled Idol which she did in her mind (Woah oh ooh oh,woah oh oo ooo)

(ARMY Author raises her head and dances along to Idol)

Chairwoman Lu was much more experienced in hiding her reactions and though her mind worried about their failure, her expression showed a calmness as she spoke,"I never knew you to have such sharp claws,Xie Eun.You may wish Yeona dead but she has never meant you harm.Wenthought you were a simple orphaned girl without family so we brought you here to the city.We have helped you so much without asking for anything in return but we did not expect to be stanbed in the back.Child,showing such unruly behavior and trying to snatch something that does not belong to you from someone who rightfully deserves it,does not suit General Xie's daughter.We never thought you wiuld turn out to be so cunning and greedy."

Xie Eun could only stare at the woman in front of her in amazement.Chairwoman should have been a movie actor..She wasna great actress..Maybe she could play Cruela or Maleficent in it's remake...Her dear grandmother may not beat Angelina Jolie in terms of looks but the required viciousness was definitely there...Xie Eun almost burst out laughing as she imagined her grandmother dressed as Maleficent...Controlling her laughter, she seriously replied to her grandmother,"You are mistaken grandmother.By the thousand wishes for her death,I did not include myself.These wishes must be from the ones she bullied..Me?O want my cousin to live and I want to see her fail, that wasy I would pay back what I owe you..You too have wanted me to fail repeatedly,haven't you?And the claws?Oh I always had the claws.I kept them sheathed because I was giving you face.But you apared me no consideration so I owe you nothing else.And if we are talking about rights,then if you had truly believed in Yeona's right, you would not have gone to such lengths to make get me out of the picture..."