Elias massaged his temples and gave me a weary, apologetic look. I understood his signals immediately. After all, solving my boss’s problems was part of my job.
So I kept my smile, turned to Elsa and said softly, “Ms. Abend, you’re mistaken. Mr. Weber and I only have a professional relationship. If you’d like, I can show you our work contracts and chat logs.”
Elias followed up quickly, “Elsa, enough. Go wait for me in the lounge. I’ll be there after I sign this deal.”
Reluctantly, Elsa agreed to his persuasion and glared fiercely at me before finally leaving.
Elias called after me. “Thank you for your patience, Anne. Starting this month, your salary will be doubled,” he said as if troubled.
After I left the office room, Elsa stopped me on my track.
She looked at me with contempt and said loudly, “Ms. Torres, you should really change those sultry clothes. Who are you trying to seduce by dressing like that?”
I looked down at my plain, conservative dress. There was no sign of the design being sultry. I was completely confused.
Before I could reply, Elsa continued her accusations.