Scratching his head, David pointed at Hosea Lindley and asked. “ Were you arguing with this man?” Hosea acquired David from Icy’s arms and cuddled the little boy. “Of course not me. Why would I bully her? Your mother is a nice lady.” He was saying this not only to David, but also to Icy who was impressed by what her boss had just said. He paused. “Come. Look what I have bought you. I have some snacks for you.” Hosea handed David one packet of snack as he continued talking to Icy. Smiling sweetly, David obediently put down his favourite snack and held Hosea’s hand. “Thank you very much. Uncle Lindley. Thank you.” As soon as he finished expressing his greatest gratitude, David began eating his potato chips. On the other side of the living room, Icy saw them but she did not say anything. She reminded her little boy. “Hey. Dave. Don’t eat too much junk food. We shall have dinner soon.” Walking outside to the backyard of the house with Hosea, David uttered loudly. “ I am hungry. Mom and Uncle Lindley. Why don’t we eat outside today?” Icy pulled David to her perimeter and said. “We shall eat at home ourselves. Be a good boy. Don’t delay Mr. Lindley’s schedule.” Suddenly Hosea grabbed the boy and carried him with both arms and walked to his sedan. “I am hungry too. What do you want to eat tonight? Let’s eat together.” Feeling a little embarrassed, Icy didn't’ say anything and she just followed them to get into the car silently.

In a high class children favorite restaurant in the city, may couples and their kids were eating dinner. The receptionist politely greeted them and led them to their reserved table. Hosea did not say anything. Like a gentleman, he let Icy to walk in front of him, and he was carrying little David, following her from behind. The lights in this place were warm, bright and colorful; and camera flashed. They were eating their dinner happily and didn’t notice that they had become the bullseye of a camera. Although it did not take too long for them to finish eating, photos from various angles, which showed their intimacy, had been taken and spread within the company. Shirley Lindley was behind all these.

The employees in Hosea Lindley’s company were all amazed to see the photos of their boss, Icy and a little boy. “Oh My God. Isn’t it My Lindley and one of the new staffs?” “Yea. Seems to be it. Who is that little boy? Are they already married?” "Highly unlikely. If Mr Lindley was married, we should see an official announcement plus a grand wedding party.” “Also there is no way this new woman deserves our CEO. The most likely happening here is that she is seducing Mr. Lindley.” "I think so too. Otherwise, how could she enter our company without following a standard application procedure?” Obviously she got her job by mesmerizing Mr Lindley.” Gossips kept spreading.

Gossips and rumors grew stronger and more powerful as they were being circulated in only one night. When an elevator doors opened in the morning, everyone in the company whispered. Icy Wilkinson was wearing a chiffon long sleeved shirt, which perfectly whitened and matched her skin color, a tight fishtail skirt, which enhanced her body figure, and a pair of silver stiletto heels. She appeared truly professional, lively and vivid. At first, she did not notice the strange gaze and muttering voice surrounding her, but as she approached her office, she felt something not right; what was it? She had no idea and she thought she should be doing her own job and should be acting normally. After 15 minutes, Hosea Lindley was standing in front of her desk, as if they had both agreed to meet. The discussions within the employees became more intensified, and many versions of the stories between Hosea and Icy were of course not real. Hosea did not notice anything strange because the discussions simply stopped when he was around, but Icy was not that lucky. A grandly dressed female supervisor came in front of Icy and gave her a big assignment; she wanted Icy to give a report on some major competitors’ style and design of that season. This was definitely an impossible mission; considering the fact that she was new to the company, Icy simply nodded and started working on the project right away, forgetting the strange behaviors of other staffs she experienced earlier. There was no sign that the gossips would stop; and things seemed to become more serious. Some employees even photoshopped their photos; they changed the facial expressions of Icy to make fun of her.

The female restroom of an office was always a good place for gossips. Now standing in front of the mirrors and washbasins, few office ladies were re-applying their makeup and continuing their discussion of Mr Lindley and his whore. “I don’t understand why Mr Lindley is hanging out with that bitch. I really think I am prettier and more capable than her.” “Definitely not her talent of design, I think it is her voluptuous body that attracted him. What else can it be?” “She already had a son from an unknown man, but still pretending to be innocent.” Suddenly, a toilet door opened with a loud slam, Icy came out from one of the toilets. The three ladies were so surprised to see her; they looked at each other and but none of them felt guilty for what they had said. After finishing their remakeup, they started walking sexily out of the restroom.

A woman can be week, but not a mother. Icy Wilkinson was always a nice lady, but she could not tolerate that her beloved son being addressed as a boy from some strangers; she no longer could control her anger. Icy walked toward the three women. “If I hear you say that again, I will show you no mercy and U’d wish you never been born. Remember.” “You are not serious. Bitch. I do love to see what you can do to me.” One of the bitches barked at Icy and assumed a posture to fight. Icy showed no sign of weakness and stepped forward. “Let’s find out.” Suddenly, one lady was scared and pulled the arms of her two friends. “We were kidding only. Nothing’s personal.” And then three of them run out of the restroom and rushed back to their desks. Standing alone in the restroom, Icy took a deep breath, wondering if returning to her hometown to work was a right decision. She smoothed out her shoulder-long hair and re-applied her lipstick so that she would not look too frail. In extreme bad mood, Icy did not go out for lunch because she did not have the appetite and she had a big project to finish before that day. On the other hand, Mr Hosea Lindley, who never appeared in the staff cafeteria, suddenly showed up in the company restaurant. His appearance had attracted many girls’ attentions and the rumors and gossips of his personal life escalated. He was looking for something or someone, but he was disappointed. Icy wasn’t here and he left quickly. On the way to Icy’s desk, Hosea received a phone call for an urgent meeting.

Chelton was a very low profile, experienced and talented designer in Icy’s team. He returned from oversea and had been working in this company for half a year. Although he also heard lots of rumors about Icy, whom he had been working with for only few days, he did not believe in any of them and he witnessed that her supervisor had given her a project that she could not finish on time.