Chapter 59 Giving Birth To A Child Out of Wedlock Causes Rumors

The next day, Lyla went to work as usual, but as soon as she walked into the company, she felt that everyone looked at her with a strange gaze and even started pointing at her. Their gazes were full of mockery and ridicule. Needless to say, Lyla already knew what was going on. She was very calm and did not want to comment much as she walked into the design department with her head high and chest out. She did not do anything shameful, what would she need to be afraid of? However, as she had expected, everyone knew it, but she did not know if Mark would know? This was the main thing that Lyla was worried about. As soon as she walked in, many people surrounded Lyla. A colleague asked, "Lyla, do you really have a son?" "Yea, your son is already so grown up, is he your own biological son or was he adopted!" Several colleagues came up and they peppered her with questions all at once. They were shocked when they heard the news! They could not have imagined that Lyla would have a child that old! They really could not tell by her looks! Lyla just looked at them. If she did not comment about the situation and somebody found out about her son, the rumors will be even worse, "He's not adopted, I gave birth to him!" Everyone’s jaw dropped and did not know what to say anymore. "Are you married?" Lyla froze for a moment, then shook her head, then smiled slightly, "No!" So everyone was even more surprised... Lily knew that Lyla had a pair of boy-girl twins, and she also knew that they were her biological children, but other than that, she did not know anything else. But Lily was not happy about everyone's questioning. She walked over, "Okay, okay, what decade are we in, what society are we living in, is there a need to make such a fuss?" "The main thing is that it happened to Lyla, that’s bizarre!" A colleague said. Lyla smiled, "Why?" "Because it doesn't seem like this kind of thing would happen to you!" "Well then, let me open your eyes!" Lyla laughed it off self-deprecatingly. However, with just one remark from her, the design department calmed down and everyone was not so gossipy anymore. "You don't know how horribly Roy described it!" Lyla knew it was him, so she raised her eyebrows indifferently, "Whatever!" How could I control other mouths! She did not really care about others. She gave birth to her own children and raised them by herself. She did not do anything wrong or immoral, so why would she need to be afraid? "He’s definitely full of sour grapes, so he took this opportunity to get revenge on you!" Lily said angrily. Lyla smiled, "You can cover his mouth but you can’t control his dirty thoughts. It's pretty rare to see a man gossiping like this!" She mocked indifferently. So everyone was even more curious. "What do you mean?" a colleague asked. "Because Roy pursued Lyla before and was rejected!" Lily said. So that's why! "I never thought he’s such a person!" "Yes, I remember that he was courting a person from the accounting department before, but when the other person did not accept him, he went around and said how chaotic her private life was..." So, after a round of investigation within the design department, Roy's image as a shameless scumbag also spread in the company. How could Kathleen miss out on this news! The entire design department already knew, so how would Kathleen not know! She initially thought that Lyla just adopted a child, but she did not expect to hear Lyla admitting that she actually had a biological son! Although it was surprising, Kathleen was more happy than surprised. It was a weight off her mind. If she had a son, then she would not be her competitor. Even if Mark was a little interested in her, he would never marry a woman who had given birth to someone else's child! She was definitely certain of this! Knowing how proud Mark was as a person, he would not want a second-hand item that someone else had used before! Thinking of this, a smug sneer appeared at the corners of her mouth. Lyla Lowe, it would only be a matter of time before you get kicked out of M.K. Corporation! Thinking of this, Kathleen suddenly felt at ease. She was secretly overjoyed. No matter what means Lyla had now, that fact alone was enough to make Mark resent her! Only till now, she guessed that Mark did not know that Lyla already had a child. If that was the case, she’ll have to go through some trouble of informing him! …… On Valentine's Eve, M.K. Corporation Jewelry New Product Launch Conference was held as scheduled. Under the promotion of the media and authoritative magazines in the world, M.K. Corporation’s new product launch conference was held quite successfully. M.K. Corporation was a tycoon in the jewelry industry. It has a strong design team and a large number of consumers and customers. Everyone was already paying attention to them. However, after this publicity, everyone spoke well of them and expressed their eagerness. Among them, the designs of Lyla and Ethan were the most attractive. Lyla's work was regarded as the hottest one and also the one that everyone had pre-ordered the most. Ethan's work was also comparable, followed by Lily and one other employee. In just a few days, MK sales orders had surpassed the sales figures of previous years. Therefore, Lyla deservedly stood out at the new product launch and became the spotlight designer this year. Everyone took turns to congratulate Lyla, but Lyla just smiled and behaved indifferently. When it was time to get off work in the evening, Ethan brought some good news to everyone. Mr. Pattinson would be treating the whole company to dinner and everyone had to be there. Everyone cheered. It had been a busy and stressful period for half a month, but they could finally relax for a bit. Lyla wanted to go home earlier, but with this announcement, she completely dropped that idea. Because Mark said, everyone must be present! How could she not show him any respect? So, everyone rushed to the venue appointed by Mark. As soon as Lyla left, she wanted to call Hansel. "Hello……" "Mummy, you’re calling me to tell me that you won't be back for dinner today, right!" When the call was picked up, Hansel said first before Lyla could even say anything. Lyla nodded, "Yes, the new product launch conference was very successful. The boss said that all the staff has to be there, so I dare not disrespect him!" "Is it daddy’s treat?" "Yup!" "Alright then, you may go!" Hansel said magnanimously. Lyla somehow felt something was fishy and continued, "If you are expecting something to happen between me and your daddy, then I’m afraid you will be disappointed..." "Why?" "Alessia will be going too!" Come on, Hansel had never cared about the big-breasted, no brainer woman! "Mommy, you think too much. I'm just afraid that you’ll drink too much!" Hansel explained. "Is it?" "Yes!" "Alright then, you’re forgiven. Can’t talk more now, I'll hang up first!" "Okay!" After she hung up, Lily walked over, "Were you on a call with your baby?" Lyla nodded, "Yup, I actually wanted to go back to accompany them, but I let him know that something came up!" "Aren't you worried to leave them both home alone?" Lyla pouted, "They stopped sleeping with me when they were three years old!" Lily, "..." She really wanted to see what kind of amazing children Lyla had given birth to! Why were they so different from normal children! Hansel felt that he was already a grown-up man, so he did not want to sleep with her. As for Gretel, this young woman knew how to enjoy life and wanted to occupy the whole bed by herself. Therefore, in the beginning, she could not sleep well every night and could only look at them one by one. Lyla could not help but laugh when he thought of this. Seeing Lyla's smile, Lily asked, "When will I get to meet your two babies?!" "You can come over, but I'm afraid you’ll be shocked!" Lyla said calmly. "Why?" Lily asked. Lyla smiled, and for now, she did not want to explain too much to Lily, "You’ll know it when you see it!" Hansel looked too much like Mark, she was afraid Lily would understand why if she saw him! Lily did not think much about it and laughed, "Alright!" So after chatting for a while, when it was time to get off work, the staff all gathered and marched towards the direction of the hotel. Inside the hotel. Mark spent a huge sum to book the whole floor of the hotel and invited many people from the design department, advertising department, and media department to dinner again. After everyone arrived, they were all yelling at the top of their lungs. Sometimes, the better he treated his employees, the more he could get their hearts. Mark was very knowledgeable when it came to rewarding employees. Quite a number of people were present. Mark sat upright, Kathleen sat beside him as usual, acting as the hostess. Lyla however pulled Lily along to sit on another table. Mark was staring at her so intensely as if his gaze would pierce through her back, but he was ignored by Lyla. Everyone was chatting away and laughing very happily. Especially among Lyla, Lily, and Ethan. They talked the most amongst themselves and their chat was the most lively one. From Mark's direction, he could see Lyla’s perfect side profile where she sat. Mark's gaze was so sharp that it was about to pierce through her. During the meal, everyone first toasted to Mark, then ate their own meals. Then many people toasted to Lyla. After all, during this Jewelry New Product Launch Conference, her design had grabbed the most attention and had the highest pre-orders. She also received the monetary reward. Everyone took turns to congratulate her by having a toast. As Lyla found it impolite to refuse and was afraid she would look too pretentious, she drank them one by one. In fact, normally, Lyla got along well with her colleagues, especially with those in the design department and they also knew Lyla more. She was easy-going and never actively found fault with others and was not calculative. Despite some rumors, everyone was still relatively gentle to Lyla. After going around, Lyla had already drunk a lot. Her face originally looked very pure and fair, but now after drinking some wine, her cheeks were red, which added a little bit of dainty womanlike charm to her. Everyone had a deeper understanding of Lyla. Although there had been rumors spreading in the company that she had given birth out of wedlock, she looked energetic and straightforward, and she was not arrogant and pretentious, which was frankly hard to dislike. Seeing that Lyla could not drink anymore, Ethan also helped to take a few glasses. Many of them were shipping Ethan and Lyla, but they were all just fooling around and did not take it seriously. "You all can continue drinking first, I'm going to the washroom!" After finishing her sentence, Lyla got up and walked toward the toilet. She would really throw up if she continued drinking! Lily looked at her, "How are you feeling? Do you need me to accompany you?" "No, you all can continue drinking first, I'll be back in a while..." Lyla said as she walked out. Mark's gaze followed her all the time, and seeing her walking out, Mark stood up suddenly, "I'm going to the bathroom!" After leaving that one sentence, he did not wait for any reactions and followed her out immediately.