"Don't talk nonsense. My relationship with both gentlemen is strictly professional. You'll give people the wrong idea."
Seeing the young girl opposite her grow increasingly outrageous and draw the attention of those nearby, Nightingale hurriedly covered her mouth and spoke softly.
Then she gave the people around them an apologetic look.
As the others looked away, Nightingale breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, but she also knew rumors would soon erupt.
She just wondered what Darren's expression would be when he learned that others saw him as an older man.
"Although he's a little old" was only a few words, but their destructive power was absolutely terrifying. Governor Darren's reputation had suffered yet again.
As for whether rumors about improper relationships between them would spread, Nightingale took that lightly and even rather welcomed the prospect.
Perhaps, because of the rumors, the two big shots would stop tormenting her as they had before to avoid suspicion.
"I'll say this one last time. My relationship with both gentlemen is entirely professional. If you keep talking nonsense, watch out, or the three of us will make life difficult for you." Only after everyone around them had tactfully dispersed did Nightingale speak to the young girl whose mouth she was covering.
"Did you hear everything I said? Nod if you understood."
Only when the girl nodded earnestly did Nightingale release her mouth.
"All right, I still have work to do, so I won't keep talking. Read fewer of those mindless novels. They're making you stupid." With that, Nightingale patted her head and walked out of the building, preparing to visit the Operations Department to learn how the Elite Training Camp trainees were doing.
(I seem to have made a mistake in the previous chapter. It should have been background checks on the North Blue