Ruth found herself stuck between the seat of the swivel chair and the bearing underneath. The chair was now tilted to one side, after collapsing from Ruth’s weight on it. Meanwhile, some of the metal components that had gotten loose had somehow penetrated her skin.
While bleeding, Ruth's posture looked even more ridiculous.
She was half squatting, as if using the toilet.
Furthermore, since her hips were stuck in the chair, Ruth had tried to grab the table with both hands to balance herself, but it only made her look more like she was having difficulty passing motion. Coupled with her wailing voice that sounded like a pig’s cry, the scene in her office was as ugly as it could possibly be.
When her colleagues saw how Ruth looked in that position, they couldn't resist anymore and started bursting into laughter.
As they laughed, blood kept flowing out of Ruth's back.
"Are you all crazy?! Stop laughing and call an ambulance now. Call the police while you’re at it so they can catch this mistress! Sabrina, you murderer, you tried to murder me in broad daylight. I’ll have you thrown in jail!" Ruth yelled at Sabrina, while wailing i n pain.
However, Sabrina could not react at all, as she was still shocked from seeing what had happened to Ruth.
Though she knew that the chair had been some sort of trap set up by Ruth, Sabrina had never expected her to be so cruel. Fortunately, Sabrina realised that something was wrong and had sent the chair back to Ruth before sitting on it. Otherwise, she would have been the injured one right now.
When she managed to regain her composure, Sabrina grinned at Ruth without remorse. "Who was it that harmed you? Me or yourself? We'll have to see at the police station. I'm sure the company's surveillance system will be able to tell us, right?"
After saying that, Sabrina turned to leave.
The colleagues in the office were stunned at her brazen words.
Even Ruth was taken aback for a moment, and stopped wailing.
"Come back! Sabrina, you come back right now! Guys... don't call the police..."
At that moment, a colleague of hers was already making a call.
However, she had called the Human Resources Department instead of the police.
"It's very fortunate that Miss Mann was wearing heavy cotton trousers when she fell. If it weren’t for the extra layer of clothing, the metal parts of the chair might have penetrated directly into her body.
"If she was lucky, that would have left her with a flesh wound. However, it could have made her infertile for life as well.
"There's also the possibility that it could have pierced through her organs, killing her in the process.
"Which is why I called Miss Mann lucky. She only ended up with a few scratches because of her thick trousers. She'll be fine after resting on her stomach for two days."
Sabrina didn’t know how to react when she heard what the doctor had said.
It wasn’t even mid-winter yet. Not to mention, there was both air-conditioning and heating in the office as well. As such, most of the female employees would often wear skirts or casual pants to the office.
The only reason that Ruth had worn such thick trousers today was because her skirt had been ripped apart by the elevator earlier in the morning.
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