It was clear that Matilda Murphy favored Victoria Talkington.
Victoria asked for several leaves of absence and, if it wasn't for Matilda informing them, none would have known.
Normally, no newbie would dare disturb Matilda unless it was absolutely necessary. Yet Victoria was able to bypass Joanna Bell and directly request a leave from Matilda. Didn't that say something about their unusual relationship?
Besides, during Victoria's interview, an interviewer misbehaved with her. Matilda not only intervened but also broke the interviewer's arm.
If Victoria wasn't someone important to her, given her cold and indifferent personality, would she care about such trifles?
The logic here was simple, but none of them had ever reminded Joanna Bell about this.
Joanna was hell-bent on competing with Victoria. Since she started messing with her, the other three secretaries started to observe from the sidelines.
Joanna was a fool, and none of them were going to kindly remind her.