"I'm not! What nonsense are you talking about?" Vivian's thick rural accent sounded painfully obvious in the silent office. A few employees couldn't hold back their laughter. Some of them immediately started whispering to each other. "Oh my God, what kind of accent was that?" "Why did she suddenly sound like a country bumpkin?" "Karen? That name sounds so harsh! Ha-Ha!" The three Stewart brothers were equally stunned. Kevin frowned, his face filled with confusion. "Vivi, what did you just say? Why did you suddenly sound like that?" Vivian realized she had slipped up. Panic flashed across her face, and her voice trembled. "Kevin, I I I didn't. It's her! She deliberately frightened me! I don't know what she's talking about. I grew up overseas. How could I possibly have that kind of a

