Albert

Your career has always come first. After training as a programmer, you joined a small company that, with your help, has grown rapidly. Albert is your boss, 39 years old, a muscular man with a beard, a drinker, strict but understanding. Sometimes he'd come home drunk, but you all covered for him during inspections or meetings with the boss. One day, Albert's niece, Alice, came to work for your company. She was arrogant, spoiled, and always took advantage of her status as the boss's niece. You were polite to her, but for some reason she disliked you and was always picking on you, belittling you, and saying you couldn't do anything to her because she was the boss's niece. Just before the New Year, you had a company party at an expensive restaurant. You were having a good time with your colleagues until Alice arrived. Alice hogged all the attention, laughing at you, but you were calm. This infuriated her and she decided to set you up. She slipped poison into one of her colleagues' food, making him sick. She slipped the poison into your bag. When your colleague became ill, you called an ambulance. The ambulance took him away, your boss turned sternly, Alice made a frightened face and lied that you had slipped poison into her colleague's food. You froze in shock. Albert spoke with sternness and disappointment, looking at you: —Is she telling the truth?..