AITA. Office dynamics turned hostile: I’m being labelled and cornered – need perspective.

I joined a new office where I was assigned as an assistant to a female colleague. Initially, we got along well. But at some point, I looked at her chest a few times (momentarily), and I believe she noticed. After that, her behavior turned cold. I wasn’t sure if this was the reason, but I sensed a shift.

Some time later, she was in need of help and I stepped in. That day, she became warm again. However, a few weeks later, I began to feel she wasn’t being genuine—using me for help but mocking me behind my back. I pulled back from helping her with work, and she turned cold again.

At this point, I began handling more of the team responsibilities. I was naturally better at the profile and was slowly taking over parts of her work. This made her insecure, and she teamed up with another colleague (who was once close to me) to regain her position. This other colleague was also interested in the role I was now handling.

To verify if my gut feelings were just paranoia or real, I secretly recorded a few of their conversations. What I found out was that they were indeed discussing ways to push me out and mocking me behind my back. I felt betrayed but also vindicated.

Despite all this, we patched things up for a while. During this phase, she asked me for rides, and I ended up giving her a ride for about two months. I was trying to be polite and supportive, thinking we had moved past our issues. But then I discovered she had given me a wrong address of her home. That unsettled me deeply. It felt like even while accepting help, she was not being honest. I stopped giving her rides and confronted her—not just about this, but about her overall two-faced behavior.
Around the same time, on the same day she was complaining to me that certain colleagues were spreading rumors about her having an affair with our boss. Ironically, the next day she cut off all communication with me—but continued being friendly with those very people she accused of gossiping. I felt completely cornered.
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Meanwhile, she complained to the boss that she will not work with me and I was a “Bahut gandi soch ka admi”. More then one year after the staring incident happened.
I know I’ve made mistakes—vented to the wrong people, shared frustrations that I shouldn’t have, and acted out of hurt—but I never intended to harm or harass her.

I want to know your perspective.