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Chapter 89

Author: Love Berries
"Aurora, you have to believe me! I really have no interest in the Vanguard Group project. If you secure it, I’d be genuinely happy for you, I swear!"

Aurora looked at Lucy, pressing her lips together before giving her a firm pat on the shoulder. "Lucy, don’t worry. I understand. We’ve worked together long enough—I know what kind of person you are."

Hearing this, Lucy’s eyes welled up with tears.

In the office, she had always been the kind of person who gave more than she received.

She was warm and helpful, always the one people turned to when they needed water refilled or documents printed.

Yet once, when something went missing, she was the first suspect.

That moment shook her.

She had asked why, and the response was something she never expected.

They said that because she got along with everyone, she had more opportunities to steal than anyone else.

In that instant, Lucy had felt the weight of human malice.

Still, she never let it dull her warmth toward life.

So,
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    Not only did Linda refuse to apologize, but she even curled her lips into a mocking smile. Just thinking about the proposal in her USB drive filled her with excitement. She was about to take over this project and push Aurora out of the way—what was there to be worried about? Once she secured this deal, she could do whatever she wanted in the company. If she really won the project, she’d be hailed as a major contributor to Walton Corporation. So, what if she bumped into Aurora? Why should she bother apologizing? Lucy was furious. "What kind of person does that? She ran into you and didn’t even say sorry? That’s just shameless! No way, I’m going to confront her! Linda is getting ruder by the day!" She angrily rolled up her sleeves, ready to storm over and give Linda a piece of her mind. But Aurora stopped her just in time, shaking her head slightly. "Don’t be impulsive, Lucy. "She’s not worth it. Besides, we have a meeting to attend. Securing the Vanguard Group project

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