Mag-log inKen had already gone too far to back out now.Even if he wanted to stop, he couldn’t.He knew Yvonne would never let him off if he backed down today. But if he went through with it, there was still a chance he could bring Nina down and take her position for himself.So he pulled up the files he had prepared in advance and projected them onto the screen.Then, in front of everyone, he formally accused Nina of altering company records, abusing her authority, and acting against the company’s interests.As he went on, he became more and more reckless.Eventually, he even dragged Daniel into it.With no real evidence, Ken claimed that Nina and Daniel were having an inappropriate relationship and insisted that Nina had only gotten her position because of him.The conference room went dead silent.No one had expected to walk into an ordinary project meeting and end up witnessing something this explosive.People exchanged stunned looks, barely daring to speak.A few of the quicker o
Yvonne and James arrived soon after.Yvonne had clearly dressed to make an impression that day.She wore a sharply tailored black velvet skirt suit with matching heels, her hair styled in loose, glamorous waves. Everything about her look was bold, polished, and deliberately commanding.But the moment she saw Nina, her expression changed.She couldn’t even maintain the polite facade. Her eyes hardened immediately, making it obvious she already saw Nina as the enemy.James didn’t look much happier.From the moment he walked in, Nina hadn’t looked at him once.His expression grew colder by the minute, but true to what he had said before coming, he remained completely silent.Nina, meanwhile, ignored both of them.Her attention stayed on the documents in front of her as she handled the meeting with calm professionalism, not letting a trace of emotion show on her face.After a while, Yvonne started getting impatient.She kept shooting Ken looks from across the table.After sever
At that point, James couldn’t really refuse anymore.He already felt guilty over Liam getting hurt a few days earlier, so in the end, he gave in.“Fine. I’ll move my other plans and go with you. But I’m only attending. I probably won’t say anything the entire time.”“That’s okay. As long as you’re there, I’ll feel better. Even if you don’t say a word.”Yvonne deliberately made herself sound dependent on him, but she had something else in mind.She hadn’t expected James to say anything in the first place.She just wanted him there as an audience.She wanted him to witness what was about to happen and finally see Nina for who she really was.Just thinking about it made Yvonne impatient for Friday to come.Meanwhile, Nina had people keeping an eye on Ken’s recent activity, both inside and outside the company.At work, he had been logging into the company network constantly and going through all kinds of project files.At the same time, he had been missing work more and more oft
Ken was the kind of man who cared about very little beyond his own interests.He was calculating, underhanded, and almost impossible to sway unless money was involved.So the moment Yvonne offered to pay him more, he immediately started looking into Nina.But it wasn’t much of an investigation.Ken had already decided what he wanted to find before he even started.In his mind, Nina was nothing more than a pretty face who had used her looks to get ahead.From there, he cherry-picked whatever he could find, twisted the facts to fit his theory, and filled in the rest with his own assumptions.Eventually, he reached exactly the conclusion he wanted.Nina had gotten where she was because of a man.And according to Ken, that man was none other than Leo Taylor’s assistant, Daniel Carter.When he passed the information along to Yvonne, she was thrilled.She couldn’t have asked for a better result.Not only had Nina supposedly made serious mistakes at work, but now there was also ev
Ken slept straight through until the afternoon.When he woke up and saw that HR still hadn’t called, he felt even more smug.So much for Nina Walker.She was just some pretty face who had slept her way into a management position. Did she really think she could take him on?He had said those things on the phone that morning on purpose. He had wanted to humiliate her and make it clear he didn’t take her seriously.And what had happened?Nothing.She hadn’t reacted at all, much less tried to do anything about him.At least she knew her place.Maybe now she understood who really called the shots in that department.After showering and getting dressed, Ken didn’t bother going to the office.Instead, he took a cab straight to a coffee shop.When he walked in, Yvonne was already waiting for him.The arrogance Ken had shown earlier disappeared the second he saw her.His posture immediately became deferential, his expression almost eager to please.After all, the kickbacks Yvonne
At that, Megan fell silent.Deep down, she felt the same way Nina did.Most things could be talked through or reconsidered.But this was different.Interfering in someone else’s relationship or getting in the way of someone else’s happiness was a line neither of them was willing to cross.Megan sighed. “What a shame. I really thought the two of you would make a good match.”Nina didn’t respond to that. Instead, she changed the subject.“I’m going back to work tomorrow, so I won’t be able to come by as often. Make sure you take care of yourself, okay? If anything feels off, tell me right away.”“Don’t worry about me,” Megan said. “Just focus on work. I’m doing fine. Even the doctor said I’m recovering well.”“I know, but you still need to be careful.”“I will. Promise.”The next day was Nina’s first day back after the holiday.She started the morning by calling a team meeting so everyone could go over the project’s progress and make sure all the details were in order before







