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An Unexpected Turn

Author: M.D Elowen
last update publish date: 2026-09-10 18:52:34

Lumi remained standing where she was long after Sophia walked away.

Her eyes followed the direction the woman had gone, and although the confrontation had ended, the tension it left behind still lingered in the air.

The office slowly came back to life. Chairs shifted, keyboards resumed their quiet clicking, and low whispers began to spread among the employees. Even then, it was obvious that no one had truly moved on from what had just happened.

Lumi exhaled slowly, trying to steady herself.
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    Sophia pushed her office door shut with more force than necessary, and the sound echoed sharply through the corridor before settling into silence. She stood still for a moment after that, her chest rising and falling as she tried to steady her breathing. However, the anger inside her refused to settle.She turned abruptly and began pacing the length of her office.“This is completely unacceptable,” she muttered under her breath, her tone filled with irritation.Her heels struck the floor in quick, sharp rhythms as she moved back and forth, her thoughts replaying the events from earlier again and again.The way Malhart had spoken to her.The way he had interrupted her.The way he had dismissed her words as though they held no value.Her expression darkened further.“He had no right to speak to me like that in front of everyone,” she said, her voice rising slightly. “Absolutely no right.”She stopped in front of her desk and leaned forward, placing both hands firmly against its surface

  • THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET REVENGE   An Unexpected Turn

    Lumi remained standing where she was long after Sophia walked away. Her eyes followed the direction the woman had gone, and although the confrontation had ended, the tension it left behind still lingered in the air. The office slowly came back to life. Chairs shifted, keyboards resumed their quiet clicking, and low whispers began to spread among the employees. Even then, it was obvious that no one had truly moved on from what had just happened. Lumi exhaled slowly, trying to steady herself. That was too much, she thought. Everything escalated too quickly. Her heart was still beating faster than normal, and her hands felt slightly unsteady. The confrontation had drained her emotionally, and the sight of her torn work sitting on the desk still made her chest tighten painfully. However, as she stood there, her thoughts gradually shifted to the man who had stepped in and ended everything so decisively. She turned her attention to him. Senior Designer Malhart. She studied him q

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    The moment Lumi lifted her head and saw who stood in front of her desk, a quiet tension settled deep in her chest.Sophia.Even before Lumi had resumed work, she had heard about her. It had not taken more than a day for whispers to reach her ears. Colleagues spoke in hushed tones whenever Sophia’s name came up, and the expressions that followed were always the same—uneasy, cautious, sometimes even fearful.Sophia was not just strict.She was ruthless.And now, she was standing right in front of Lumi.Lumi straightened slightly in her seat, forcing her expression to remain calm even though her mind was already alert. She could feel Victoria shift uncomfortably beside her.“Don’t say anything,” Victoria whispered quickly under her breath. “Just apologize and let it go.”Lumi did not respond immediately.Her fingers rested lightly on the manila folder sitting on her desk—the one that contained the campaign work she had spent hours completing. She had barely slept, staying up late into

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    The sharp ringing of the alarm cut through the quiet of the room, dragging Lumi out of her sleep in the most unpleasant way. She frowned immediately, her face tightening in irritation as she reached blindly toward the sound. When her fingers finally found the device, she hit it with more force than necessary, silencing it in one frustrated motion.She lay still for a few seconds, staring at the ceiling with tired eyes.“It’s only been three days,” she murmured to herself, her voice heavy with exhaustion. “Why does it feel like I’ve been doing this for weeks?”Her body felt weighed down, as though it had not rested at all. The workload from the past few days had been far too much for someone in her position, and she knew it. A junior role was not supposed to feel this demanding, yet every task she had been given seemed designed to stretch her beyond her limits.With a quiet sigh, she pushed herself up into a sitting position.The moment she did, her stomach churned violently.She fro

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    For a few seconds, Lumi remained completely still, unable to react as the woman’s words settled heavily in her mind. The term sister-in-law echoed repeatedly, making it difficult for her to process what had just happened. She tightened her grip on her bag as her thoughts raced, trying to make sense of the situation.She had not expected this at all.How was she supposed to know that the woman standing before her was not one of the maids who had been subtly mocking her since she arrived? The way this woman had spoken to her earlier had been no different from the others. The insults, the tone, the condescension—it had all felt familiar.Still, Lumi exhaled slowly as she tried to regain control of herself. A part of her considered apologizing, not because she believed she was entirely wrong, but because she understood the position she was in. This house was not hers, and she could not afford unnecessary conflict.However, just as she prepared to speak, the woman beat her to it.“I shou

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