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It was 3 p.m. when I left Yonder Trading.We had not finished going through the blueprints, but my eyes were too tired to keep going.I joked that if I kept looking at them, I would end up dying on the papers.I stopped by Oscar’s office to quickly update him on the Cameron Hill project.Since it was part of Freeman Corporation’s plan for the second half of the year, Oscar had no objections.We talked for a bit, and I planned to have my dad call Oscar in the next few days. After that, we would sign the contract. I had to offer him this courtesy.Older guys like Oscar were about to retire, so they did not have big goals anymore. As long as they received a nice retirement package or got rehired, they would be happy.Oscar just wanted respect. If I gave him that, everything would be fine.When I returned to my office, I was surprised to see a new chair there. I took a closer look and found it familiar.“Where did this chair come from?” I asked Benjamin.“Mr. Gordon’s people deli

Shortly after, the waiter brought us two iced teas with lots of ice.Sophie finished hers and shivered from the cold.She finally calmed down and looked at me in frustration. “Why did you pull me away? I should’ve slapped her.”“Why should you hit her? You’re not with Austin. Why do you care? Even if Lucy cheats on him with a hundred men, it’s none of your business.”My words made her realize her situation, and she stared at me. “Oh, yeah.”“Also, you’re the deputy manager of Freeman Corporation’s branch now. You’re not in the same position as you were before. You can’t just go around cursing and fighting.”Sophie sighed and hid her face in her hands.I knew that she was upset. She could not move on from Austin.While she was in her feelings, I quietly ordered a bunch of my favorite food.Since the place sold buffalo wings, I ordered some wings and fries. When Sophie finally looked up, she saw the huge platter of wings and complained again, “What’s this? Some kind of soggy mes

Austin’s smile was cruel. How should I describe him? He was a calm person who did not show care or hatred to anyone. He was just distant all the time.Yet, at this moment, his smile at Sophie was unexpectedly cruel.I could instantly feel how harsh it was.Sophie’s face turned red, but Austin’s next words made her go pale.“You think you have something on Lucy? I don’t care if she cheats on me.”Sophie bit her lip and finally said, “So, I’m just sticking my nose where it doesn’t belong?”Austin slowly turned off the TV and tossed the remote on the table. As he started to walk upstairs, he said coldly, “Lucy says you’re a backup. Well, you’re not even that. A backup has a chance to be useful, but not you. Lucy isn’t the only one for me. After I kick her out, there will be someone else, but it will never be you, Sophie.”After that, he went up the stairs and turned to look at Sophie. His cold gaze felt like a sharp arrow straight through her heart.I was angry too. I had ne

It was not a bad thing for Sophie to give up on Austin.She cried all night. Even though the wall separated us, I could still faintly hear her sobs. It was heartbreaking.I had no choice but to knock on her door, and she opened it with swollen eyes.I sighed. “Let’s sleep together.”“Are you a masochist?” She let me in.“I can’t sleep anyway. We might as well be close while you cry.”She wiped her eyes. “I don’t want to cry, but the tears just keep coming. Cassia, am I pathetic?”“Of course not. Even gods have been troubled by love.” I comforted her. “Why don’t we go out this weekend? I’ll take you around.”“What if you go into labor on the road?”“It won’t happen that soon. There’s still some time before my due date. Can you wish me well?”Sophie rested her head on my shoulder. “Cassia, let’s run away and travel the world. People in novels do that and live cool lives.”“You can’t be serious? Austin messed with your head so much that you’ve lost all faith in love?”“You wou

No wonder Zach looked like he wanted to throw up every time he saw me back then.He thought that to impress him, I had asked someone to steal his trade secrets and made Tyler lose faith in him. It looked like I wrecked his career and showed up to “save the day.”I would never do something that would hurt me as much as it hurts others.It was way too cruel.I kept quiet for a while, so Zach continued, “I ran into Steven yesterday. He told me that you bought the research from him. You were going to give it to me, but someone else got to it first, so you didn’t bring it up.”“Would it change anything if I told you?”“I misunderstood. I thought…” He hesitated.“Heh.” I laughed. “Zach, we’ve known each other since we were kids, but you’ve never bothered to understand me.”“I’m sorry,” he said softly.His apology did not mean much. It was too late for that.“Alright, we’ll sign the contract once you’re back. I’m hanging up.”“Cassia,” he called my name again. “I’m sorry, Cassia. I