After hanging up, a violent force ripped the phone from my grip.I turned around and met Matthias’s icy dark eyes.Behind him stood a crowd of employees, their faces painted with malicious sneers.Matthias ended the call, suppressed rage flickering in his eyes."All this over a gift, Gianna?" His voice dropped low, dripping with a dangerous, icy authority. "You're the CTO of this company, and I've never been stingy with your annual bonus! Yet you actually stormed over to HR to throw a fit over a holiday perk? If word gets out, people will think Serena is bullying you."A bitter laugh nearly burst from my throat.I had simply gone to ask a routine administrative question, yet he was this frantic over protecting Serena’s reputation.For a whole year, his employees had dragged my name through the mud, calling me a pathetic, delusional mistress.Every time I brought it up, he would only sigh, wrap me in his arms, and coax me with the gentlest tone."Gianna, this is all temporary. Please, j
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