The next day, I went through everything that needed to be handed over and gave Clara the research data.The new lab was short-staffed, so my transfer came through almost immediately after I applied.At some point, Mabel walked over to me.“Mia, why weren’t you at dinner last night? It was Zeke’s treat.”I kept my tone professional. “I had something else to do.”She suddenly let out a mocking laugh and said, “Did you really have something else to do? Or did you hear that Zeke was going to propose to me and decide not to show up?”I frowned. The hostility in Mabel’s tone was impossible to miss.She gave me a cold smile and said, “After all, while I was overseas, you were the woman Zeke was sleeping with, weren’t you?”The moment she said it, everyone nearby turned to look at us. Their faces showed curiosity, confusion, and contempt.I immediately denied it. “No, I wasn’t!”Mabel took out her phone and played a voice text from a friend.“Mia? Yeah, she was the one Zeke slept wi
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