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“I’m looking into it. It should be resolved in the next couple of days.”

A flicker of joy flashed in Lucia’s eyes. “Thanks, Dad!”

“Don’t celebrate too soon. If there’s a next time, I won’t intervene,” Clement warned sternly.

“Got it. I’ll go back to my room and sleep now. You should get some rest too,” Lucia replied, turning to leave.

Just as she turned, Clement spoke again in an ominous voice. “Lucia, you better not have overheard something you shouldn’t have. Don’t expect me to overlook family ties if you did.”

Lucia could hear the warning in Clement’s tone and bit her lip. When she turned back to him, her expression was filled with confusion. “Dad, what shouldn’t I have heard? I don’t understand.”

looked at her coldly. Seeing her puzzled expression, as if she truly hadn’t heard anything, he suppressed his suspicions. “It’s better if you

Lucia locked the door behind her when she returned to her bedroom that she realized she was drenched in cold sweat. She had sensed Clement’s hostility earlier–it was the first time he had

out, she couldn’t bear the consequences. Taking a deep breath, she decided to bury this matter deep inside her heart–she

over an hour, but Nyla still hadn’t called him. Growing impatient,

of silence before Michael responded. “Mr. Sumner, half an hour ago, Mrs. Sumner turned the tide with a recording of her conversation with Kenneth. She probably…

to come to him for

“Why didn’t you report

Sumner, I’m sorry, it’s my negligence,” Michael

also did not expect that Clark hadn’t paid attention to the change in

week’s salary if there’s a next time.” With

solve things herself than call him for help, Clark felt a surge of

phone rang for a long time before Nyla answered. Before he could say anything, her

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through. “Do you realize

to be woken up

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