Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 176

She turned to see some former colleagues from a different department grinning at her. One of them, an older woman named Laura, crossed her arms with an amused expression. "So, did you get any flowers today?"

Before Sarah could reply, one of the studio employees accompanying her beat her to it. "She did. A huge bouquet of red roses. You should've seen everyone's faces. They were *so* jealous."

A fresh wave of murmurs and chuckles followed, along with a few teasing remarks.

"Oh, really?" Laura raised an eyebrow. "That's quite the grand gesture. Who's the lucky guy?"

Sarah sighed internally, the weight of the question pressing on her despite her lack of interest. She wasn't sure which unsettled her more... the anonymous flowers or the attention they had drawn.

"I don't know," she answered simply.

Laura's grin widened. "Mysterious. Maybe you have a secret admirer."

"Maybe,” Sarah replied, but her mind wasn't on admirers. Her thoughts lingered on the handwriting, the familiarity that nagged at her like an unfinished puzzle.

'Oh what a poor way to enjoy little attention'.. A voice came through

The moment Flora's voice cut through the conversation, its sharpness was impossible to ignore.

"Flowers? That's all?" she said with a laugh, striding forward with a briefcase in hand. Her perfectly polished heels clicked against the floor, and she exuded an air of feigned nonchalance as she flicked a glance at the bouquet resting near Sarah. "That's not much of a gift to be so excited about."

The room fell into an awkward silence. People exchanged looks, unsure why Flora was making such an unnecessary comparison.

"Linda, on the other hand, received tons of expensive gifts. And," she added dramatically, letting her words linger,

few employees cast wary glances between Flora and

documents, scanning over the details of her upcoming meeting. Flora's words held no real

are you talking about?" she asked in a

immediately moved toward her, slipping her arm around Linda's in a

quick, sidelong glance at Sarah

pitched just

Linda

so proud about getting flowers.

they heard that you not only received more gifts, but also a villa from

shifted her gaze

When Sarah remained unaffected,

used to say that Leo treated her well? But look at today...

Linda's expression subtly shifted.

*only* sent Sarah

That was... underwhelming.

After all, Sarah's influence in STARLINE Studio was undeniable. But now

truly attached to Sarah, why

did she have influence without a title... without even

realization made Linda's lips