Chapter 24

The sign for the Tech Department was being taken down right under my nose, bit by bit.

That was when Cecilia popped out of the break room, a steaming cup of coffee in her hands. and greeted me with a smile.

Then she added, “Oh hey, Xaviera, I’ve started a work group chat. Hit me up on WhatsApp, and

I’ll add you in.”

She spoke with the same tone as before, but I caught a glint of willfulness in her eyes.

I got it.

Being pampered by a guy like Hogan, which woman wouldn’t be a bit loopy?

Joining the group chat was to be expected.

With an attitude of “less fuss is better, I cooperated sincerely.

To my surprise, Hogan was also in the chat.

His profile picture, followed by Cecilia’s, gave off a vibe like he was the boss and she was his doting wife.

It seemed that the investment banking gig wasn’t as hectic as I thought.

I closed the chat nonchalantly and got back to coding for real.

the first message popped up in

everyone that our work updates would shift from

it and messaged me straight away. [Isn’t she getting a bit

down, [If the sugar daddy isn’t complaining, let’s just roll with it.

thumbs up, [You’ve been with me for over a year

replied, Isn’t that because I

and Cecilia’s move

accidentally deleting a line of data when she was poking around the back–end later that

“Do you have any idea how much work we put into that over the past month? One click from you and it’s all for nothing!”

wasn’t exaggerating. A small piece of code might seem trivial,

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framework

mean to, I just wanted to see if there was anything I could.

you, can’t you just be a pretty face and stay

have crossed the line there.

eyes welled up, looking like she was about to cry.

watched them go at it hammer and tongs, then chimed in calmly. “Arguing won’t fix anything. Cecilia, just don’t

paused, her face flushed as she

hesitated for

ones who should be crying, okay? If tears were any help, I bet we

thinking about keeping the peace in the team, I went downstairs with

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