Chapter 25

In the office, Hogan sitting across from me cut to the chase, “Isn’t this a bit much?”

His voice was steady, but his condescending attitude was like an invisible hand, squeezing my heart tightly.

I thought, how desperate was he to rush over from Rainbow Capital just to take Cecilia’s side?

And he showed up in person, no less.

I took a breath and said flatly, “Please enlighten me, Mr. Zade.”

Hogan glanced at me and said seriously, “It’s just a minor mistake. A good team should be one that allows its members to make mistakes, and besides, she hasn’t even graduated yet.”

A minor mistake.

I managed a forced smile, realizing that our hard work over the past month was nothing more than a ‘minor mistake‘ in Hogan’s eyes.

Suddenly, I remembered the time I brown–nosed Hogan by offering to do his laundry, only to shrink his sweater because I didn’t pay attention to the fabric, and he gave me the silent

treatment for a whole week.

Seeing that I remained silent, Hogan spoke up again, “I’ll sign her up for a course, and you, you need to be more patient with her.”

but my throat felt glued shut, and I couldn’t utter a word. I had been sucking up to him for six years, now questioned for not

“Any issues?”

and replied with indifference, “Mr. Zade, your thoughtfulness is beyond

gaze fixed on my face, Hogan pressed on, “Ms. March, are you not

had already sentenced us but was absurdly asking

about the hard–won investment money, I met Hogan’s gaze and said with polite detachment,

a scoff,

to the elevator

rushed to lean against the wall, gasping

Chapter 25

popped up on my phone. [Xaviera,

closed the chat and

day, true to her word, Cecilia was studious and even stayed late at work,

I marveled at the power of

so I picked up the cup noodles from my. and

desk

noise at the door. I looked up, thinking my

was standing at the door,

logo of

stark contrast to the cup noodles in my

and I heard

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