Chapter 18 A Toast to You

Dressed in haute couture, Gigi stood behind Jean with a few women in similar clothing.

She looked astonished as if she had seen something that shouldn’t be there.

Jean wasn’t expecting to see her there.

Other than her frenemies, Gigi was accompanied by an unexpected person.

He was Edgar’s friend, Nathan Knox.

In her two years of marriage with Edgar, Jean only met him a few times. As a result, she wasn’t familiar with him.

Nathan frowned as he looked at Jean in her slip-dress. He hesitated.

“Jean, are you… working here?”

He spoke carefully, but Jean felt a piercing pain in her heart.

It was true that Jean Eyer of the Eyer Group had lost her position and ended up in such a place.

And who should I thank for this?

Jean kept quiet. Nathan took her silence as a yes. His heart sank as he stepped between her and the man.

“Does Edgar know that you’re here?”

“Mr. Knox, I’m no longer married to him. Am I supposed to report my daily routine to my ex-husband?”

of the

he could say another word,

work here even though you need money. How much do you need?

condone unscrupulous business here. What do you mean by ‘this type of

The manager interrupted.

Jean quit her job, the manager would be in trouble

Jean laughed.

here because you recommended it to me in the first place,

reveal

Gigi’s friends exchanged looks.

Eyer is working here, shall we

wouldn’t let the opportunity

Lylah, isn’t it first come, first served? You know what’s the reasonable thing to do

aren’t thinking of taking Cindy

flitted across the

grinning from ear to

all Ms. Reece’s friends! Very well,

expect them to treat Jean that way.

they were humiliating

out badly!”

he looked at

watched as Nathan left the place. She had achieved her aim—to make everyone surrounding Edgar

dropped her caring act and looked at

it great to have two wages at a time? Take your time and think

loud. He eyed Jean,

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