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?”

paused. Their divorce was the gossip of the day. Naturally, he would have heard

could say another word,

How much do you need? I can lend it to you. If you

here. What do you mean by ‘this type

The manager interrupted.

job, the manager would be in trouble for spreading the word

Jean laughed.

you recommended it to me in

reveal the fact. Her

Gigi’s friends exchanged looks.

then. Since Ms. Eyer is working here, shall we call

let the opportunity

it first come, first served? You know what’s

Wilson, we know that you should be served first. We aren’t thinking of taking Cindy away

expression flitted

to

course! No wonder you are all Ms. Reece’s friends! Very well,

to all types of people but didn’t expect

they

crazy? Don’t regret it when things turn out badly!” Nathan choked on his words. “Jean, you’ve

he looked at her

had achieved her aim—to make everyone surrounding

act and looked at

wages at a time? Take your time and think about it. Oh, maybe

out loud. He eyed Jean, eager to

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