Chapter 18

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?”

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

say

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

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

The manager interrupted.

Jean quit her job, the manager would be in trouble for spreading the

Jean laughed.

I’m only here because you recommended it to me in the

to reveal the

Gigi’s friends exchanged looks.

Eyer is working here,

wouldn’t let

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

aren’t thinking of taking Cindy away from

expression flitted across the

to ear.

wonder you are all Ms. Reece’s friends! Very well,

all types of people but didn’t expect them to treat Jean that way. She looked at Jean,

they were humiliating

things turn out badly!” Nathan choked on his words. “Jean, you’ve let Edgar

looked at her

place. She had achieved her aim—to make

act and

have two wages at a time? Take your time and think about it. Oh, maybe you can’t.

laughed out loud. He eyed Jean,

You’re completely right! Come, Cindy, chat with us.” He

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