Eliza was finally discharged from the hospital and decided to check the company's intranet forum. To her surprise and relief, the posts accusing her of being a rapist's sister were gone. Instead, the forum now featured a statement against defamation, emphasizing company image protection and banning rumor-mongering. This directive had come straight from the CEO's office. The forum had quieted down considerably since then.

Still, Eliza was uncertain about returning to work.

Her phone buzzed with a message from Molly.

[Eliza, when are you planning to come back to work? You've used up all your annual leave.]

After a moment, Eliza replied, [I'll be back at work tomorrow.]

[Come early. We have some arrangements for you.] Molly responded.

Eliza wondered what kind of arrangements Molly spoke of. Was it a dismissal? A salary deduction? Or something else?

Exhausted, she returned to her apartment from the hospital. Then, Dr. Sanders from the Wellness Medical Center called her.

"Eliza, you need to come to the hospital," he said urgently.

my mom?"

awake. You should

"Eliza," he said,

hardly express how I'm feeling," Eliza said, her

worked up," he said, patting her

fierce, but it carried an undercurrent of tension. Eliza chose to ignore his gaze and hurried to her mother's bedside. Rose was awake, but her gaze seemed vacant, and her mouth was

hasn't fully returned yet.

gently. "Mom, it's going to

Eliza, Dr.

acupuncturist, Dr.

acupuncture

help her recover faster.

step outside for now."

in front of Casper unintentionally,

Casper stepped out of the room, his voice cold and sharp as

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