Chapter 13

“Take care of your health, though. Since Cornelia became the president’s assistant, no one knew better than Zack and Abigail how much stress she was under.

A lot of times, they would hear her talking in her sleep about work when they woke up in the middle of the night.

hey had advised her multiple times not to work so hard. Their manga studio was doing well, and she didn’t need to work as the CEO’s special assistant. She could still live a comfortable life.

But she didn’t dare to let herself relax. She was afraid that having too much free time would make her overthink and remember those bad experiences from the past…

She could only keep working non–stop and making money. Seeing her bank account balance grow bigger and bigger would make her feel a little more at ease.

Wiping away her tears, Cornelia said, “Ugh, I really can’t drink. It makes me cry”

Zack rubbed her head, “It’s okay to cry, no shame in that.”

Cornelia, “Ugh…”

Zack patted her back, “How much did you drink, anyway?”

Having not eaten much that night, the burning sensation in her stomach made Cornelia feel like throwing up, “Not too much, just had a bit of white wine, red wine, and champagne…”

Zack was so mad he didn’t even want to scold her, “Come on, let’s go home.”

“Okay, let’s go home.” Cornelia agreed, still tipsy but not forgetting the task the president assigned her, “Help me carry those things on the ground to the car.”

“What are these?” Zack helped her into the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and then went to move the stuff.

them all and give him the money? With the items being worth millions, she couldn’t just throw them away. Selling them and

and wanted to curse, “He left you like this but still asked you to do

much, but the salary is really high. If I do well, a million annual salary

want to deal with her money talk and texted Abigail, “Abby, Nelly’s drunk. Can you make some hangover soup for her when she

quickly, “Sure. Keep

driving, Zack occasionally glanced at Cornelia in the passenger seat. She was staring blankly ahead,

after giving birth to me, maybe my dad wouldn’t have taken on extra jobs driving at night to give me a better life. Then he wouldn’t have had that car accident, and maybe my

never liked showing her vulnerable side to others, not

when the three of us were lying on the roof watching the

knew that she was changing the subject and didn’t expose it. He said, “That is the most precious memory of the three of us.

more, let’s go on a road trip together. I heard the stars

comic has been very well–received, and several film and TV companies

lit up, “Which

of the company

excitedly asked several

very reputable in the industry, with great ratings

mouth.

to discuss it. We know you’re very busy and only

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When are we meeting

tickets, and

and since he was free on the weekend,

day, Cornelia

strange. She greeted her colleagues warmly, but they avoided her like the plague, with some

president’s office were the same, huddling together and whispering. When she

message from

Eden approaching her head–on, nor his malicious actions and

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