Infidelity: His Regret, My Revenge – A Twisted Love Story You Can't Ignore

Chapter 185

I offered a textbook HR–approved smile.“No

objections, Mr. Jones.”

Zach also replied, “Me neither.”

What mortal dares object? He always does as he pleased.

Evan’s eyes darkened slightly. His gaze lingered for a moment on my overly fake smile like acid testing counterfeit gold.

After a while, he waved his hand.“Fine. Off

you guys go.”

Zach and I turned to leave. We were nearly at

the door when his voice halted us

again.“We’re working overtime tonight. Zach, order dinner. Olivia, bring your laptop to my office later.”

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Our eyes met in silent despair. Is this corporate marathon ever going to end? I wondered if Mr. Wayne had left yet–we desperately needed his pills for this

soul–crushing grind.

“Steel yourself,” Zach muttered in the

hallway.“Mr. Jones will keep us past midnight.”

not afraid

with him that

rubbed my temples. With my stress levels

myself another cup of coffee. After drinking it, my

rebelled.

lights of the city flickered on, illuminating the

in the outer rest area. Except for drinks, Mr. Jones didn’t allow any other food in

to eat snacks or leave crumbs in his

to join us,” Evan said casually

I’ll go get

and

with them. I

on a diet.”

a knowing look. Who would want to eat with their boss? The terror was comparable to eating with a headmaster. He tried to persuade me,“Just nibble something. Otherwise he’ll send a memo about team

cohesion.”

lounge hummed with uneasy silence as the three of us

steamed rice and picked at it like a forensic analyst dissecting evidence. The coffee’s acidic aftermath turned each grain

appetite, Olivia?” Evan glanced at

bit. Maybe it’s because I had some

I shoveled a tactical mouthful to shut

a mistake. Forced swallowing triggered gastric warfare. By the fifth performative bite, my stomach staged a

have

myself, I slammed the

“I’m finished. Enjoy your

meal.“.

returned to

the atmosphere inexplicably tense. He coldly