Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 35

Chapter 35 Don't Want Anything

The cup chattered, and the shards cat into my call Jean gasped in shock while George froze. I knew he was angry, but he didn't mean to make things difficult for me

Ar that moment, Leonard pushed the door open and walked in. Lily shot me a glare and deliberately touched the diamond necklace around her neck. Leonard's face was equally tense, and hegwe measte look "Lasked you to talk to Mr. Smith about the plan first, and you couldn't even handle that?" He turned to Jean and said, "What are you just standing there for? Go get the first aid kit!

Theld Jean back and used a tissue to quickly wipe the wound. "It's fine. It's just a minor issue. Let's focus on the project first"

What mattered most was securing the project. Family issues should stay in the family. To me,

this minor injury didn't hurt atall

Lily was wearing the latest dress from Luis, paired with some overly extravagant jewelry, she flashed George a sweet smile and said, "Mr. Sraith, Mr. Harmon knew you were coming, so he had me pick up a gift for you "He mentioned that your pen had lost a diamond the last time he saw you. This is the newest edition, picked out just for you

She pushed the gift box toward him, and George's expression softened slightly as he looked at the pen.

Lily wasn't great at socializing, but when a young, pretty secretary smiled, any boss was bound to show a little courtesy, especially since she was Leonard's favorite.

George could tell that Leonard was being more lenient with him and had softened his attitude. She also brought in plenty of fruit and drinks, acting like the lady of the house.

strange looks, but continued with the project presentation. The meeting wrapped up, and both sides seemed satisfied, allowing me to breathe a sigh of relied However, as soon as they left, Leonard's angry

mess up something this simple?" he

didn't know you had scheduled a meeting with him," I replied, tuming to him with a blank

used to know would never shift the blame

sense. They must have returned late

wasn't having it and said, "Mr. Smith called you over ten

but I was sue the secretariat had reached out

just a company project, so how could it compare to the importance of her jewelry worth tens

the fiercely and asked, "Then couldn't you have called me to

for me, but now

e of tears.

his phone and

voice rose sharply. "Then why didn't you use

just go back to the office We have a lot of work waiting for us," Lily said, tugging him away. she shot a smug look at me before leaving, but

me to look toward the door. Several colleagues were already eavesdropping, and when they caught my eye, they quickly left. However, I was used

soon ring. Emma had already contacted a lawyer for me. I quickly wrapped up my work

was inevitable. Otherwise, I didn't know how many more times I would end up being

the evidence, including police reports and

plenty of witnesses too. If necessary, Ican access