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.

wrapped up, and both sides seemed satisfied, allowing me to breathe a sigh of relied However, as

could you mess up something this simple?"

a meeting with him," I replied, tuming

I used to know would never shift

necklace Lily was showing off, and it all made sense. They must have returned late because

and said, "Mr. Smith called you over ten times,

my fault. Not only had George tried calling him, but I was sue the secretariat had reached out

the reason was obvious. It was just a company project, so how could it compare to the

asked, "Then couldn't you have called

had set a special ringtone for me, but now it

e of tears.

me," I said calmly as Leonard pulled out his phone and glanced at Lily, who was on

voice rose sharply. "Then why didn't you use someone else's phone to call me? Are you

his arm. "Leo, let's just go back to the office We have a lot of work waiting for us," Lily

caught my eye, they quickly left. However,

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

Otherwise, I didn't know how many more times I would end up being the

handed over all the evidence, including police reports and photos of Leonard's

plenty of witnesses too. If necessary, Ican