Amelia and the others stood frozen in place, feeling as if countless needles were pricking them. The weight of their public condemnation threatened to make them faint.

As Linda turned her gaze toward Melissa and Lina, noticing their intimately intertwined hands, she felt an unexpected twinge of pain. However, she quickly put on a gentle smile.

“Let your mother come in,” she said softly.

Lina widened her eyes, slightly taken aback, and smiled at Melissa. “Shall we go in together?”

“No, no, it’s alright…” Melissa felt embarrassed by the trouble she had caused. “Lina, I just wanted to come and see you today. I didn’t expect to cause any trouble. You should go back to work, don’t worry about me. I—”

“Since you’re already here, let’s go up together.” Linda’s voice was gentle, but each word struck Melissa’s heart.

Melissa looked up at her. When their eyes met, it felt as if a thousand words converged in that instant. Linda’s anger, resentment, and helplessness mixed with Melissa’s shame, regret, and reluctance… all intertwined as their eyes locked.

colliding, there was a loud explosion, and then it all dissipated

demeanor, her heart clenched. She

stiffened, looking at her

think she’d

long moment, her

them ascended the

offended the boss’ wife and were fired. Her mind was consumed with the thought of not letting

with a forced smile

were coming today. Please accept my apologies

you here today to inspect the company

Everyone has been very proactive in their work! To ensure the smooth progress of the film studio project, I’ve been leading everyone to

“Was it

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