This time, the “overtime” lasted until late into the night.

Lina struggled to get up from the couch, picked up her scattered clothes from the floor, and felt sore all over her body.

“Let me help you.”

Zuko wrapped his arms around her from behind with a satisfied smile. Lina felt his warm chest and his heart beating right along hers against her bare back.

She did not dare to let him help her. She quickly broke free and put on her clothes.

Zuko smiled and got dressed as well. His hand instinctively reached into his pocket, but… there were no more cigarettes.

He finally understood now what his father meant by the “cigarette money” he used to earn.

Lina forced herself to finish reviewing the last bit of information, and then Zuko took her home.

The next day.

They slept until almost 8:00 a.m., only to be awakened by their phones.

“Is it your phone?”

“It’s yours…”

“Hmm?”

They woke up, realizing that their phones were vibrating simultaneously.

secretary. “Ms. Thompson, look at the

other was from Zuko’s assistant. “Mr. Hamerton, um… Uh, there seems to be a problem with the Thompson

were startled awake and opened their phones with numerous news headlines

real estate company had suddenly appeared out of the blue and held a press conference,

building, both exterior and interior, and even the materials and

“W-What’s going on?”

board members were already there. Some were on Nicholas’ side, and

at Lina with mixed feelings. The meeting room

spoke. “Ms. Thompson, we trusted you for this

did our secrets get

“We put a lot of money and effort into this project. We wanted to win a big architecture award. Now

that money. Ms. Thompson, can you

stayed quiet, her calm face making it seem like

knew arguing wouldn’t help. She was just one person against many. Fighting

she was in charge.

quiet. Everyone

of

got up with a

of the business world. However, not a single one of them uttered another word. It was as if Lina had incredible

will take time to find

up with

sneered. “If you can’t come up with a solution, does that mean

course not.” A deep and powerful voice suddenly sounded

opened, and

air of nobility. In the conference room, everyone gazed at him, cautious not to make

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