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.

“Ms. Thompson,

seems to be

were startled awake and opened their phones with numerous news headlines popping on

appeared out of the blue and held a press conference, releasing the latest information about

the building, both exterior and interior, and even the materials and publicity copies, were exactly the same as the

“W-What’s going on?”

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

mixed feelings. The meeting room was dead

someone spoke. “Ms. Thompson, we

how did our secrets get

and effort into this project. We wanted to win a big

all that money.

arguing. She stayed quiet, her calm face making it seem like nothing

just one person against many. Fighting would make

if it wasn’t her fault, she was in charge.

room was quiet. Everyone looked at

all of you

up with a

the business world. However, not a single one of them uttered

this, but it will take time to find out who leaked the confidential information. At present, the most important

up with a solution in the shortest time

with a solution, does that mean we’ll all be left out in the

course not.” A deep and powerful voice suddenly

opened, and

air of nobility. In the conference room, everyone gazed at him,

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