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, look at the news!

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

their phones with numerous news headlines popping on

suddenly appeared out of the blue and

exterior and interior, and even the materials and publicity copies, were

“W-What’s going on?”

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

mixed

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

how did our secrets

“We put a lot of money and effort into this project. We wanted to

all that money. Ms. Thompson, can you

her calm face making it seem like nothing was

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

was in charge. She had

room was quiet. Everyone looked at

all of

up with a

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

gaze swept over each person’s face. “I won’t shirk my responsibility regarding this, but it will take time to find out who leaked the

with a solution in the shortest time

“If you can’t come up with a solution, does that mean we’ll all

voice suddenly sounded from outside the

and

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

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