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.

from Lina’s secretary. “Ms. Thompson, look at the

um… Uh, there seems to be

opened their phones with numerous news headlines popping

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

even the materials and publicity copies, were exactly the

“W-What’s going on?”

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

Lina with mixed feelings.

spoke. “Ms. Thompson, we

our

lot of money and effort into this project.

all that money. Ms. Thompson, can you

quiet, her calm face

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

fault, she was in charge.

was quiet. Everyone looked

all of you

got up with a

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

shirk my responsibility regarding this, but it will take time to find out who leaked

up with

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

powerful voice suddenly

opened, and Zuko walked

conference room,

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