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.

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

to be a problem with

and opened their phones with numerous news headlines popping on the notification

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

materials and publicity copies, were exactly the same as the project Lina was working

“W-What’s going on?”

board members were already there. Some were

of them looked at Lina with mixed feelings. The

Thompson, we trusted you for this

our secrets

a lot of money and effort into this project.

money. Ms.

listened calmly, not arguing. She stayed quiet, her

help. She was just one person against many. Fighting

she was in charge.

room was quiet. Everyone looked at

all of you done

got up with

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

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

I’ll come up with a solution in the

with a solution, does that mean

not.” A deep and powerful voice suddenly

opened, and

air of nobility. In the conference room,

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