"You..." Jacquelin was rendered speechless and panting. She glared at Lena before turning around abruptly, only to stumble due to her high heels and twist her foot.

"Ah!" Jacquelin screamed as she stumbled forward, crashing into the wall.

The colleagues passing by stifled their laughter and quickly moved away.

Lena watched silently, shaking her head and giving Jacquelin a contemptuous look.

"Lena!" After Jacquelin steadied herself, she shouted at Lena's retreating figure, "You just wait!"

Lena waved without looking back and walked away with an air of indifference.

In reality, she really wanted to mess with this woman. During her days struggling at the bottom of society, encountering revolting people was common, so flipping the bird and using foul language had become a necessary skill for survival.

In theory, even a hundred Jacquelines wouldn't match up to her. Yet, she held back the urge to teach her a lesson at that moment. It wasn't due to anything else but her association with the Thompson Group. She couldn't embarrass Lina.

Also, she thought of someone in that brief moment.

her differently when he saw her swearing. If he saw her like

to her workstation.

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she saw Chris standing outside

stayed behind her until they had walked a considerable distance from the company. Only then did he gather

Lena's face showed no emotion,

testing the waters as he said softly,

"What is it?"

to go home so early,

"I..."

for Lena's opinion, Chris took charge. He even dared to grab her... wrist, afraid

to drag her by the

dyed the clouds on the horizon

busy places like this. Now, in the middle of a crowd, they both

and locked eyes,

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