Lina felt anxious. Zuko wanted to shield their baby from the incident, so he had forbidden her from visiting Renee at the hospital. To keep her occupied, he had even invited Lena over.

Naturally, Lena eagerly agreed to accompany her friend. To her, Renee's suicide attempt was like a ripple on a calm lake—shocking at first, but the shock soon subsided. She couldn't believe Renee genuinely wanted to end her life.

Lena speculated that Renee's actions were meant to get Toph's attention. After all, Renee hadn't achieved her goals yet. Wouldn't it be a waste for her to die like this?

-

Lena brought the homemade chicken soup to the office, planning to deliver it to Lina during lunch.

However, a colleague from another department stopped her. "You're Lena from the sales department, right?"

Lena was taken aback.

The colleague smiled and said, "I'm Mr. Chriss' secretary. He wants to see you in his office. Come with me!"

fists, her

office had a prime location, overlooking the bustling business district

after escorting Lena to

uneasy as

engrossed in a document

said without looking up, his voice dripping with

silence until he finished reviewing the document.

he

"Yes." She nodded.

a cunning fox when he grinned and a cold, imposing lone wolf when he

around the bush," he said, leaning on the chair and twirling his pen. "I called you here to ask... Do you have any

to have issues with Jacquelin.

question. My patience is

chuckled. "Mr. Chriss, you're asking me this because of what happened the other

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