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!"

clenched her fists, her heart

of higher-ups worked there. His office had a prime location, overlooking the bustling business district and the distant ocean,

escorting

as she

engrossed in a

looking up, his

replied briefly, standing in silence until he finished reviewing the document. He showed

Finally, he glanced

"Yes." She nodded.

he grinned and a cold, imposing

don't like beating around the bush," he said, leaning on the chair and twirling his pen. "I called you here

she begin? She had no desire to have issues with Jacquelin. It was the latter who refused to

my question. My patience

"Mr. Chriss, you're asking me this because

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