After some rest, Cordelia’s leg finally healed. She could not wait for the check-up at the hospital and went off to work.

Annie was delightfully surprised when she saw her. “You’re finally back! I haven’t been in the mood to work without you sitting next to me recently!”

Cordelia smiled. “You’re getting sweeter with words!”

“Sigh, I feel guilty! If I had insisted on going to the dinner with you, you wouldn’t have been tricked by that scum…”

Alarmed, Cordelia quickly pulled Annie to an emptier corridor.

“Does… everyone know about this already?”

Annie looked around before telling her softly, “No. The people in the office don’t know why you suddenly took sick days. The director said that you accidentally injured your leg. Everyone wanted to visit you in the hospital together, but he stopped them.”

Cordelia nodded in silence.

he knew too well about self-preservation. He glossed over many

out loud.” Annie looked at her. “Don’t worry. It has passed.

“Mm.”

was right. She was a woman. Reputation mattered to her, and it would not

I have amazing news to tell

help chortling when she saw

and Jesse are no longer in

Cordelia was astonished.

but the second day you were in the hospital, I saw Jesse

a subsidiary in Chengasas to become a small department

looked at her. “Why are you

trance and forced a smile. The more she listened to Annie,

had casually said that she hoped these people would never appear before her again, and Marcus’ “Got it” seemed to

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