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.

director was not bad, but he knew too well about self-preservation. He

no one said it out loud.” Annie looked at her. “Don’t worry. It has passed.

“Mm.”

director’s way of handling this matter was right. She was a woman. Reputation mattered to her, and

I have amazing news to

paused and could not help chortling when she saw how gleeful Annie was. “What’s

and Jesse are no longer in

was

don’t know what’s the reason either, but the second day you were in the hospital, I saw Jesse leaving with a

cut down his shares and transferred him to a subsidiary in Chengasas to become a small department

looked at her. “Why are

snapped out of her trance and forced a smile. The more she listened

asked her in the hospital ward. She had casually said that she hoped these people would never appear before her again, and Marcus’ “Got it” seemed to still

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