Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Linsey Is

Fearless

Linsey's gaze locked with Cynthia's, her expression steady and calm. Then, without warning, Linsey leaned in closer, her voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. "Yes. I spilled the coffee on purpose."

Cynthia's face flushed with fury, her eyes narrowing at Linsey. But before she could retort, Linsey's next words froze her in

place.

"I'm here to work and make a living. If you keep interfering, next time, it won't just be coffee."

Linsey's eyes never wavered as she scrutinized Cynthia's face, as though searching for her next target.

"You're pretty, you know. Pity if something... happened to that face."

Cynthia's body stiffened in terror, her breath catching. Just as she braced herself, Linsey released her, and Cynthia, panic

overtaking her, instinctively shielded her face with her hands, terrified Linsey might strike.

If Linsey had any intention of making Cynthia regret her actions, Cynthia certainly had her own ways of dealing with it.

But one thing was clear-she couldn't afford to ruin her face.

Anger simmered beneath the surface, but Cynthia kept it in check, unwilling to escalate things further. After a tense

moment, she stamped her foot in frustration and stormed off, her exit as dramatic as it was quick.

disappear, her

-just a calm indifference.

glanced down at the stain on her clothes and, with a soft sigh, made her

shifted. A collective breath was

resist commenting. "Linsey is fearless. She actually dared to

seems like Linsey already stepped on Cynthia's toes during the interview yesterday, so one more confrontation

chimed in. "But don't you think Linsey's the

the weight of their words hanging in the air. The

to everyone that Linsey wasn't someone to

wasn't picking up on the tension, took a

from this new café

their eyes at his attempt to

now, "even though Coen said we could have Linsey run errands for us in the future,

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unanimous response, their earlier unease

to

muttered, as if trying

a new reputation for Linsey-one that was well

to

soon as she saw Linsey, her

didn't even acknowledge Linsey, as if she hadn't even seen her. She simply

it upon herself to move her desk from next to Linsey's to a different spot in the office, clearly signaling she wanted

didn't go unnoticed. Despite Coen's earlier arrangements, no one dared ask Linsey to do any

colleagues was palpable, and they

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