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 expression unreadable. There was no

-just a calm indifference.

the stain on her clothes and, with a

A collective breath was released as the tension

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

Cynthia's toes during

"But don't you think Linsey's the one who's really not

of their words hanging in the air.

Linsey

up on the tension, took a casual sip of

coffee from this new café

rolling their eyes at his attempt to lighten the

colleague began, his voice lower now, "even though Coen said we could have Linsey run errands for us in the future, we should probably be careful not to

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the unanimous response, their earlier unease now laced with a newfound

back to work,

someone muttered, as if trying

Design Department had a new reputation for Linsey-one

to

soon as she saw

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

from next to Linsey's to a different spot in the

Coen's earlier arrangements, no one dared ask Linsey to do

among the colleagues was palpable, and they made sure to

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