Chapter 34

The crowd fell silent immediately after Joanna’s words.

With her cell phone in her hand, Violet returned to her seat with a blank expression.

Joanna shot her a cold glance, let out a disdainful grunt, and rose to leave,

As soon as Joanna departed, the people resumed their conversations. “When the cat is away, the mice will play.”

“Yeah, ever since Gloria left, someone seems to think she’s the top dog in the Design Department.”

“I wonder when Mr. Brown will return. Otherwise, we’ll still have to contend with someone’s attitudes when we speak.”

Violet absentmindedly doodled on the design with an expressionless face.

She knew that no matter who it was, these people would gossip behind their backs.

However, she was intrigued by Mr. Brown, whom they mentioned as the Director of the Design Department, a reputedly capable individual who had recently gone on a business trip.

On the top floor, in the CEO’s office…

Patrick’s cell phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID, which read “Gloria Tyler.” After a moment of hesitation, he answered.

up to?” Gloria asked him with a tone

eyes as he responded, “What’s the matter now?” Gloria’s voice trembled with a sobbing tone as she said, “You didn’t help me like this before.

was on the brink of losing her composure, unable to

voice. “But it’s different. I’ve been

said, we have a marriage

on a sorrowful tone. “Patrick, I love you so much. How could

one who suggested getting a marriage license with me. You were the one who stood me up, and you were the one planning to leave, Gloria. No

all. I just wanted to prove that you do, but it seems you don’t care about me at all. Can’t you see that?” Gloria cried

turned colder. “So, you repeatedly test my love for you by standing me up

a growing distance

to pursue her career, nor did she want to ascertain if Patrick loved her or not. All she desired was to return to Patrick’s side. “Patrick, I’ll come back right now. You divorce that woman, okay? Your family doesn’t even know about your marriage. Just divorce her, and we’ll pretend that none of this ever happened,

saying, “That’s only

Gloria and the Webb family were aware of it. Every time Gloria stood him up, she would have someone secretly observe him at the City

was abroad, and they didn’t have a marriage license. They were unaware that

the brink of a breakdown. She hysterically

promptly hung

he put down the phone,

check the caller ID before impatiently asking, “Are

end of the line sounded confused. “Tsk… Who’s got you so annoyed again? You’re in

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