Chapter 111



I obediently froze in place but ended up clutching Ernest even tighter.

Thump, thump...

The powerful heartbeat echoed in my ears, and that's when I realized I was laying against his chest.

At that moment, fear was the last thing on my mind.

And so, I held him tighter because it seemed like the only way to reassure myself that it wasn't me moving, but the elevator.

After a while, when the shaking stopped, I somehow forgot to let go until his voice broke the silence, "Got a new colleague, have we?"

I blinked, moving away to look down, and was genuinely taken aback.

Apart from being startled, a wave of irritation surged within me, and I impulsively pressed the button to descend the elevator.

me with her signature, insincere

pleasant as I bluntly asked

lacked manners, but her being pregnant and here just felt out of

place wasn't even open to the public yet, with many safety checks pending. If anything were to happen, no one could

was carrying an irreplaceable life within

me dumbfounded. "I'm

doubted my own ears. "What

inspections here needed my oversight." Haley responded, and her words nearly made my

his mind, assigning

My outburst drew everyone's

wasn't alone; she had come with the project manager, along with Deborah and Dustin who

by that, Ms. Hudson?" Haley asked, her face turning sour but

a pregnant woman to be here," I said, pulling out my phone to call

the call, only answering at the last second, "What's up,

sending Haley

dealings, with no

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