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.

the ground, Haley greeted me with her

I bluntly asked her,

but her being pregnant and here

even open to the public yet, with many safety checks pending. If anything were to happen, no one could bear the

she was carrying

left me dumbfounded. "I'm here for

doubted my own ears. "What

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

blurted out, "Has Conrad lost his mind, assigning

My outburst drew everyone's

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

asked, her face turning sour

to be here,"

be avoiding the call, only answering

the meaning of sending Haley here?"

with no

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