Chapter 142


Chapter 142:

Overwhelmed with elation, Joyce didn’t wait for the workday to conclude. She grabbed her purse and left the office early.

Her heels clicked decisively against the floor as she made her way to the upscale salon upstairs.

At the salon, Joyce splurged on an exclusive annual membership card costing $500,000, insisting on receiving the premier service they offered. Joyce was in high spirits. Daniela’s setback had already made her day sweeter, and now, the prospect of her imminent engagement to Alexander filled her with a sense of triumph.

As she lay on the treatment bed, fantasizing about her upcoming luxurious life, a jasmine aroma wafted into the room.

Normally, Joyce adored this fragrance.

Yet today, as soon as it hit her senses, she sat up abruptly, her hand over her mouth, feeling queasy. Grabbing a glass of water, she gulped it down, attempting to quell the sudden nausea.

is happening?” she whispered to

contagious, can it? I need to keep my distance

As the doors slid open, a

into a scowl of disdain. Wheeling around, she was ready to chastise the man for his disarray. However,

Discover more at gαℓησνℯℓs․com

with dirt and his face

with the setting, filled her with embarrassment. In her mind, she compared Cedric’s ruggedness to Alexander’s polished demeanor, and any residual affection she might have felt for

Joyce straightened herself and

Lillian was stationed outside the CEO’s office, peering through

toil and dust. She realized immediately that

this?” she asked in

the door’s narrow crack. The office was

couch, asleep. Don’t wake her,” Lillian murmured, nodding towards the

a child, neglected and alone, she had learned to soothe her emotions through slumber—a coping mechanism that persisted

nodded in acknowledgment, catching

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255