The people started gossiping about Sasha, for she had stayed too long outside.

“Who’s that woman? Why is she standing outside our company?”

“I have no idea, but I heard she’s here for our president.”

“She’s here for Mr. Hayes?”

Upon hearing that, the people gasped. The next moment, they started eyeing Sasha up and down disdainfully.

“Are you kidding me? A woman like her is here for our president?”

“Pfft! She should take a look at herself in the mirror!”

Sasha had closed her ears to those harsh and derisive words.

Suddenly, she recalled that she had promised to pick the kids up when she sent them to school in the morning. Hence, she grew agitated as the sky darkened.

Oh, forget it. I better fetch the kids first. I can’t break my promise again.

In the end, she left the company, her legs sore and aching. She then hailed a cab and headed toward the preschool.

Meanwhile, Sebastian had been working for some time in his office when his phone beeped.

a message from Karl: Mr. Hayes, Ms. Wand is

a woman’s back view

let out a sneer before putting his phone aside and resuming

phone call from one of the bodyguards from the preschool. “Mr. Hayes, Ms. Wand came to fetch the kids just now.

news, he raised his voice and asked in disbelief, “What did

apart, and his face darkened without him

other end of the line, the bodyguard couldn’t help but shudder in

the kids into the car, she suddenly rushed over like crazy. S-So,

went blank. Without a second thought, he hung up, grabbed his keys from the drawer, and rushed

that, Luke, who was preparing to

What happened?

serious. She only suffered some

Sasha and threw herself into the latter’s arm. Her eyes reddened when

Get lost! I don’t want to see

face, too,

uttered through gritted

each other in the face of the

Sasha got up on her feet and casually wiped the blood off her forehead with her sleeve. She took the heat off the bodyguards by saying, “Vivian, Ian, don’t

something when Sasha picked up a cookie box on the floor and handed

berry pie. But, I bought almond tarts for you from a pastry shop in Old Town. I ate these all the time when I

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