Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter

She stepped out, leaving Anya to take the blame.

Guilt tugged at Anya as she faced Ms. Zheng's frosty glare. She wanted to say the report wasn't even hers to handle, but with everyone watching and the tension thick in the air, she knew saying anything would only make things worse. So she swallowed her pride and murmured, "I'm sorry, Ms. Zheng. It won't happen again."

A few moments later, the person in charge of printing came by, passing out the materials to everyone. With that, the meeting finally got underway.

After it wrapped up, that same coworker made a show of saying to Anya, right in front of Ms. Zheng, "Everybody messes up when they're new. Don't stress-Ms. Zheng's super understanding, she won't hold it against you."

Ms. Zheng nodded, visibly satisfied with the flattery, then strode away.

Anya was left feeling wronged, but there was nobody she could talk to about it.

At lunch, Anya sat in the café, barely picking at her food. She kept opening her phone to Leo's page, checking it every few minutes, then putting it down with a sigh.

and vent, but she knew that would only worry

up at her office, and drag her out-quitting on the spot if he had to, just to make sure she didn't get treated

been watching her, noticing her mood. She took a bite of her noodles, then picked up a juicy piece of beef and

in hand, Anya hesitated. "Milka, my boss called me out in the meeting this morning, but it wasn't even my

the whole story. When she finished, she poked at her noodles and mumbled, "I can't tell my parents,

chance to kiss

cool. "Anya,

confidence on Milka's face, Anya perked up

to Milka and leaning in

Anya's eyes sparkled with relief. "Milka, you're amazing. I get it

your family's always protected you. Everyone stumbles into these traps when they start working. Just remember what I told you, and

hard. "Milka, how do you know

smile on her lips. "Because