The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 62 Life and Death Situation

Jessica greeted them with a warm smile, jokingly, “What’s up, you two?”

“If we really had something going on, would you still be smiling so cheerfully? Daniel responded, somewhat puzzled. It seemed Jessica suddenly thought of something, and her jealousy inexplicably flared up.

“What business could you possibly have together?” demanded Jessica, her face darkening as she chastised Brittany, “Daniel just joined the company, so he might be unaware of our rules, but you’ve been here longer. Don’t you know? TMO forbids dating between colleagues, unless one of you resigns!”

Brittany was stunned. After fully grasping Jessica’s insinuation, she felt deeply insulted.

“Jessica! Where did your mind go? How could I possibly have anything to do with this loser? A country bumpkin like him–if even the women from the countryside who’ve never seen the world might not fancy him–how could I be interested?

He’s a waste of space–the idea of me falling for him? Only if I’ve turned into an idiot myself! No woman in her right mind could fall for him–he doesn’t even deserve a glance from me!”

her rush to insult Daniel, Brittany failed to notice Jessica’s already

ever more severe..

Insulting a colleague breaches our code of conduct! I’m docking your entire bonus for

“Jessica, I…”

You’re questioning my

“No… I’m not!”

not refute; no one at

her yet again, her inner turmoil boiling with fury; she had to get rid of him, immediately, right now! As long as Daniel remained, she’d keep facing Jessica’s punitive measures–all because of

Daniel who asked

turned to Daniel, speaking curtly, “What

resigning.” Daniel handed over his resignation

letter on the desk, shouting, “Get out! Both of you, get out of

jealousy about Jessica’s attitude