When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 68

Chapter 68



"Mack, what's your problem?" Jade stood up abruptly, trying to push him away. But Mack seemed undeterred, continuing to advance. Eventually, two of our male colleagues had to drag him away, ending the dinner on a sour note.

As Jade was paying the bill, she couldn't help but vent, "He's seriously messed up. It's not like you've had much conversation with him, what's his deal?"

To tell the truth, Mack and I had barely exchanged a few words, yet he held this inexplicable resentment towards me.

I heard he was a graduate from a prestigious college, even had some achievements to his name, and then he transferred to our company. But upon joining Patterson Group, a company teeming with talent, he quickly lost his edge. Everyone here graduated from top universities, their resumes gleaming with awards and achievements. Even Jade had worked on numerous international projects, her skills and experience equally impressive. It was understandable for Mack to feel bitter. It seemed he harbored a strong sense of male chauvinism, unable to stand the idea of women like us leading him. And to top it off, he seemed to get along well with Kayla?

"Hey, where did Paul disappear to? I was hoping to catch a ride with him," a female colleague suddenly whispered, making Jade and me realize someone was missing. A male colleague mentioned he might have gone to the restroom, but I didn't pay much attention and just followed Jade to hail a cab home.

But the next day, a crisis hit the Design Department.

When I arrived at work, my computer was infected with a virus, spewing endless pop-ups and files, becoming unresponsive, and eventually crashing. When I attempted to reboot, I realized that all data, including several key project files, had been erased. It wasn't isolated to my computer alone; others faced varying degrees of virus attacks as well.

to be bombarded with

visibly anxious, said, "Mel, what do we do? We've lost so many

I had backups on my personal computer, but now, with both devices compromised, what were we to do? With the partnership project with Aspire World nearing completion,

instructed the department to immediately review security footage and secure any salvageable data to prevent further losses.

I

project facing issues from the start was

an internal investigation first, and

suddenly burst in, startling us both. She grabbed Vinson, urging him to leave through the employee exit, having already cleared the way. Vinson hesitated, but she pushed him

Kon

chair, hiding the documents under her. Before I

cheaters! I'm here to expose Mrs. Patterson of Patterson Group's vile deeds!" A piercing female voice announced. Eliana and I turned to see isla at the door with her phone aimed

are you doing here?" I recognized her

are you here? Where's Mr. Patterson?" she stammered,

annoyed, pushed her phone

turn of events, stood frozen, phone still recording. Eliana doused her with

trouble in my

made sense why Eliana pushed Vinson out; she sensed someone was plotting against us. Grateful, I