Zander probably hadn’t expected someone who looked as meek as I did to fire back at him. As such, he frowned in surprise but didn’t say anything else.

I didn’t have the time to unpackage his emotions, so I turned and dragged John out of the office with me. “John, let’s go home! Maybe I should quit after all. I’m sure our family can support me, right?”

“Of course. This law firm isn’t that great anyway. The office is even smaller than our bathroom. I’ll set up a bigger law firm for you tomorrow, and you can be the boss!” John played along with me, catching on to my flippancy.

We sounded like a pair of petty upstarts.

As I got into John’s car, I replayed our conversation in my mind. I put a hand over my chest worriedly. Offending a senior on my first day as an apprentice was something I would never have done in the past.

I noticed that after giving birth, I had become even more protective of my family.

Just then, my stomach suddenly grumbled in protest, pulling me back to reality.

look at John, only to realize he had been staring at

twisted his body so that he was leaning on the steering wheel. He said

as I changed the topic. “Come on, let’s get something to eat. I haven’t eaten since this afternoon and I feel like I’m about to faint

do you want to eat?” John asked as he started

shop that’s

while before picking up his phone to dial someone. “Mrs. Dune? Can you whip up something simple for us to eat? I’ll

already called them. My taste buds were also pampered by all the delicious food that

whipped up some pasta and a few snacks.

you don’t need to rush around for me. I’m stuffed with all the food you prepared. Besides, it’s late, and you should

anyway. Besides, Mr. Stovall and Mr. John are still awake in the study too. I believe they’re

silent. After I had filled my stomach, I went

that it was quiet. I paused my track and decided to knock on

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