“No… Of course not.” Alice bit down on her lip and stared at Joshua with a pitiful expression. “I wasn’t upset with you. On the contrary, I’m thrilled to be able to work at Lynch Group. I know that the reason you wanted me to come in to work is that you didn’t want me to feel bored at home, and also because you wanted me to get used to this place so that we can work together in the future, but…”

Joshua narrowed his eyes. “But what?”

Alice sighed and glanced at Joshua. “I was scared that if I start from the bottom, the rest of the employees will look down on me. Even though I’m the CEO’s wife, I still have to start from the bottom to climb to the top…” Alice wiped her tears and continued, “Joshua, you know that I was born into an ordinary family in Sea City. My family isn’t wealthy, and I’ve always felt insecure about that…”

Joshua’s brows furrowed upon hearing that. He gazed at her red-rimmed eyes and heaved a deep sigh. “You’re right. Working with someone as skilled as Luna might’ve been too challenging for a moment, then finally said, “I’ll ask her to assign you some easier tasks.”

He lifted his head and fixated his deep gaze on Alice. “I can understand why you acted the way you did just now. You lashed out at Luna because you wanted to make everyone else respect you and gain your dignity back. However…”

Joshua narrowed his eyes. “Did you really break Luna’s photo frame by accident?“

many items on her desk; why did Alice just so happen to break the photo frame? Why did she step on the photo, puncturing a

not stupid. He knew that it

so she took a deep breath and admitted the truth, “I

his brows

on her desk, but what about me? I don’t have anything at all. Neil still refuses to call me Mommy, much less take a photo with me.“ With that, Alice lifted her head to

stop myself. Neil is my son. I can’t stand seeing how

life for a long time, “ remarked Joshua as he gently tapped his slender fingers against his desk. “ Besides, even though Neil has returned to your

have a chance to do so. I… “

from the other side,

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