No Escape from Love novel Chapter 192

I was listless. "If I say I'm really happy, but I just can't feel it, would you believe me?"

"What's wrong this time, my lady?" Lila chuckled. "Alright, let's meet at our usual spot this afternoon. You can tell me everything then."

…

At the restaurant, I devoured my food like I hadn't eaten in days.

"Are you starving?" Lila stared at me in shock. "Has Hastings Group gone so broke that they can't even afford to feed you?"

"You won't believe this," I said after swallowing my food, feeling a little dejected. "I got suspended."

"What?" Lila was dumbfounded. "A few days ago, you were still a project manager at Hastings Group, and now, you've been suspended?"

"Life is just full of unexpected twists," I sighed, looking at her. "Julian interfered, so I got suspended."

"What about Alex?" Lila's tone wasn't gossiping this time; she was genuinely concerned. "Tell me everything from the beginning."

I happened to have been bottling up my grievances with nowhere to vent, so I recounted everything to her. By the time I finished, I actually felt a lot calmer. "So, that's basically what happened."

"This is so unfair!" Lila looked at me with sympathy. "I thought that with you at Hastings Group, Alex would be able to protect you. But I never expected something like this to happen. What are you planning to do now?"

"What else can I do?" I let out a long sigh. "This isn't something I can control."

"So… what did Alex say?" Lila asked, testing the waters.

I shrugged. "What else could he say? Mr. Hastings Senior said he'd pick a suitable time to publicly announce that I'm part of the Hastings family and hold a banquet for me."