The four secretaries nodded in unison, their expressions as
tragic as if they were heading off to war.
Yvonne’s eyes were a little red. “Chase, we’re not afraid of being
laid off!
But if the company really can’t make it, could you… leave us a
copy of the cafeteria lady’s chili sauce recipe?”
Sophia clenched her fist. “Yeah!
And the cactus next to the printer, I’ve worked with it for two
years. I’ve grown attached to it!”
Teresa was even more dramatic, pulling a stack of documents
from her bag: “Ma’am, this is the ‘Proposal for the
Transformation of the Secretarial Department After Corporate
Bankruptcy and Restructuring‘ that I wrote overnight. Why don’t
you show it to the president…”
Madeleine rubbed her forehead, almost laughing out loud.
“The company isn’t going bankrupt. I invited you all to dinner to
thank you for taking care of me during this time.”
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As Madeleine spoke, her eyes were sincere and earnest.
“If it weren’t for you all, I wouldn’t have gotten up to speed with
the company’s business so quickly.”
“But the news outside…”
“Have a little faith in my husband, will you?”
Madeleine raised an eyebrow, “You know what he’s capable of.”
The four secretaries nodded vigorously.
Having followed Mr. Livingston for so many years, of course
they knew what their boss was capable of.
As they were talking, they didn’t notice the soft chime of the bell
on the door as three exquisitely dressed women walked in.
The short–haired beauty in the lead glanced over, her expression
faltering slightly.
It’s her?
Fiona’s gaze was unconsciously drawn to Madeleine. She was
dressed beautifully, looking fresh and refined, not quite like the
other times she had seen her.
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In fact, the image of her in a champagne–colored mermaid
dress at the last gala was still vivid in her mind.
Back then, Edward had ditched her for nearly twenty minutes to
go see her.
The two women with Fiona also noticed the group over there.
One of them had an exaggerated look on her face.
“Isn’t that the woman who’s always trying to steal Mr. Carroll?
Did she know we were coming to eat here beforehand and did
this on purpose to piss us off?”
“Don’t tell me she knew you were coming and thought Mr.
Carroll would be here too… And dressing like that, it’s obvious
she’s trying to seduce someone.”
Fiona withdrew her gaze.
“Don’t talk nonsense. We decided to come to this restaurant at
the last minute.”
After speaking, she glanced at her friend beside her, “Besides,
who says a woman dressing up nicely is trying to seduce a
man?”
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The woman Fiona shot a look at flinched and nodded
awkwardly.
“You’re right, Fiona. I shouldn’t have said that.”
She then glanced inside the restaurant. There were plenty of
empty tables.
“Let’s go over there.”
Far away. Out of sight, out of mind.
Fiona ignored her and deliberately walked to the table closest
to Madeleine to sit down.
Her movements were elegant and natural, and she was very
polite to the waiter who pulled out her chair.
Naturally, Madeleine’s attention was drawn to her.
She recognized her immediately. It was Fiona, the one who was
always around Edward.
Madeleine had been looking into Edward recently, and the
women around him… you couldn’t even count them on ten
fingers.
They were all rumored to be involved with him, but there was
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never any proof.
Lately, this Fiona was the one Edward brought out the most.
Rumor was their families had a close partnership coming up.
She looks like a real beauty, too. How could she be so blind…
After complaining internally, Madeleine couldn’t help but touch
her nose, feeling a bit guilty.
Don’t even mention it. When she was under the narrative
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