the ele

from falling, but they still escaped from the c

worth. However, it seemed to be all just her hopeful thinking. It turned out,

gan had regained her usual composure,

he pantry, aiming to make a cup o

O's wife?" A mocking laugh followed the question. It was Tessa L

at work, Raegan turned to lea

w that Lauren is back, do you really think

uld I set you up with some old men? You seem to be quite

lied sharply, "This is a workplace, not a brothel. Miss

lted by being indirect

of anger, she threw the ne

lock it, but the scalding coffee splashed o

n pain and retali

at Raegan, normally so restrained, woul

sa gritted her teeth and sn

a cold stare. "Consider

way. This was the first time she had been struck so bluntly. "You bitch!" She lunged forwa

hind, and Mitchel, who had just walked ou

he room bec

l, Mitchel was known for his strictness, and her mo

urned to Mitchel, her cheek red, and cried out in a tremblin

bright, casting a shadow that playe

d, and her hand, burned from the scald

rows knitted together deeply. "Miss Hayes, don't

was like a barrier,

filled t

aight, resembling a slender bamb

it clear that the company was no place for her to lose her

tely wanted to ask him if he had really listened to those slandering words against her

ng up inside, and bowed her head toward Tessa. "I'm sorry,

ssion crossing her face. "Humph! Just because you

, saying, "This slap was from me as an indivi

didn't glance back at Mi

what that bitch said? She hit me like that and still acts so hi

ng figure, a shadow covering his d

th Raegan just now, she assumed Mitchel didn't care about Raegan. She gritted her teeth,

ed. "This is the last time. Drop you

Though not reconciled, she

ed to Matteo standing behind him and ordered

tchel's words, said, "Mitchel, with such a

motioned to Tessa and said,

e she was the irrelevant p