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Audrey thought it was another manager coming in and shot up from the couch. She moved to quickly and i and hurried to put her shoes lick on. She couldn’t let anyone see the CTO’s wide looking so casual and sloppy
“Audrey!” came a woman’s voice
Audrey froze and looked up at the woman in the doorway. She looked familiar somehow. “Yeah?” she responded, slipping her shoes on
“Look at your reputation right now, and you still have the nerve to come to the company and mark your tentory?” The man stride right to Audrey and reached out to grab her
Audrey stepped aside to avoid her touch, a mocking smile spreading across her face. “Olivia
It was Yann’s cousin from his mother’s side of the family. She’d met her once at Logan’s birthday party, where Olivia had been all dolled up in makrop and a formal dress. Today, she was completely bare laced with thick black–rimmed glasses, and Audrey almost didn’t recognize her
Audrey let out a decisive laugh. “What gives you the right to lecture me?”
Olivia stood in front of her, looking down with disgust and a hint of pride in her eyes. “I’m Yann’s cousin,”
Audrey settled back into the sofa and crossed her legs casually. Her tone was light and mocking “This is the CEO’s office. Even his father couldn’t just barge in here. Tell me, is being a ‘cousin‘ some kind of impressive job title?”
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Olivia fell silent. Of course she knew you couldn’t just waltz into the CEO’s office. She worked at the company and knew perfectly well that her po wasn’t high enough to warrant a personal meeting in this office.
Even in special circumstances, Olivia had to call Yann’s private number first and get permission before coming up to this floor. She’d only dared to come today because Yann was in a meeting
When Olivia heard that senior executives were all heading to the CEO’s office to meet the CEO’s wife, she was absolutely livid. She thought, Why does Audrey, a woman with a failed marriage behind her, get to marry someone like Yann–a man who has everything?
“Meanwhile, I’m his actual cousin, and I’m stuck married to some complacent middle school teacher‘
“Audrey, the internet is full of negative stories about you. If you had any sense of shame, you’d be at home reflecting on your behavior, Running around the company so brazenly do you have any idea how much trouble you’re causing Yann?” Olivia sneered.
As Olivia spoke, she reached for Audrey’s hand again. “I’ll have someone drive you home. Don’t come to the company anymore.”
Audrey extended her hand, letting Olivia grab it. Olivia thought Audrey was giving in, and her tone softened slightly. “I know you want to mark your territory, but you can relax about that.
ver would have gotten the chance to marry him. From now on, you should just
“if Yann had been interested in anyone at this company, you never
“Ah!” Olivia’s words cut off in a sharp cry as Audrey suddenly gripped her hand, yanked her forward into her arms, then showed her away forcefully. Her wrist joint made a sharp cracking s sound.
Olivia’s face instantly flushed red from the pain as she let out a piercing scream. She clutched her hand and stumbled backward, her knees hitting t corner of the table. She lost her balance and fell back onto the table, then rolled off onto the floor
“How dare you do this to me?” Olivia curled up in pain, glaring at her with murderous eyes, wishing she could cut her to pieces
Audrey remained perfectly still on the sofa. She glanced at her own hand, then looked down at Olivia on the “Are you going to leave on your own, of should I have someone escort you out?
“If I call for help. I won’t be sending you back to your desk–I’ll be sending you to the police station.”
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“You’re the one who should be going to jaill” Oliva struggled to sit up, cradling her weist. police station, it should be you”
e the one who hurt my hand
“Really?” Audrey slowly looked around the room with a smirk. “This is the CEO’s office, and it contai
You broke in here without permission and tried to was self defense”
House force against me I was protecting company property and het no choice but to defend myst
“That’s complete nonsense.” Olivia’s forehead was beaded with sweat, and her lips had grine white from the pain. “it’s precisely because there are confidential files here that I was asking you to leave.”
Freya had come out to get some documents when she heard the screaming and rushed over. From a distanca, she could the CEO’s office door standing wide open. “What’s going on here?
“Freya.” Olivia struggled to get to her feet.
Freya hurried over to help her up.
“Freya, I heard the CEO’s wife was at the company and thought i’d come up to say hello, but i didn’t expect.” She glanced at Audrey, a flush of malice flickering in her eyes. “I didn’t expect to find her rifling through documents on the CEO’s desk”
Freya’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Olivia continued, “There are so many confidential files in here. I was worried it might cause unnecessary trouble, so tried to take her out for a tour instead, but she wouldn’t listen to me and ended up hurting my hand.”
Olivia’s injured hand was undeniable evidence. Her wrist looked dislocated, hanging limply at her side.
“There might be some misunderstanding here,” Freya said. She didn’t believe Audrey would go through files randomly.
The fact that Yann had left Audrey alone in his office showed how much he trusted her if she wanted to know something, she could just ask him directly There was really no need to sneak around looking for information.
Audrey did sneak around, she probably wouldn’t find what she was looking for and would only make Yann suspicious. It just wasn’t worth it.
Even if Audrey
“Freya, don’t let her innocent appearance fool you. She’s actually quite dark inside,” Olivia explained, seeing that Freya didn’t believe her. “I met her Sir Winifred’s birthday banquet. She acts all sweet and gentle in public, but she’s ruthless behind the scenes.”
reya stayed quiet, if she were really just some innocent, sweet girl, Mr. Winifred probably wouldn’t be interested in her anyway she thought Remembering how anxious Yann got about Audrey, Freya figured that as long as Audrey didn’t do anything to hurt Yann, she couldn’t be that bad.
“Ms. Aldrin, let me have someone take you to the hospital to get your hand looked at.” Freya would let Yann decide who was right and who was wrong.
“Don’t bother anyone else. She’ll do, Olivia said, looking at Audrey with a flash of challenge in her eyes. “I am Yann’s cousin, after all, if word gets out about someone hurting me, it would damage her reputation. I don’t want to make a big deal out of this.”
Freya frowned in disagreement. Before she could say anything, Audrey smiled coolly. “Being his cousin isn’t a get–out of jail free card. Since when do attackers get to decide whether to press charges
“Audrey, I’m thinking about your reputation here. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you,”
Olivia snapped.
“My wife’s reputation doesn’t need outsiders looking out for it.” A man’s cold voice came from the doorway
When Freya hadn’t returned, someone had come looking for her and discovered the argument happening in Yann immediately.
office. They’d gone back to inform
If they weren’t in the office, Olivia might have dared to joke around with ann, but at work, he maintained strict boundaries between personal and professional matters.
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Yann saw Olivia’s wrist, and something cold flickered in his eyes as he stepped into the office. When he spotted my sitting on the tech
crossed and legs folded, the tension in his body immediately relaxed.
Audrey stood up and walked over to his side. “Is your meeting over?”
“Just paused. We’ll continue in ten minutes.” Yann’s gaze swept over her entire body, making sure she wasn’t hurt.
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“Yann–Mr. Winifred, Audrey was going through the files on your desk without permission. When I tried to stop her, the actually attacked malvia repeated her excuse again. She’d told the story so many times that she seemed to believe it herself, speaking with complete conviction
Yann turned to look at her. “Which file was she going through?
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
