Orion froze for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Oh really, Selena? What's next? Are you going to tell me you're a secret heiress or the wife of a CEO? Don't kid yourself. I know exactly who you are. How many companies have you already hopped between? The fact that I even hired you was me doing you a huge favor, and now you want to act all high and mighty?"

His tone was dripping with sarcasm and contempt, clearly showing he had never taken her seriously.

Watching his smug, clueless demeanor, Selena found herself questioning whether the wedding, with all those reporters present, had been a dream.

Did they keep her true identity a secret from the public?

If her identity had been revealed, there was no way this fool, Orion, would dare to speak to her like this.

Unlike Orion's dismissive and disdainful attitude, Selena remained calm. "You and Mr. Dean plotted against me, didn't you? Haven't you ever stopped to wonder why? Like you said, I'm just a small-time employee. So why go through all the trouble?"

It's your own incompetence that couldn't satisfy

but inside, his nerves were starting

he'd promised that if they ruined Selena and got

had seemed so easy-until it

played along, and now she was calling

admit it.

with a slight smile. "You and I both

she turned and walked out of

retreating figure, frowning deeply. How could she be so calm? Could it be that she

to shake the uneasy feeling, he

were you so set

didn't answer directly, instead replying with a smirk in his voice, "Targeting? Come on, I was just interested in some... deeper collaboration, if you know what I mean. She's young, she's pretty-nothing more to it. Don't overthink it." Orion's lip twitched. If that wasn't targeting, then

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