Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 1075 A Monster in Disguise

When I saw the state of my office, I told Atticus, "I'll call you back later."

"Sure," Atticus said, and he hung up the phone.

I looked at Carol, who seemed furious, and asked, "What's going on?"

Adelaide immediately jumped in. "Ms. Chloe, it's all my fault. When you and Ms. Carol weren't in the office, I was so busy that I forgot to tidy up your office."

Her explanation sounded reasonable, but the current situation told a different story. Was my office really in such a mess just because I wasn't around?

She was eloquent, but I wasn't buying it. It was evident that someone had messed with my office while I was away.

Carol looked at me, intending to explain, "Ms. Chloe-"

"Ms. Chloe, don't blame Ms. Carol. It's my fault. Ms. Carol wasn't here, and I should have taken more responsibility. It's all my negligence."

Adelaide humbly apologized and glanced at Carol, speaking cautiously, "Ms. Carol, I'm not trying to complain. I understand that you might have had something to attend to. I'm just explaining."

"Ms. Chloe, please wait a moment. I'll fix

she swiftly started cleaning up. My gaze met Carol's, and I

by my attitude, stared at me for a moment. I remained composed. She turned and

some grease stains on it. It seemed someone

on the chair, originally a clean white

desk, then reached for a few alcohol wipes. I wiped down the desk, removing any traces, before

kept a steady gaze on Adelaide, who efficiently cleaned up

cushion I had thrown away and looked at

want something others have sat on.

called Carol back in,

raised her eyebrows slightly

she avoided direct eye contact

the sales figures for the

with everyone, so I prepared some comparative data

to speak, but Adelaide let go of the report stack k when handing it to Carolet caused the papers to scatter on the

hold back her frustration.

I'm sorry. Let me pick those up!" She pretended to be careful and diligent,