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."

turned to me again. "Ms. Chloe, please

that, she swiftly started cleaning up. My gaze met Carol's, and I calmly said, "You

at me for a moment. I remained composed.

walked back to my desk and noticed some grease stains on it. It seemed someone had

the chair, originally a clean

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

on Adelaide, who efficiently

up the cushion I had thrown away and looked at me with a

want something others have sat on.

and called Carol back in, instructing, "Arrange

her eyebrows slightly and left the

face paled slightly and she avoided direct eye

various reports. This month, the sales figures for the marketing department reached a new high, which naturally made me

to share the good news with everyone, so I prepared some comparative

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

hold back

pick those up!" She pretended to be careful and diligent, bending down to collect the scattered