"But I hope this will be the last time," Lydia said firmly. "And please, tell Eugene for me that I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore."

Mrs. Ford seemed like she wanted to say something more, but Lydia had had enough. She was truly afraid of what they were capable of, so she hung up the phone without hesitation. After the call, Lydia paid extra attention over the next couple of days, even asking the receptionist to keep an eye out.

"No, we haven't received any suspicious packages in the past two days," the receptionist said, shaking her head.

"Good. Keep an eye out, and if anything shows up, just throw it away," Lydia instructed, feeling finally at ease as she walked away.

With no more mysterious packages arriving and no further contact from the Ford family, Lydia's mood lightened. She truly believed that the Fords had finally stopped causing trouble. But a few days later, she arrived at the office early, as usual, only to find employees gathered and whispering among themselves.

"Hey, do you think it's true?"

"That our Vice President Lydia is involved with the CEO of Ford Corporation?"

"I mean, those photos are all over the internet now, and it's heartbreaking for Mr. Quincy..."

voice cut through the room,

of employees jumped in surprise,

of the female employees forced a smile. "Miss Lydia, you're here early today! You usually come

her not to come to work too early so she wouldn't tire herself out. She usually didn't arrive until after 9 AM, but today

do at home, she decided to head in

it seemed like the gossip was

a question. Answer me directly, no beating around the bush," Lydia said, her eyes sharp

Lydia, who was usually so

talking, I'll make sure no one gets their performance bonus this

tell you! Please don't dock our bonuses!" the

on social media this morning. It's all over the entertainment news. They're saying

you mean 'close'? There's nothing between us!" Lydia shot back,

don't believe me, just check for yourself." The employee pulled up a trending post on social media and

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