This time, the “overtime” lasted until late into the night.

Lina struggled to get up from the couch, picked up her scattered clothes from the floor, and felt sore all over her body.

“Let me help you.”

Zuko wrapped his arms around her from behind with a satisfied smile. Lina felt his warm chest and his heart beating right along hers against her bare back.

She did not dare to let him help her. She quickly broke free and put on her clothes.

Zuko smiled and got dressed as well. His hand instinctively reached into his pocket, but… there were no more cigarettes.

He finally understood now what his father meant by the “cigarette money” he used to earn.

Lina forced herself to finish reviewing the last bit of information, and then Zuko took her home.

The next day.

They slept until almost 8:00 a.m., only to be awakened by their phones.

“Is it your phone?”

“It’s yours…”

“Hmm?”

They woke up, realizing that their phones were vibrating simultaneously.

Thompson, look at the news! Something

Uh, there seems to be a problem with

were startled awake and opened their phones with numerous news headlines popping on

and held a press conference, releasing

and publicity copies, were exactly the same as the

“W-What’s going on?”

Lina got to the company, the board members were already there. Some were on Nicholas’ side, and some

mixed feelings. The meeting room was

someone spoke. “Ms. Thompson, we trusted

our secrets

lot of money and effort into this project. We wanted to win a big architecture award.

all that money.

arguing. She stayed quiet, her calm face making it seem

help. She was just one

if it wasn’t her fault, she was in

room was quiet. Everyone looked at

of

up with

veterans of the business world. However, not a single one of them uttered another

gaze swept over each person’s face. “I won’t shirk my responsibility regarding this, but it will take time to find out who leaked the confidential information. At present, the most important thing for

I’ll come up with a solution in the

come up with a solution, does that mean we’ll all be left out in the

and powerful voice suddenly sounded from outside the meeting room.Books

opened, and Zuko

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