Janet woke up the next day with a sharp throbbing in her eyes.

She padded into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was a mess, and her eyes were all bloodshot and puffy. She looked terrible.

“Just skin and bones,” she muttered, pinching her arm and forcing a smile.

Realization suddenly struck her. She had nothing to worry about at all.

She was only in her twenties; she still had much of her youth to squander, not to mention a whole life waiting ahead of her.

Janet delved into her thoughts. She had never had much ever since she was a little girl. When she was in primary school, she had a favorite pencil box with a pretty Barbie pattern. Jocelyn ended up throwing it away out of spite. And while Janet was torn over the loss, she eventually forgot about the knickknack altogether.

Perhaps Ethan would be just like that pencil box.

Besides, he had made a point of keeping his true identity from the start.

to some misgivings on his

renewed resolve, she opened her computer and proceeded to send out her resumes to design companies all over the

she received a notice for interview from

was that she hadn’t

for her designs, and even mentioned that they were aware that her former superior at

she had previously

who had recommended her

that someone else in

and it wasn’t particularly known in the local landscape. But Janet had seen their

now, staring at their

it for a second before deciding to accept

anyway, and they did offer a very attractive salary. Given her skills

in

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