A beam of sunlight fell on Janet’s face.She winced and rubbed her bleary eyes, realizing that it was already morning.Her throat was dry, and there was a dull pounding at her temples.

It appeared that she had been drunk the previous night.

Janet scratched at her messy hair and padded to the bathroom in a daze, intending to freshen herself up.

When she faced the mirror, however, she was horrified to find her neck and chest dotted with red marks, which were decidedly not insect bites.

"Ethan Lester!" Janet screamed at the top of her lungs, her face burning.

"You called for your husband?" Ethan said as he sauntered into the bathroom.

A thin sheen of sweat covered his sculpted face, and his gray shirt was damp at the chest.He must have gone running.

"What did you do to me last night?" Janet demanded, crossing her arms over her chest.

Ethan raised an eyebrow and looked pointedly at the hickeys around her neck.

"You’re seriously asking me what I did to you? Shouldn’t you be asking what you did to me? You started it all.You clung to me and kept touching my body, rubbing my—"

"Stop it!"

Janet closed her eyes and put her hands up.

"Did you think I would believe all these nonsense you’re spouting?"

There was no way she would do those things to him! With a helpless look on his face, Ethan walked away and came back with a crumpled shirt in his hand.

"This is the evidence.My chest was also pinched red by you last night.Do you want to have a look?"

Then he intended to take off his clothes.

"No!" Janet turned away in a panic.She tried to recall everything that had transpired, but only vague, hazy flashes surfaced in her mind.

If she wasn’t mistaken… She had, indeed, taken the initiative to kiss Ethan in the car, Great! She had well and truly ruined her image.

that she would lose all common sense

hands, wishing that a hole

didn’t do anything, okay?" Ethan said

handed

the drink and realized that it was

drinking it, her stomach finally

taste of hangover had also disappeared from her

Unfortunately, her mortification remained.

to freshen up for the day.She changed into a turtle-neck dress and

entire time, a small smile playing on his

at the Larson Group,

all the designs you submit for

unanimous decision to use Lind’s designs." He held up a portfolio as his gaze swept

for this great honor," she

learn.Please guide me as I move forward.I will value any advice you give

never imagined she would land such a big project so soon.She

a newcomer, she didn’t think it was a good thing to show off her abilities before establishing good rapport with her colleagues, "There’s no need for that.Your designs are excellent as they are.Oh, but if

spoke,

only smiled in response.She knew that the other designers present in the meeting lIly disagreed with

designs are pretty ordinary,"

had joined the Larson Group a few years prior to Janet, and had been fully expecting that her designs

wasn’t happy with this

 "Keep your voice down," one of Pamela’s friends reprimanded

in

anything wrong,

hear their exchange and focused on sorting out the folders she

all for

stood and gathered a stack of documents before smiling kindly

going to need you

obediently followed him to

desk, unbuttoned his suit jacket, and leaned back against

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