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.

had never expected that she would lose all common sense after a few glasses

and covered her face with her hands, wishing that

anything, okay?" Ethan said behind her,

this." He handed her a paper

of the drink and

drinking it, her stomach finally settled

taste of hangover had also disappeared

Unfortunately, her mortification remained.

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

the entire time, a small

soon as she arrived at the Larson Group, Janet

designs you submit for

to use Lind’s designs." He held up a portfolio as

this

I still have much to learn.Please guide me as I

a big project so soon.She had been working here for less than a month, after

establishing good rapport with her colleagues, "There’s no need for that.Your designs are excellent as they

through her portfolio as he spoke, his pride and admiration evident in his

other designers present

ordinary," Pamela

Larson Group a few years prior to Janet, and had been fully expecting that her designs would be selected this

happy with this

voice down," one

right in

didn’t say anything wrong, did I?"

focused on sorting out

all for

stood and gathered a stack of documents before

need you in my office,

followed him to the other

his suit jacket, and

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