When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 50: Taken as an Apprentice

Hazel Hawthorne rushed to the office in a panic. Sharon Winters was standing right at the elevator entrance waiting for her. When she saw Hazel step out, she quickly went over and explained what had just happened.

"Didn’t you get the group message? Ten minutes after you left, Director Shaw announced in the group chat that there would be a meeting at eleven. I thought you’d be back before then, but you didn’t reply to my messages."

"What group? I’m not even in a group chat." Hazel Hawthorne’s mind was a mess. She had no idea what the meeting was about and hadn’t had time to prepare anything. Thankfully, Sharon Winters had prepared two copies of the meeting materials in advance and handed one to her.

"How could you not be in the group chat?"

"Never mind, we can talk about this later. Let’s go in first. By the way, why are you here?"

Sharon Winters led Hazel Hawthorne toward the conference room. "Director Shaw told me to wait for you here. And here are the meeting materials. Just sit with me in the back later. Hopefully, we won’t attract too much attention."

Sharon Winters spoke quickly, and Hazel Hawthorne could only listen while trying to read the documents.

The two of them arrived outside the conference room. Hazel Hawthorne took a deep breath, trying to relax as much as possible.

Thankfully, everyone’s attention was on Holly Shaw. She and Sharon Winters hunched over and quickly slipped into the room. Only a few people sitting in the back saw them arrive.

Their relationship with Hazel Hawthorne had always been lukewarm, so they weren’t going to say anything since it had nothing to do with them. But just then, Holly Shaw’s secretary spotted Hazel and Sharon and glanced in their direction.

Holly Shaw glanced at her distracted secretary. "Where are the documents I asked you to prepare?"

placed the prepared documents in front of Holly Shaw, who then

I saw someone come in just now. Maybe I was mistaken." After saying this, the secretary shot

to make herself invisible in the corner, then she

noticed Holly Shaw’s glance. She breathed a sigh of relief when the director didn’t call her out in front of everyone. Throughout the meeting, she diligently took notes

by Hazel Hawthorne, she said coldly,

is so intimidating. I didn’t even dare to talk to you with her looking like that just now.

"I’m going to see Director Shaw in her office

in front of Hazel Hawthorne, deliberately provoking her. "Daring to be late for Director Shaw’s meeting? I see you don’t have much respect for her. And to think Director Shaw was planning on

getting a big head before even fully earning Director Shaw’s favor. If she actually manages to get on the director’s good side, will there

the truth? Who would’ve thought someone so young could

and stared at her with

the day of your interview, but

secretary sneered. "Hazel Hawthorne, don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re pretty. This is the first time I’ve ever seen

wrist. She grabbed Hazel’s hand without a second thought, exposing the watch. "You’re just a lowly intern, yet you’re wearing a watch worth millions. Do

Winters

look, pleading with her not to reveal

secretary roared with laughter. "Sharon Winters, don’t say I didn’t warn you. You might see Hazel Hawthorne as a friend, but that doesn’t mean

Sharon Winters

one with the watch—against the secretary’s neck. A faint smile played on her lips as she deliberately showed off the watch.

tried to push Hazel Hawthorne away, only

Shaw had