After the incident, Josie’s popularity in the design department was no longer what it used to be. People would gossip whenever she was around. Those that were extreme would deliberately bump into her just to insult her.

She put up with all of it.

“It’s alright.” She would comfort herself. It was nothing compared to her salary.

At night, Dexter reached home late after attending an unplanned meeting.

He shrugged off his coat and changed into his indoor slippers. As he was about to head upstairs, he noticed a slim figure curled up on the sofa.

The woman seemed to be restless. Her eyebrows were furrowed as she mumbled in her sleep.

He went up to her and listened.

“Get out of my way, you bunch of stupid admirers… Stay away… Let me earn my money…”

He furrowed his forehead speechlessly.

How badly off is she that she’s even dreaming about earning money?

At that moment, the laptop screen before Josie flickered. Dexter noticed an interior design plan opened on the screen.

Although it was just a rough draft, Josie’s ideas and thoughts that went into the design were apparent. Every stroke of the drawing showed off her skill and talent in designing.

A rare look of admiration flashed across Dexter’s face. But he was bewildered.

Why was she under the radar for all these years if she had such talent?

“Nghh…”

fell from her eye and sunk into the sofa

stood next to her and watched as she muttered again after some

“Dad…”

glint in his eyes

you’re back…” A maid’s voice rang across the room. Dexter made a silent gesture,

“Bring her a blanket.”

around and

The next day.

as the

voice rang in Josie’s ears as she exercised her stiff shoulders and said, “Thank you for

could say another word, Josie hurried upstairs to freshen

and managed to clock in just

the elevator for employees when a strong

would have become the company’s joke if she

looked up with a frown to see one of her

man’s look of disdain was seared into

She was speechless.

that hares may pull

“Get in.”

at the

of foreboding when she looked over to see

the offer, Mr. Russell. I’ll just wait

arm and pulled her into the

and was about to

instinctively to protect herself. The pain she was expecting didn’t arrive as

her throat as

hand was on his

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