Chapter 13

“Take care of your health, though. Since Cornelia became the president’s assistant, no one knew better than Zack and Abigail how much stress she was under.

A lot of times, they would hear her talking in her sleep about work when they woke up in the middle of the night.

hey had advised her multiple times not to work so hard. Their manga studio was doing well, and she didn’t need to work as the CEO’s special assistant. She could still live a comfortable life.

But she didn’t dare to let herself relax. She was afraid that having too much free time would make her overthink and remember those bad experiences from the past…

She could only keep working non–stop and making money. Seeing her bank account balance grow bigger and bigger would make her feel a little more at ease.

Wiping away her tears, Cornelia said, “Ugh, I really can’t drink. It makes me cry”

Zack rubbed her head, “It’s okay to cry, no shame in that.”

Cornelia, “Ugh…”

Zack patted her back, “How much did you drink, anyway?”

Having not eaten much that night, the burning sensation in her stomach made Cornelia feel like throwing up, “Not too much, just had a bit of white wine, red wine, and champagne…”

Zack was so mad he didn’t even want to scold her, “Come on, let’s go home.”

“Okay, let’s go home.” Cornelia agreed, still tipsy but not forgetting the task the president assigned her, “Help me carry those things on the ground to the car.”

“What are these?” Zack helped her into the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and then went to move the stuff.

boss didn’t send out. He asked me to handle them. I plan to sell them all and give him the money? With the items being worth millions, she couldn’t just throw

left

Cornelia was drunk, she didn’t forget about the money, “The workload is a bit much, but the salary is really high. If I do well,

her money talk and texted Abigail, “Abby, Nelly’s drunk. Can you make some

quickly, “Sure. Keep

at Cornelia in the passenger seat. She was staring blankly

dad wouldn’t have taken on extra jobs driving at night to give me a

never liked showing her vulnerable side to others, not even her best

the days when the three of us

knew that she was changing the subject and didn’t expose it. He said, “That is the most precious memory of the three of us. How can

up a bit more, let’s go on a road trip together. I

comic has been very well–received, and several film

lit up, “Which

one of the company

Cornelia excitedly asked several

film and TV company was very reputable in the industry, with great ratings and box office records,

mouth.

very busy and only have time on weekends, so they’re willing to meet with us on a weekend. They’re really

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When are we

have Abby book the tickets, and we’ll fly there after you finish

schedule for the next two days, and since he was free on the weekend, she

day,

were a bit strange. She greeted her colleagues warmly, but they avoided her

in the president’s office were the same, huddling together and whispering. When she appeared, they

she received a message from Yolanda, “Cornelia, go

phone, not noticing Eden approaching her head–on, nor his

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