Chapter 22

Makalipas ang isang araw ay abala ako sa trabaho nang bigla ay maramdaman ko ang presensya ni Maxwell sa likod ko.

"I’ll make sure to make you crawl back to me. I’m not going to treat you any special anymore; your insolence within my company has gone too far, Elle." I felt his hand on my shoulder.

I turned to look at him, staring in disbelief. "Do what you want," I replied softly, brushing his hand off my shoulder, which surprised him.

"Evelyn, how do you handle the outline— Sir Maxwell, sorry. I didn’t know you were here," Andrew apologized when he noticed Maxwell.

"Go back to work," Maxwell said sternly and moved away from behind me.

Because of this, Maxwell started making frequent rounds, something he rarely did before. Meanwhile, Astor continued to taunt me since I couldn't find any evidence against him.

I was so focused on my work that I didn't realize it was already lunchtime, so I didn't eat. But I was startled when Andrew approached me and closed my laptop.

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