Chapter 14: Don’t y by Unspoken Rules


    Phoebe nced at me indifferently before turning to look at Leonard affectionately. It seemed that she


    was trying to show off their rtionship in front of me.


    So she was going to treat me as if I was nonexistent?


    There was no way I would allow that!


    As she turned, I stuck out a foot and stepped on the hem of her wedding gown.


    She had been in a hurry to get away from me and the momentum sent her flying towards the ground.


    The employee who had been standing in front of her reached out to hold her, but it was toote.


    ...


    Phoebe yelped in surprise and crashed to the floor. Her hair was all messed up, and her chest was


    showing. She looked disheveled.


    Leonard, who had been silent this whole time, finally lost his temper and said, "Queena, you''re


    challenging me!"


    He got up, probably to teach me a lesson, but I was prepared. How could I possibly allow myself to get


    caught so easily?


    Seeing that things were going south, I fled. Leonard did not give chase because he had to attend to


    Phoebe.


    When I got to the entrance of the shop, I turned back and said in a provoking manner, "This is what you


    get when you''ve angered me. Don''t think that I''m a pushover!"


    "Queena, don''t you dare run!" Leonard helped Phoebe up before roaring at me.


    Did he expect me to listen to him? Only a fool would stay put!


    Before Leonard coulde after me, I ran out of the bridal shop and jumped into my car, which was


    parked nearby.


    After starting the car, I turned on some upbeat music, a trace of exhration running through me from


    my revenge.


    However, how could such a small punishmentpare to everything that the Jones family had done to


    me and my mother?


    I started to hatch another n, one topletely ruin Leonard and Phoebe''s wedding.


    Instead of heading home, I went to thepany. After all, I was holding the position of sales director. It


    was inappropriate for me to always be out of the office.


    After parking the car in the basement, I headed into thepany. As I walked past the front desk, Lily,


    the receptionist, greeted me.


    "Miss. Jones, it''s been a few days since youst came to the office. A client by the name of Austin


    Smith came looking for you just this morning!"


    "Oh, I took a few days off to attend to a personal matter. Did he say what he was here for?"


    I was a little surprised. How had Austin managed to find out where I worked so quickly? What was he


    up to?


    "I think he mentioned something about a project that he wanted to work with us on and he specifically


    named you to be the person in charge. You can probably ask Mr. Chow for more details. He''s really


    handsome, you know! I''m so jealous of you!" Lily said rather dreamily.


    "Do you want me to introduce him to you? He studied overseas and is the person in charge of some


    overseas investment firm''s operations here. He''s single, you know!" I said half-jokingly.


    "Really?" Lily looked a little excited at my words, but she quickly became crestfallen. "Miss. Jones, I


    think he''s probably just interested in you."


    "Well, just you wait! He''s not the right guy for me, and I''m interested in someone else anyway," I said


    nonchntly.


    "Well, if you put it that way, I''m going to take you seriously!"


    "Sure!"


    I smiled, left the front desk, and walked into the office. It was rather quiet as everybody was hard at


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    work. Nobody noticed my presence.