Luca and Elena were good friends.


    Riley seemed to already know Elena, because she walked over to her and handed her a piece of candy with a warm smile.


    I was very nervous.


    Just as I was about to sneak away, Riley suddenly said, “You’re Adam’s new secretary, right? I’ve met you before!”


    I froze.


    I didn’t expect her to recognize me.


    “Good morning, Mrs.


    Cooper.


    ”


    She grinned at me good-naturedly and said, “Good morning! Is Elena your daughter? She’s adorable.


    ”


    I nearly denied it right away out of instinct, but when I recalled the sad look on Elena’s face thest time, I bit back my words.


    I didn’t want to hurt my daughter’s feelings again.


    Fortunately, Anna walked over just in time to help me out.


    “Good morning, Mrs.


    Cooper! Elena’s my niece.


    I had something urgent to do yesterday, so I asked Debra to take watch over Elena for me.


    ”


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    She blinked at me and walked to Anna quietly.


    “Oh, I see.


    ” Riley nodded and smiled, seeming to believe Anna.


    To my surprise, Elena seemed to have understood that we needed to lie about our rtionship.


    This time, she didn’t show me a sad expression.


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    Instead, she grabbed Luca’s hand and shouted, “Luca, let’s go y on the seesaw!”


    “okay!” Luca agreed without hesitation.


    The two happy kids ran into the kindergarten hand in hand.


    I was so relieved.


    Fortunately, Riley didn’t seem to notice anything wrong.


    After waving at Elena goodbye, I saw Riley walking back and forth in front of her car.


    She seemed worried, and she kept ncing at something from time to time.


    Curious, I walked over and asked, “Mrs.


    Cooper, is something wrong?” She nodded and bit her lip.


    “My car broke.


    I called someone to fix it, but I don’t know when he’ll arrive.


    I might have to wait here for a long time.


    ”


    Perhaps this was the perfect opportunity for me to pick up some information! “Let me give you a ride,” I offered enthusiastically.


    Riley looked at me with both relief and embarrassment.


    “Are you sure it’s okay? Thank you so much!”


    We both headed to my car and got in.


    While I was driving, she asked with concern, “It must be difficult to work for Adam, right?”


    “A Little.


    I just need to put in a Little more effort.


    ”


    I pretended to give a normal answer, but truth be told, I was secretly racking my brains for a way to naturally Lead the topic to Emily.


    Perhaps she was really grateful that I was helping her out this time, because gave me a serious warning.


    “Adam has been a bit capricious these past few years.


    Whatever you do, don’t irritate him.


    ”


    I nodded.


    In the most casual tone I could muster, I started to say, “Honestly, I still don’t know where his boundaries lie.


    People at the office say that the secretary before me, Emily, was fired because she crossed the line.


    What did she do? I just don’t want to repeat the same mistake, that’s all.


    ”