"I rarely go on business trips because Mom and Dad don''t want me to exhaust myself. I used to listen to them, but I''ve had a moment of rity. How can I shy away from the exhausting parts of work? I can''t do that for work, nor can I do so for life in general. I want to train myself and to do that, I need to step out of thefort zone our parents built for me."


    Ivy nodded in agreement.


    That night, La posted a photo of Cambrode and her flight ticket with the caption [Looking forward to my trip to Cambrode before going to sleep.] After that, she went to sleep.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    There was only one flight to Cambrode each day, and it departed at seven, which meant that she would have to arrive at the airport at six in the morning.


    Elliot''s mansion was an hour''s drive away from the airport, so, at thetest, La would need to wake up by half past four and leave by five, and this calction excluded the time she would need for breakfast. She rarely needed to wake up early, so she was concerned.


    La suppressed the urge to y with her phone and went to sleep early, yet she woke up a few times throughout the night.


    Finally, the rm went off.


    She lifted the nket and sat up to turn on the lights in relief.


    When she turned off the rm on her phone, she saw a message from Eric asking why she was going to Cambrode and telling her that it was freezing cold in Cambrode.


    She replied saying that she was going on a business trip before setting her phone down to wash up.


    At six in the morning, La arrived at the airport and grouped up with the other employees that wereing along. After checking in, the four headed to the VIP lounge. "Ms. Tate, why aren''t your family here to see you off?"


    "I told them not to. I woke up at half past four, so?t''s not necessary to make them wake up that early as well." La bought a bun and a cup of coffee. Though she was not hungry, drinking coffee on an empty stomach was unhealthy, so she stuffed the bun into her mouth.


    Stunned by the sight, her assistant said, "Aren''t you afraid of choking, Ms. Tate?"


    "It''s not even that big," La said.


    "There''s no one you care about here, is there? You are not at all concerned about how you look."


    "Guys will line up for me, and I never wait for them." La knew that she could eat however she wanted.


    "Damn, Ms. Tate! Every day, my respect for you grows!"


    "Stop sucking up to me. I didn''t sleep


    at allst night, and I''m so tired."


    La finished her bun and


    sipping on her coffee. She


    instinctively reached into her


    for her phone to check if Eric had


    replied.


    one


    Realizing that he had not replied, she thought to herself, "Right. It''s half past six in the morning. He''s probably not awake yet."


    As she scrolled through social


    media, she came across an article and was instantly intrigued by the title that read ''Can Men and Women Be Friends Again After Failing To Be A Couple?''.


    She clicked on the link and started reading the article carefully.