Chapter 174


    "I can manage." Kimberly pursed her lips and looked at Lincoln coldly, "No matter what I will suffer


    in the future, it has nothing to do with you. I hope that you don''t harass me anymore. Don''t you


    remember one of ourpany''s rules? The staff are not allowed to be in a rtionship. If I


    remember correctly, you are married, right? You are a married man, and yet you have harassed a


    single girl like me many times. I can directly report it to the supervisor. By then..."


    As she spoke, the look in Lincoln''s eyes became cruel.


    He seethed, "I didn''t expect you to be so cruel. Don''t you remember that you are working under


    me? Aren''t you afraid that I will kick you out of Yardley Corporation?


    "Mr. Maxwell, since when do you have the authority to simply kick an employee out of Yardley


    Corporation?"


    Before Kimberly could speak, a male voice with an icy tone came from behind her.


    The voice was vaguely familiar to her. Lincoln saw the person and called out in a fluster, "Vice


    President Yardley, what brings you here?"


    It was Benedict.


    Kimberly was nervous when she heard Benedict''s name. Her back stiffened and she


    subconsciously wanted to run away from him. She had been avoiding Benedict recently. Whether it


    was in thepany or the Yardley family, she had always pretended that she didn''t see him.


    Now, he was right behind her.


    Benedict said, "Lincoln, who gave you the power to dismiss a staff like that?"


    Although Benedict was a vice president, he had usually treated people gently and politely. However,


    nobody could ignore his presence when he was being solemn.


    Lincoln was so scared that he bowed and answered in a trembling voice, "Vice President Yardley...


    I... This girl is beingzy, so I threatened her to scare her. I didn''t really mean it."


    "Really?" Benedict looked at him coldly and said, "Is shezy, or is it because you failed to harass


    her?"


    Lincoln was frightened. He smiled awkwardly and said, "You must be joking. How could I harass


    her?"


    "Do you think I didn''t hear what you said just now?" asked Benedict.


    Lincoln couldn''t say a word. His legs suddenly went limp and he fell to the ground, begging, "I was


    wrong. Please forgive me this time."


    Benedict obviously didn''t want to talk to him anymore. He warned in a cold voice, "Listen, even if


    she is demoted to your department now, she is not someone you can mess with. Do you


    understand?"


    "Yes, I understand..." Lincoln nodded vigorously.


    "Get lost," growled Benedict. Kimberly was stunned to hear such wordsing from the gentle


    Benedict, and she looked at him in astonishment. His usual warm eyes were now stone cold, and


    he lookedpletely different.


    So, did this prove that everyone had two sides? Benedict was so gentle all the time, but he actually


    had such a cold and decisive side to him.


    While Kimberly was deep in thought, Benedict had turned around and was looking at her.


    After their eyes met, Kimberly suddenly thought of something and turned to leave.


    However, Benedict caught up with her and stopped her.


    He asked, "Did I do something wrong? Why do you keep running away as soon as you see me?"


    Kimberly didn''t know what to say.


    She did not speak. After a moment of silence, she turned to the right. Benedict showed no sign of


    giving up and continued to follow and blocked her path. When Kimberly moved to the left, Benedict


    did the same again. Finally, she was annoyed and turned around to scurry away.


    However, Benedict quickly held her arm and stopped her from leaving.


    "Let me go!" Kimberly was anxious to get rid of him. There were a lot of people from thepany. If


    someone saw that she was with Benedict, rumors would start to spread again.


    And if Maddox knew about it...


    "Not before you tell me why you are avoiding from me," he said.


    In contrast to Kimberly''s anxiety, Benedict didn''t care about being seen at all.


    Kimberly didn''t know how to talk to him. She didn''t want to face him at all. She couldn''t ept that


    the stranger who she had slept with that night was Benedict.


    "Let me go." Kimberly struggled as if she didn''t hear what he said.


    Benedict''s cold hand was like a heavy chain, firmly locking her in her ce.


    He spoke again, "Is it because I gave 300,000 dors to your mother? Do you think you owe me


    something, that''s why you''re avoiding me?"


    Kimberly continued to struggle silently.


    Benedict then said, "If that''s the reason, you don''t have to avoid me because I didn''t give out the


    money with your permission. It has nothing to do with you, and you don''t have to be stressed. You


    don''t have to return it."


    Kimberly finally reacted to his words. She looked up and stared at him.


    She said, "Do you think that is the main reason? Benedict, let me go."


    Benedict narrowed his eyes. He noticed that her usual tranquil eyes were now filled with confusion.


    Seeing this, he was puzzled.


    "Then what''s the main reason? Tell me!"


    He demanded as he tightened his grip on her wrist.


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    Kimberly frowned, "It hurts."


    Benedict came to his senses and quickly let go of her hand. "Sorry, I didn''t mean to hurt you. How is


    your wrist?"


    Kimberly shook him off and stepped back, saying, "It''s fine, but I still have a lot of things to do. I''ll go


    off now."


    After that, Kimberly turned and ran away. Benedict wanted to catch up with her, but he stopped


    himself and stared at her in a daze.


    Seeing this scene, Agnes, who was standing nearby, clenched her fists angrily.


    Lydia nced at Agnes and said, "This b*tch went too far. Who does she think she is? How dare


    she humiliate Vice President Yardley? And... Vice President Yardley didn''t look angry at all!


    Kimberly went too far!"


    Agnes was interested in Benedict.


    Everyone knew about it.


    It wasn''t just Agnes. Many female staff in thepany were secretly in love with Benedict. After all,


    he was gentle and good- looking. Besides, he was also the vice president. Everyone genuinely liked


    him.


    Agnes had liked him for a long time. Unfortunately, even if Benedict had talked to her before, he had


    never really looked at her properly.


    Seeing Benedict caring for Kimberly so much made Agnes very jealous.


    Lydiaforted her, "Agnes, don''t be angry. The vice president will certainly not fall in love with that


    kind of woman. Maybe he was just talking to her about work."


    However, Agnes bit her lower lip tightly and said, "Who does she think she is? How could Vice


    President Yardley like her?"


    She added, "She wants to seduce Vice President Yardley. B*tch, she has already been demoted but


    she still hasn''t given up. I must teach her a lesson!"


    That night, when everyone finished their work and left, Agnes suddenly stopped Kimberly.


    She said, "Hey! I have something to tell you!"