Mnie followed Eugene as they left the restaurant. She remained silent the entire way. Howard''s voice echoed incessantly in


    her mind, causing her head to pound and a sense of difort to grow


    her chest.


    Suddenly, Eugene stopped walking.


    Mnie looked up at him, her thoughts swirling in her eyes.


    She could not deny that if Eugene had not pulled her away just now, Howard''s p would have connected with her face.


    “Why did youe just now?”


    “Yvette sent me a message,” Eugene replied casually, ncing at the time on his phone. “We''re not sure about Howard and


    Matthew’s rtionship yet. It''ll be troublesome for you to get involved.”


    Mnie pursed her lips slightly. “So, you came to remind me?”Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    Eugene’s gaze remained calm. He did not answer her question directly but instead casually nced at her before asking, “Do


    you want me to ask Lee to take you to the hospital for a check-


    His voice was deep, and Mnie could sense his intention. He probably did not want any idents to happen to her that could


    affect him.


    Eugene was a cautious man, especially now that Howard was involved with Matthew. There were so many things going on, so


    naturally, Eugene would not allow Mnie to cause trouble for bo


    After a moment of silence, Mnie declined. “No need. I''ll go back to the conference hall by myself.”


    She did not feel entirelyfortable facing Eugene now either. Nobody wanted to be seen in ar embarrassing situation.


    Eugene raised an eyebrow slightly but did not say anything.


    When Mnie returned to the conference hall, Yvette was already inside. Seeing her return so quickly, Yvette was surprised.


    “Why are you back so soon?”


    She thought she would at least spend some more time with Eugene.


    Mnie looked at Yvette, hesitant to speak. Eventually, she shook her head and returned to her sot.


    Yvette pondered for a moment before following her. She poured a cup of hot water for Mnie, adopting a more subdued tone


    than usual as she said, “Mnie, are you upset that | called Mr. SoT over? | didn’t expect him toe either. | was just worried


    about you-


    “| don’t me you,” Mnie interrupted before Yvette could finish. “If you hadn’te, | wouldn’t have known how to handle the


    situation.” She rubbed her temples. “I’m just a bit tired.”


    Yvette could tell that Mnie did not want to talk much right now. She looked at Mnie with a


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    complex expression before offering some words offort and then leaving.


    Throughout the afternoon, Mnie’s performance at work remained good. She forced herself to focus entirely on nning the


    case, leaving no room for thoughts about Howard,


    Her work efficiency surprisingly remained high this afternoon. After Eric passed by her three times. with some documents, he


    finally could not help but call out to her, “Mnie?”


    Mnie looked up. “What’s up?”


    “Oh, | just wanted to remind you to take a break. You''ve been burying yourself in work all afternoon. Why are you working so


    seriously with the sry Xander is giving you?” He chuckled. “Ever heard of cking off? Employees should know how to ck


    off.”


    ncing at the time and realizing that it was almost time for today’s conference to end, Mnie nodded at Eric. “Alright, thanks.”


    Eric grinned with satisfaction. Before he could say a word, he heard Mnie ask him, “Is Mr. Fuller still with Mr. Gamer? | have


    something | don’t quite understand and want to ask them.”


    Eric felt a lump in his throat but stillined softly, “This is why | hate Xander. He''s a workaholic himself, and everyone in the


    studio follows suit.”