“Kimberly, you''re really amazing. You just met the boss of One Technology this morning. He’s already sending you flowers? He


    must be into


    you.


    “Come on, not like that. Gentlemen like to give women flowers. Haven''t you ever received any?


    “My husband would rather have a nice meal out than waste money on flowers.”


    “My boyfriend has bought me flowers before, but they were just the cheap ones from the flower shop. They cost just one dor


    for each stem. They’re nothingpared to your big bouquet.”


    Upon hearing this, Aurelia stared at the roses and frowned slightly.


    She thought, “Leslie saidn doesn’t like women. Mrs. Lynch also said thatn is a misogynist. Neither of them would lie to her.


    One is simply toozy, and the other has no reason to do so. So, how couldn possibly send roses to a woman he’s only met


    once? Isn’t his sexual preference a bit too fickle?”


    Aurelia didn’t believe it. So, the flowers in front of her were probably just one of Kimberly’s tricks to mess with her.


    She asked skeptically, “Nice flowers. Is itn who bought them for you?”


    Kimberly chuckled, “Whatn? Didn’t you hear it right? It was the boss of One Technology who bought them for me. Have you


    ever received any?”


    Just as suspected. If she was that close to the boss of One Technology, how could she not know his name wasn?


    Aurelia rxed her brow and shook her head. “No, I’ve never received any.”


    Kimberly''s lips curved in a teasing smile. She didn’t really care about whon was. She just assumed Aurelia had mistaken him


    for one of her many admirers. After all, there were so many men interested in her. She couldn’t even remember all their names.


    She would be happy as long as she could unsettle Aurelia. It was better to let Aurelia know about her close rtionship with the


    boss of One Technology, so that she would back off.N?velDrama.Org holds this content.


    Kimberly generously offered the roses and suggested, “Then, I''ll give them to you. I''ll have plenty more in the future.”


    Aurelia raised her hand to refuse, saying, “No, thanks. | can’t ept something | haven''t earned. It wouldn’t feel right.”


    Her words made Kimberly feel embarrassed. Indeed, she was mocking her.


    A few colleagues sitting at their desks were watching the scene. They lowered their heads andughed.


    Kimberly put down the roses unhappily and said, “Aurelia, | was just being nice. You’re being too mean to me. What man could


    put up with that?”


    Aurelia walked past her back to her desk and said indifferently, “Oh, so what? Is there anything else? | still have work to do.”


    Kimberly became furious and clenched the roses tightly. Her colleagues, who were trying to curry favor with her, quickly


    approached tofort her.


    “Kimberly, don’t take her words to heart. It''s not worth it.”


    “Yeah, jealousy can really make a person look ugly.”


    Hearing this, Kimberly felt pleased. She sat down while holding the bouquet of roses and said, “I’m fine.”


    But as she watched Aurelia, who was focused on her work, her eyes were filled with malicious intent.


    “Aurelia, don’t you darepete with me! You just wait!” Kimberly thought.


    At 5:00 pm, as usual, Aurelia listened to Millie''s gossip before clocking out.


    “Aurelia, why don’t you seem worried at all? Kimberly has pulled some strings and gotten close to the boss of One Technology.


    “Don’t worry, he...” Aurelia paused. She couldn’t talk aboutn’s sexual preference behind his back.


    “What''s wrong with him?”


    “No, | mean, no matter how many people Kimberly knows, if she can’te up with a proposal, who would dare to coborate


    with her? The boss isn’t a fool.”


    “That’s true. | can’t stand Kimberly''s behavior anyway. It’s just 99 roses. What''s so special about it? When | find a boyfriend, I''ll


    ask him to give me 999 roses!” Millie said. Her eyes filled with longing.


    “Are you crazy? You can’t eat them. Why spend so much money on flowers?” Aurelia eximed.


    “| must outdo her!” Millie dered confidently.


    “Alright, the car’s here, let''s go.” Aurelia was toozy to indulge in daydreams with her.


    Aurelia went to the hospital and consulted with the doctor to confirm her mother’s surgical n. After exchanging a few words


    with the caregiver, she then returned home. Upon arriving home, she saw Leslie’s shoes at the door. Had hee back early


    today?