Chapter 300


    Sure enough, Logan seized the moment to continue his banter, "You can''t crack it? You are kidding,


    right?"


    "I can fend for myself and I won''t starve!" I retorted stubbornly.


    "True, you won''t starve, but you''re bound to cause some trouble!" Logan exaggerated.


    Despite Logan''s chatty nature, I had to admit, his words always brought me a sense of security.


    "What are you talking about? If they didn''t harm us, we wouldn''t have to cause trouble. We specialize in


    uncovering secrets!" Iughed proudly, my words confident and bold.


    In the end, he generously imed, "I''ll handle this task for Janice, so just rx! Better catch some


    sleep. Staying upte won''t do your beauty any good!"


    After hanging up, my worries from earlier vanished. Logan was right. Fear gets me nowhere. I have to


    tackle problems as theye. Respond to changes on the spot. That''s all.


    I cheerfully said to Hannah, "Hannah, let''s get some sleep! Tomorrow is a new day! I, Aaliyah, won’t be


    defeated! At this point, there''s no use being scared! The priority is to get a good night''s sleep to have


    the energy to deal with those two. Otherwise, sleep deprivation will cause brain hypoxia, dulling our


    senses!"


    My words sessfully amused Hannah. She exaggeratedly said, "Oh, give me a break! Allie, are your


    senses dull? I was totally stunned by your sharpments on Dawslug earlier! You were hitting hard,


    and from where I was watching, Jan''s face was beet red!"


    "Did he expect anything less when he turned my world into endless prairies? Making him embarrassed


    was the least I could do. What more does he want?" I snorted dismissively, continuing my bold stance,


    "Is it easy to be the president of Medsafe Liyah Inc.? If he wants to keep a clean image outside, he has


    to get down on his knees at home. It''s not me being unreasonable, it''s just that I''ve been too lenient


    with him before. He''s forgotten his ce!"


    "Absolutely, this man is totally ungrateful!" Hannah chimed in, "But his grovelling today made me


    instantly sick of him!"


    "I know how you feel," I nced at Hannah''s focused gaze and sighed, "To be honest, I was totally


    fooled by him before. I noticed his ws, but I always thought that since he came from a poor


    background and wasn’t exposed to therger world, these faults were normal!"


    "He''s definitely an exception! I must say, he must have had his merits to be able to marry you!" Hannah


    analyzed.


    "You''re right. His merits were precisely his ability to bend, plus his sweet-talking mouth. He may not


    have been able to offer any substantial gifts, but he was willing to bend his knees! So he was always


    attentive and considerate."


    I analyzed my past self, "Imagine, he took me as a pursuit, putting all his heart into it, could he possibly


    fail? That''s how I ended up in his trap."


    Hannah pondered, listening attentively.


    "I always foolishly thought that as long as I created opportunities for him, with his intelligence and


    insight, he would quickly get rid of his petty greediness. But instead, he became even more vulgar and


    his actions became bolder. Aplete lowbred upstart!"


    Hannah burst intoughter, "Speaking of that trait, your mother-inw is the best example!"


    Her words sessfully made meugh, "See, you''ve only met her twice and you''ve already seen


    through her!"


    Hannah added, "Jan is too soft-kneed and hecks courage. He doesn’t deserve you, Miss


    Wilburn!"


    I smiled bitterly, "Thant’s for sure."


    Hannah looked at me, wanting to say something but hesitating. She just gave a dryugh.


    "Just say it!" I encouraged her.


    "Well... I wanted to ask you, our ''boss'' is so deeply in love with you, but how did you end up with


    Jan?" Hannah finally asked the question she wanted to ask.


    I fell silent, a wave of bitterness washing over me.


    I nced at her and replied, "It''s a long story. I''ll tell you when we have more time. Let''s sleep now."


    Without a word, Hannah turned off the light and went to bed.


    I found the mostfortable position and fell asleep almost instantly.


    The next day.


    A series of urgent phone rings pulled me from my dreams, but when I answered the call, a sense of


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