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The next day, I went to a corporate presentation to introduce our products.
I gathered my materials, triple–checked everything, and headed to the destination.
Just as I parked in the underground garage and opened my car door, several dark figures suddenly flashed past me.
A sharp pain struck the back of my head, and the next second, everything
went black as I lost consciousness.
I don’t know how much time passed before I slowly opened my eyes.
I found myself facing the cold, damp cement floor of the parking garage. I struggled to get up, waves of pain radiating from the back of my head.
Looking around, I saw no one.
Everything I had been carrying–my documents, phone, and car keys–had disappeared along with my attackers.
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In that moment, I suddenly remembered Cedric’s earlier hints and Bethany’s suspicious behavior, and my heart sank.
Only my watch remained on my wrist.
Glancing down at the time, I realized I had just five minutes before the presentation was scheduled to begin.
There was no time to return to the office for new materials, so I pushed through the pain and walked into the venue alone.
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Standing on stage, I fought through the throbbing pain and dizziness, delivering the presentation word for word using knowledge I had rehearsed countless times and sales techniques I knew by heart.
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
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My vision kept darkening, making it impossible to see the faces below clearly, but I could still feel one familiar, intense gaze.
Cedric’s eyes had changed. In that instant, something pierced my heart, and I quickly looked away.
The client company was extremely satisfied. After discussing future
cooperation, I borrowed their phone. I initially wanted to call Herbert to pick me up, but decided I needed to report to the police first.
Just as I walked out of the building, I saw a familiar tall figure across the
way.
“I had no idea your professional skills were so impressive. You truly amazed me, Ms. Yates.”
Cedric walked toward me step by step, but I ignored him, forcing my weakened body to move in the opposite direction.
“You always manage to surprise me…”
He suddenly stopped, his gaze sharpening as he grabbed my arm.
“What’s wrong? Why are you so pale…”
My vision went black, and I collapsed.
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When I woke up, the gray–white ceiling of a hospital room stared back at me.
The diagnosis was a mild concussion; my head wound had been treated and bandaged.
Cedric hung his head and said, “I’m sorry. I never thought Bethany would go this far. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure she’s punished. Don’t take what she said to heart–we’re not back together. We never actually dated. We only had a business relationship, and she was the one who contacted me this time…”
“Why are you telling me all this?” His talking was making my headache. worse. “Mr. Palmer, are you confused about something? You have not relationship with her, and you have no relationship with me either. There’s no need to flatter yourself with explanations.”
He clenched his fists tightly, and for the first time, those typically calm, composed eyes revealed confusion and helplessness.
Even in my previous life, I had never seen him look like this.
I smiled contemptuously and said, “Cedric, has anyone ever told you how disgusting your fake kindness is? When you said you liked me, I nearly threw
up.”
After Cedric left, a nurse who recognized him came to chat with me.
I responded with brief answers, completed my discharge paperwork, and left.
I have to admit, one of Cedric’s talents that contributed to his success was his
persistence.
Bouquets appeared on my desk time after time. Sally teased, “Mr. Herbert
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Palmer is so romantic. Even though he sees you every day, he still insists on sending flowers.”
I shook my head and tossed the large bunch of roses into the trash.
“They’re not from Herbert. Just from a clingy man who’s not worth my
attention.”
Sally suddenly gasped, “What’s this?”
I looked at the red velvet box in her hand.
A diamond necklace lay quietly inside, radiating dazzling light.
Sally looked at me hesitantly. “Ms. Yates, should we throw this away too?”
After thinking for a moment, I said, “List it on a secondhand website. The money can be used for your bonuses.”
Sally cheered as she ran out.
While Cedric was trying to win me over, he hadn’t completely cut ties with Bethany.
More accurately, Bethany had latched onto him.
She held leverage over Cedric, and I found their mutual exploitation and undermining of each other quite entertaining.
Bethany no longer pretended to be innocent, fully revealing her greedy and selfish nature.
This was possibly her last chance. Since she had agreed to help Cedric steal
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my documents, they clearly had made a deal. Though she couldn’t make Cedric truly love her, as long as she could marry him, she would consider
herself the winner.
But how could Cedric be controlled by her? His attitude toward Bethany grew increasingly cold until he finally stopped answering her calls and messages,
giving her the complete silent treatment.
Bethany wasn’t one to back down easily. After being thrown out of the Palmer Group building, she completely turned on him, going directly to reporters to accuse him of using and abandoning her. But even this failed to get her a meeting with Cedric.
Because he was busy forcing Herbert out of Palmer Manor for good.
When we were moving out of Palmer Manor, Bethany appeared again.
Carrying the designer bag Cedric had given her, she watched me leave.
Palmer Manor with satisfaction.
“You ended up exactly where I said you would. Jeanette, I told could never have a better life than mine.”
“Is that so?” I smiled indifferently.
She still hadn’t grasped reality.
you that you
I wasn’t like her in my previous life, thrown out with no job or savings, forced to live on the streets.
I had my own career, my own partners and friends.
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I hadn’t wasted all my energy on a man.
After leaving Palmer Manor, I could still live well.
After our first batch of products sold out, I paid off my loans and even moved to a new office building.
Just as we were raising our glasses in celebration, Herbert’s call suddenly came through.
“Jeanette, check the news quickly. Something’s happened to the company!”
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