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    Tracy’s face burned with humiliation. Turning her fury on Natalia, she snarled, “Are you out of your mind? Why the hell are you pping? I’ll make you regret crossing me!”


    Natalia smirked. “I dare you toy a hand on me.” She tilted her head. “If not, just shut up.”


    Tracy was so furious that she could barely string a sentence together. She pointed a shaking finger at Natalia, her voice high with frustration. “You’repletely out of line! Rachel Marsh, is this really the kind ofpany you keep?”


    Natalia looked over yfully. “Oh? And what kind of person are you, then? You give yourself too much credit.”


    Tracy, realizing she couldn’t win the argument, resorted to herst desperate move. “I believe Brian will stand up for me on this!”


    “Wow. So your big n is to go crying to Brian for help? How pathetic,” Natalia scoffed, letting out a mockingugh.


    That single remark pushed Tracy over the edge. “You rude little brat! What did you just say? How dare you insult me?” Nearly blinded by fury, shepletely lost herposure and lunged forward.


    Rachel and Natalia were taken by surprise. Only when the sting of the p spread across her face did Natalia realize what had happened. Holding her cheek, she stared at Tracy, shock etched on her face.


    Now abandoning all pretense of courtesy, her tone became cold as she asked, “Just who do you think you are? How dare you p me?” Her life had been one of privilege and protection. She had not only never been pped but had rarely ever been scolded harshly. Yet, on this day, she found herself on the receiving end of a blow from Tracy.


    Feeling it beneath her dignity not to respond, she believed she must act to preserve her reputation as the Carpenter family heiress. “So what?” Tracy retorted, her arrogance undiminished by the severity of her actions.


    A sinister smile twisted Natalia’s lips, erasing any trace of her former gentleness. She rolled up her sleeves and stepped closer. Then, with a swift motion, she retaliated with a resounding p. The impact echoed sharply.


    Shock registered on Tracy’s face as she took a moment to absorb the pain. Her fury escted uncontrobly, yet it was Rachel who bore the brunt of her ire.


    “Rachel Marsh, are you out of your mind? Who is this? Who did you bring here?” Tracy demanded furiously.


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    Rachel’s lips parted, ready to reply, but Tracy cut her off with a stamp of her foot. “Is this some new intern? Did you set this up to take your frustrations out on me?”


    A look of pity crossed Rachel’s face. How could Brian tolerate such foolishness? But whether Rachel acknowledged it or not now seemed trivial. With arms crossed, she leaned casually against the wall. “Well, yes, I did. Didn’t you just threaten to call for backup? Have you changed your mind now?”


    Natalia stretched her fingers out, taunting, “Oh, is that so? Better make it quick then, or I might just beat you into a pulp.”


    Tracy retorted, “Go ahead and try. You think I’ll let you hit me again?” With a deceptively sweet smile, Natalia’s fist clenched once more and struck Tracy squarely on the nose.


    Tracy burst into tears on the spot.


    Her sobbing echoed loudly, immediately drawing the attention of everyone in the office.


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