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    Ethan met her gaze. “Gracie, Mrs. Chapman came to me, insisting on a new project leader. If I don’t agree, she is willing to pay the penalty and end our partnership. That will be a major loss for thepany.”


    “I don’t care!” Gracie’s voice cracked; she was teetering on the edge of a breakdown. “How am I supposed to stay in thispany after you reced me?”


    “Gracie, I think you need to take a break,” Ethan said softly, not wanting to sound too harsh considering their past.


    “What are you saying? Are you firing me?” Gracie’s eyes widened in shock. She was unaware that her photos at the hospital had already spread through thepany.<fnf241> Chapters first released on Find1Novel</fnf241>


    “What did I do wrong?” She assumed Ethan was in the dark about the affair.


    Ethan pulled the photos from his drawer andid them on the desk before her. “Everyone in thepany knows about your affair with Waldo. I think you should take some time away.”


    Gracie’s hands shook as she picked up the photos, her face paling.


    She turned to Brenna. “Was this your doing?”


    Brenna rolled her eyes. “What does this have to do with me? Don’t you remember what Waldo’s wife said at the hospital?”


    Gracie’s mind shed back to Dorsey’s threat to expose the affair, ensuring everyone at the Mitchell Group would know.


    She had heard it at that time, but it had slipped her mind after her surgery. Brenna’s words brought it crashing back.


    “Ethan, what should I do now?” Gracie sobbed, overwhelmed by a flood of grievance, frustration, and resentment. She felt utterly broken and fled the room. The secretarial department was abuzz, riveted by the unfolding drama.


    Gracie rushed into her office, locked the door, and cried for a long time, her emotions unraveling.


    Gracie thought back to everything she had done for Ethan when he had founded thepany. She had given him financial support, opened doors to resources, and introduced him to valuable connections. She had done everything she could to help him seed.


    In her mind, such devotion should have secured his loyalty for life. She believed he would always protect her.


    But she had never imagined that things woulde to this. Now, he was willing to turn his back on her.


    He was truly heartless!


    It felt as though something had ripped Gracie’s heart apart. She felt like she had been abandoned by the whole world.


    She could not deny that Ethan had once rescued her from Hector’s grasp. He had given her shares, a ce to live, and the means to ensure she would never have to worry about money again.


    But what did that amount to?


    Weren’t those only small returns for all she had done for him? His help was nothingpared to the sacrifices she had made for him.


    Ethan was ungrateful. She wished she had never lifted a hand to help him.


    Gracie felt deeply hurt and regretful.


    Another question gnawed at her. Why did misfortune always seem to find her? Why had Brennae out unscathed easily with everything?


    Just then, a knock sounded at the door. Gracie quickly dabbed her tears with a tissue, then turned toward the window, feigning interest in the view outside. After a brief pause, she said, “Come in.”


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