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    There was no way n would risk provoking Julian over an airheaded fool like Tiana-especially when Julian was already in such a foul mood.


    n had assumed that anyone who managed to enter the Office of the Secretary had at least some intelligence. Yet, Tiana had proven to be an absolute idiot.


    n thought grimly, ''In the end, it''s always the same. These women let their blind ambition inte their egos beyond


    reason.


    He cast an indifferent nce at Tiana and delivered his final verdict without a shred of sympathy. "Resign on your own terms. If you insist on staying, you''ll just end up being dragged out by security. At least this way, you can salvage what little dignity you have left."


    "Mr. Barker, Mr. Barker!" Tiana''sposure shattered. She no longer cared about appearances as she broke down in the middle of the Galloway Group lobby, sobbing uncontrobly.


    The employees who had been watching the spectacle unfold showed no intention of offeringfort.


    Tiana had strutted around with her nose in the air just because Julian had taken her to a couple of events. But now that she had fallen out of favor and got fired by him, no one was foolish enough to get involved and risk trouble for themselves.


    n, having dealt with her, wasted no time heading for the elevator.


    But as the doors closed and he recalled the stormy expression on Julian''s face before going upstairs, a headache started creeping in.


    n couldn''t wrap his head around why Rosalie had suddenly be so eager to divorce. And what seemed even more baffling was that Julian, who had been the one to initiate the divorce in the first ce, now seemed downright displeased that she was pushing for it.


    The moment n stepped onto Julian''s floor, his phone rang. A quick nce at the screen made his breath hitch-it was Rosalie.


    Rosalie had called him before, usually when she couldn''t reach Julian. But something about this call made every instinct in n''s body scream that this was a disaster waiting to happen.


    As he hesitated, debating whether to answer, a secretary hurried toward him and said, “Mr. Barker, Mr. Galloway is looking for you."


    "Okay." n still hadn''t answered the call when he stepped into Julian''s office. His phone was still ringing.


    Julian''s gazended on the device, and the icy chill in his eyes was enough to freeze the air in the room.


    n immediately picked up on the shift in the atmosphere. His heart pounding, he stepped forward, offering the phone with both hands as he murmured, "It''s Mrs. Galloway calling."


    Julian''s face remained impassive, his silence as chilling as ever. n, who usually prided himself on understanding Julian''s every move, now found himself at a loss.


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