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Chapter 18

    ?Chapter 18:


    Before going to bed, Ste made sure to lock the door from the inside. Not only that, she even took the spare key from the storeroom with her. So when someone tried to open the door in the middle of the night, it didn’t budge. After a few moments of struggle, the person outside finally gave up. The noise had woken her, and lying in the quiet darkness, she stared at the ceiling, unable to fall back asleep. Curiosity got the better of her, so she checked the surveince footage, and as expected—it was Marc.


    But by then, he was gone.


    Knowing she had a full day ahead, Ste made herself close her eyes and tried to fall back asleep.


    The next morning, she got ready and headed straight to the research institute, brushing off everything Marc had said the night before.


    She wasn’t the same wife he used to manipte so easily. That version of her was long gone.


    From the moment she made up her mind, their marriage was over in her heart.


    Once at the institute, she threw herself into work and pushed everything aboutst night far from her mind.


    It wasn’t until her phone rang that she paused her work and looked at the screen.


    The name shing on the screen was from Marc’s legal department.


    Allegra had once helped Ste when thetter was at Marc’spany, and Ste had always been polite and thankful for it.


    Seeing her name pop up now caught Ste off guard.


    They’d only ever spoken for work, never anything personal, unless something unusual had happened…


    With a few uneasy guesses forming, Ste picked up the call.


    “Hey Allegra, what’s going on?”


    Allegra’s voice cracked when she heard Ste. After a pause, she steadied herself and said, “Ms. Russell, Mr. Walsh asked me to inform you that you need toe to the office today.”


    Her voice wavered. She already knew Ste didn’t want toe, and there had been talk around the office about her turning down the renewal offer.


    But it was a direct order from Marc, and Allegra had no choice but to follow it.


    “I’m sorry, Allegra. But I’ve decided not to work with yourpany anymore, so I won’t being in.”


    Allegra had guessed this might happen, but hearing it directly still left her feeling defeated.


    “Ms. Russell, I know you’ve made up your mind, but Mr. Walsh said if you don’te, it would be considered my error, and I could lose my job.”


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    Ste frowned, stunned.


    “Wait—are you saying Marc would fire you just because I refuse toe?”


    “Ms. Russell, I know you don’t want toe, and I understand. But I really have no choice. He said he’d make sure no one else in the industry hires me. I know this is emotional ckmail… but it’s fine. I’ll find a way somehow.”


    Allegra choked on her sobs. She didn’t want to make things worse for Ste, but she was stuck between loyalty and survival.


    Ste’s hands trembled with fury.


    Marc must’ve figured out that she and Allegra got along and used that connection to trap her.


    He really would stoop to anything just to get his way. It was so shameless that it almost made herugh.


    Hearing Allegra’s shaky sobs, Ste squeezed her eyes shut and said firmly,


    “I’lle. Don’t worry, Allegra. This isn’t your fault—he’s targeting me, not you. I won’t let you lose your job over this.”


    Allegra’s heart clenched at Ste’s words. Her panic faded, reced by gratitude, guilt, and a deep sense of unfairness on Ste’s behalf.


    “Thank you… thank you so much, Ms. Russell!”


    Ste almost said there was no need for thanks—after all, Allegra had once helped her too.


    Besides, she wasn’t someone who forgot a kindness, no matter how small. If Marc wanted her there so badly, then fine. She’d go. She wanted to see for herself exactly what kind of game he was ying now.


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