Chapter 179 - Heart-to-heart

Noah

I couldn't believe this woman. How dare she keep ruining my life at every turn? Standing there, Clara looked so composed, so smug. It took every ounce of willpower not to scream in her face.

But I couldn't afford to make a scene. Especially on my first day at my new job. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Grace sitting at her desk, glancing toward the office. She was probably aware that something wasn’t right.

I had to handle this with control. Keep my cool.

“How dare you?” I hissed quietly through clenched teeth. “You’ve got some nerve, sending me that video and then showing up here—at my new job, no less. What exactly are you trying to achieve, Clara? What's your endgame?”

She tilted her head slightly, a fake look of concern washing over her face. Her eyes glimmered with something dark and calculating beneath the surface.

“Noah,” she said, her voice soft and sugar-coated, “we women need to look out for each other.”

She took a step into the room and gently shut the door behind