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Luckily, the snake looked like it was about to slither right over her hiking boots.At that moment, Dexter's voice rang out. "Angela! Angela!"His voice was urgent, filled with anxiety.Angela wanted to curse out loud. She was doomed!Thankfully, the snake quickly slithered away, leaving no trace behind.The relieved Angela momentarily forgot everything else and bolted toward Dexter.She ran the 100 feet like she was being chased by a monster."What happened to you?" Dexter immediately noticed her pale face and grabbed her wrist.Angela's legs felt like jelly. She glanced behind her, still feeling as if something was following her."There… T-There was… a snake…" she stammered, unable to form a complete sentence. "Let's go now!"Dexter's face darkened. "You saw a snake? Did it hurt you? Did it bite you?"Angela shook her head frantically. "No, it didn't. Let's just go quickly. Please, carry me… My legs feel like jelly…"By the end, her voice took on a tearful tone.Dexter h
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Before the server could finish speaking, Angela hastily waved her hands. "Take it away! Take it away!"She didn't dare look at the tray, convinced it was the same creature she had encountered earlier.It was too terrifying. This was the classic case of once bitten, twice shy."What's up with you? You came back from the hike acting all jumpy. Should I find someone to perform an exorcism on you?" Fiona joked.Angela was still panicking and breathing heavily, and her face was as pale as a sheet."Drink some water to calm your nerves," Dexter said, handing her a cup of warm water.Angela didn't think twice before grabbing the cup and gulping it down. Only after she was done did she finally feel her racing heart slow down.This was too much for her. She didn't have much of an appetite for the rest of the meal.Back home, Angela collapsed onto her bed, feeling like she had been through a day of pure torment.That night, she lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.Dexter c
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But that same person was now…Dexter let out a deep sigh.At that moment, a sharp scream pierced the air.It seemed to come from Angela's room.Dexter jumped up in a hurry, but Joanne was a step ahead of him, unlocking Angela's door with a key."You can leave," Dexter ordered firmly.That was right—Joanne was one of his people.At the moment, only he and Angela remained in the spacious room. Angela sat there, staring into space with terror in her eyes as if she had just woken from a nightmare."Are you alright?" Dexter moved closer, sitting beside her and gently holding her arm reassuringly.Grabbing his hand tightly, Angela began to sob in a low voice. She had just dreamed of snakes. For a moment, she thought she was still the person she had been one or two years ago.As time passed, the fear within her gradually faded, and only then did she realize what she was doing."Sorry." She hastily pulled her hand away. "That was inappropriate. Please leave, Mr. Bamford."The sudde
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Zack's smile gradually stiffened, and he lowered his head, not daring to meet Angela's gaze."Where are you hurt?" With a light sigh, Angela then asked, "Why is he here?"Zack snuck a glance at Angela, Looking embarrassed, he said, "I'm not hurt too bad… It's just that I was so close to being beaten to death that I had no choice but to call Dexter to come save me."Angela was at a loss for words.Great. Zack was making less sense the more he spoke—he must have gotten hit too hard in the head."He's pretty badly injured. Don't blame him. He was just trying to stand up for you," Dexter suddenly said.Given his tall stature, he blocked most of the light as he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, making the entire room feel more cramped.Angela simply nodded indifferently, not intending to say much.Dexter seemed like he wanted to say something, but seeing that she remained silent, he only gave Zack a few words of advice and told him to take care of himself before leaving
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When Angela arrived at the company, she planned to head straight up but was unexpectedly stopped at the front desk."May I ask who you are here to see? Do you have an appointment?" The receptionist was a pretty young woman, likely in her early 20s and freshly graduated from college.Not wanting to make things difficult for her, Angela simply said, "I'm Angela Graham."The receptionist looked utterly confused. "I don't know you. Please show your employee ID, or if you have an appointment with someone, you can ask them to call me."It was the morning rush hour for the employees as they were all swiping their cards to enter. Seeing Angela being held up alone, many passing employees cast curious glances in her direction."Who is she? She's rather good-looking, but why is she being stopped?""Who knows? Maybe she's waiting for someone.""Did you hear? Our company's getting a new CEO today. It's too bad we low-level employees won't even get to see what they look like."With people co
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Unexpectedly, Angela's casual remarks left Logan at a loss for how to respond.If he were to insist on firing the receptionist now, it would seem like he was the one at fault.Losing against Angela after his first move left him feeling bitter, though he kept his expression neutral."Ms. Graham, you're too kind to the employees. Well then, let's head in. Oh, what an unfortunate coincidence—the CEO's personal elevator is out of service today, so we'll have to squeeze in with the other employees. I'm sure you won't mind, right?"Logan put on a fake smile, his entire demeanor unwelcoming.Angela's smile remained unchanged as she replied lightly, "Of course not, Mr. Chapman."With that, she stepped into the company lobby first, and Logan quickly followed.This was the time the elevators were used the most during the day.Out of the ten elevators, six were out of order, leaving only four functioning. The waiting areas in front of them were packed, with employees glancing anxiously at
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"Ms. Graham, you can't do that. You need to maintain a distance from the employees so they will respect you," Logan said, furrowing his brows and lowering his voice in a reminder.Angela glanced at him sideways. "Do you think the employees respect you?"Logan choked on his words, momentarily speechless.The joy on the employees's faces was genuine. They exchanged glances, all finding it a bit surreal.Of course, some speculated that this was just a clever tactic from their new boss to make them work even more tirelessly for her all so she could enjoy a comfortable life at the top.But honestly, who cared? All they wanted was to work happily and earn a living. It was fine by them. If today's first bit of emotional validation came from the upper management, they'd take it.At that moment, two elevators arrived at their floor."Ms. Graham, you should go up first. Everyone is waiting for you," Logan urged again.But Angela remained unmoved, smiling as she said, "Everyone, please go
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The head of the operations and logistics department was Sean Graham, Andrew's son, whom Andrew had personally promoted through nepotism. Sean's monthly salary was 30 thousand dollars. However, he did nothing but exploit the system, while his two vice heads worked tirelessly day and night.Angela had gotten all of this information from the documents Dexter had given her.She had conducted her own investigation, but it wasn't nearly as detailed. Dexter had even uncovered the hidden arrangement for Sean's salary—it was split, with 10 thousand deposited into his account and 20 thousand paid in cash.Sean was absent that day. He had been out drinking the night before and was too hungover to wake up in the morning, so his subordinate attended the meeting in his place.Andrew, aware that his son was absent, asked, "Why are you looking for the head of the operations and logistics department?"Angela spoke in a steady, serious tone, "There are ten elevators in the company building. This
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Angela trembled violently as she stood frozen in place. Her already pale face instantly lost all color.Sure enough, what was meant to come would come, no matter how hard she tried to avoid it."Grandma, this has nothing to do with you." Dexter suddenly stepped forward in three quick strides, planting himself firmly in front of Angela. Every word he spoke was powerful and resolute.Angela was slightly stunned. His back was like an unbreakable wall—solid and unyielding.Natalie, however, was utterly shocked. She stared at Dexter in disbelief. "What do you mean by that? Isn't the child she's carrying yours? You two have only been divorced for a while. Don't tell me she already has someone else's—""Grandma!" Dexter cut her off sharply before she could say anything more offensive. "I said this has nothing to do with you."With that, he turned around, grabbed Angela's arm, and led her out the door. "Where do you want to go? I'll take you.""Home," Angela replied hoarsely. She looked
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Dexter stood motionless outside the room for what felt like forever until Natalie approached with the help of Ursula."Dexter, is it true that that woman is pregnant? Is it your child? Is it a child of the Bamford family?" Natalie was unusually excited. There was even a hopeful glow in her once lifeless eyes.Dexter's mind was in chaos. He nodded vaguely, not wanting to say anything more.Alas, Natalie wouldn't stop asking questions, like whether Angela's previously poor health would make the pregnancy risky or who would get custody of the child now that the two of them were divorced."Grandma, you should go get some rest. We haven't even discussed all of this yet." Dexter finally couldn't take it anymore and gently persuaded her to leave.But just then, someone from Joseph's side came to call him. Dexter had no choice but to get Fiona to stay with Angela while he hurried off.Joseph had also heard about the pregnancy. In fact, the moment the result was confirmed, the news spread
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"Why are you stammering like this? Are you even a man?" Fiona gave Dexter a disapproving smack on the back before bluntly revealing the truth. "Angela, you're pregnant."Angela was speechless. What did Fiona just say?She genuinely thought something was wrong with her ears. How could she have heard something so absurd? How could she possibly be pregnant? Hadn't she become infertile after her body had been exposed to something harmful?Even though Dexter had forced her to undergo treatment for a while, it shouldn't have worked that well.Angela's face shifted between pale and flushed a few times. After a minute or two, she finally came back to her senses. "Madam Fiona, are you joking?"She gave an incredulous laugh, suspecting that Fiona didn't want her to be just a friend anymore and wanted her to be her daughter-in-law instead.With a heavy sigh, Fiona pulled out a blood test report. Angela stiffly accepted the undeniable proof and gave it a quick scan, only to be instantly dumb
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Joseph's eyes were filled with worry, as if he feared Angela would be left without support in the future.She was about to speak when she suddenly felt a wave of nausea rise in her stomach, causing her to nearly gag. She quickly got up and poured herself a glass of water, barely managing to suppress the discomfort.It seemed like her body hadn't fully recovered yet, as even a little fatigue made her feel unwell."Grandpa, I've been swamped with work recently. I have no energy to focus on anything else," Angela said with a bitter smile before letting out a long sigh.The weight on her shoulders was just too heavy, so heavy that she could barely catch her breath.Joseph looked at her meaningfully, a trace of regret and helplessness crossing his eyes.…It was past 11:00 pm when Angela finally went to the guest room after her conversation with Joseph.By then, she was already physically and mentally exhausted. She collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the
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Back when Angela and Dexter were still together, Joseph had clearly been biased toward them. Now that they were divorced, Joseph was still unable to let go of Angela. How could anyone tolerate that?"Grandma, Aunt Ursula, Grandpa treated Angela very well before. It's only right that she comes to visit him." Dexter's face showed no expression, but his tone was firm.Since he had spoken, Ursula stopped talking. She could sense something was off, but seeing the awkwardness between Dexter and Angela, it didn't really seem like anything was going on. Thinking it over, she decided to stay quiet.Natalie, however, wasn't so easy to deal with.Seeing that Dexter wasn't taking her side, she became annoyed and went straight inside, saying to Angela, "Alright, since you've already seen Joseph, you should go. He needs rest."Upon hearing this, Joseph immediately started coughing, his face turning pale.The exasperated Angela didn't respond to that. Instead, she immediately tried to calm Jose
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Jennifer was rather frustrated. In theory, a man like Dexter, who was so charming and outstanding, should have easily won Angela over with all the effort he had put in to make her change her mind.Yet, the stubborn Angela acted like someone who had kicked a drug addiction. She merely observed from the sidelines, refusing to take the bait.Jennifer also believed that Dexter was being too laid-back about this. He was making her create minor issues for Angela, but he hadn't made any big moves himself. How could that work?"Mr. Bamford, if you ask me, you should get your family to help," Jennifer suggested. "I heard Ms. Graham is very close to your grandfather. If you involve him, she will definitely…"She didn't voice the rest of her thoughts.Dexter stared silently into space, as if lost in thought. He didn't say anything for a long time.Jennifer became anxious. "Mr. Bamford, you two have feelings for each other. You can't cut off contact. You need to show up in front of her occas
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"You're out of luck. The elevator's to the right—please leave." Angela showed no courtesy as she outright told Jennifer to go. She couldn't be bothered to waste any more time on this drama queen."You…"Jennifer stood up abruptly, furious. "Angela, do you even hear yourself? I'm representing Bamford Co. Since you dare refuse me, does that mean you're not worried that this will anger Mr. Bamford?""Oh, I'm so scared!" Angela made an exaggerated face before smirking, making it clear she wasn't taking Jennifer seriously at all. "If you don't leave now, I'll have to call security.""Then I'll just have Mr. Bamford personally come here to talk to you." Jennifer sneered, waving her phone that had diamond studs on the back."Ms. Graham, you and Mr. Bamford have already gone your separate ways. I'm sure you don't want to have anything to do with him anymore, right? If he comes here to talk to you, your decision will change, won't it?"Angela remained indifferent, looking at Jennifer with
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As a woman, Angela might not be the most perceptive in some areas, but when it came to matters of the heart, she knew what she was talking about.She could tell that Ingrid, despite her cold and distant demeanor, truly liked Austin. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come here and swallowed her pride for him.Angela wasn't petty. As long as things could be cleared up over time, she wouldn't hold onto grudges.…In the afternoon, she and Austin held a management meeting to analyze and summarize the recent live commerce project.At the end, they conducted a vote, and more than half of the people fully supported Angela's decision. The rest had no choice but to go along with the majority. With this, Angela had managed to establish herself in the company for the time being.The live commerce gradually fell into a rhythm, boosting sales several times over and bringing Horizon back into the spotlight with consumers.To maintain this momentum, Angela had the HR department hire a group of youn
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It was just that Ingrid hadn't quite shifted her perspective yet.At the moment, Angela was wondering whether things could be resolved peacefully. If tensions could be eased, wouldn't that mean she would gain a highly capable ally? Why would she go out of her way to maximize animosity?"What a shame; I absolutely hate cream puffs." Unfortunately, Ingrid wasn't having any of it. She shot a disdainful glance at Angela and the cream puffs.Angela froze for a second. Then, shrugging it off, she simply opened the plastic bag and took a bite of a cream puff."Well, if you've got something to say, go ahead. I've got no time to waste on someone who doesn't appreciate cream puffs." She spoke righteously, as if anyone who disliked cream puffs didn't deserve her respect.Ingrid wore a look of complete bewilderment. She stared at Angela, wondering if she had changed overnight. What was going on today? Had everyone eaten some weird mushroom or something, making them act all weird?"My dad w
