Jocelyn instinctively let go of the door.Extremely nervous, she started to stutter, “W-What are you doing?”Skyler took a step forward and Jocelyn took a step back.Skyler’s smile grew. “Are you that afraid of me?”Jocelyn’s heart thumped in fear.Ever since she developed feelings for Skyler, she realized that she was no longer able to face the man head-on.She understood why people said that love was something a person could not hide.She looked down and away from Skyler, but stubbornly replied, “Why should I be afraid of you?”Skyler chuckled and as if by magic, he pulled out a bottle of ointment. “You got a scratch on your face from the car crash last night. This ointment can relieve scars. It’s pretty effective, give it a try.”Jocelyn glanced up in shock. She did not expect Skyler to pay attention to such detail.She took the ointment with pursed lips and thanked him sincerely, “Thank you.”Skyler continued to look at her deeply, “That’s it?”Jocelyn replied stubbornl
Jocelyn only snapped back to reality when she heard the door close.Her cheeks were red when she sat by the foot of the bed.She had accepted Skyler’s kiss just now and not only had she not pushed him away, but she had subconsciously kissed back as well.She did not feel the awkwardness she did before.She could not help but raise her hands to cover her face in embarrassment. ‘Is this the difference between liking and disliking someone?’The next day, Jocelyn was eating when she saw Skyler descend the stairs and felt the urge to slam her head on the dining table.Skyler glanced over at her happily. “I’ll send you to work once you’re done eating.”Jocelyn’s face might as well be buried in her food as she stuffily replied, “No need!”Skyler’s tone was mirthful. “Of course, there’s a need. I heard that people who’ve just been in car accidents develop a subconscious fear of cars. Let me fetch you to work.”When Jocelyn heard Skyler, she reflexively thought back to the scene of the
Renee did not expect to be caught red-handed by the person she was talking bad about.She immediately felt afraid when she saw Jocelyn but remained stubborn and glared at the latter. “Rhode and Hailey canceled their orders and are asking for compensation. They said you hit them in public. Are you going to tell us that such a thing never happened at all?”Hailey and Rhode had a shooting mission yesterday, so they had only come to Prosperity Jewelry after everyone had clocked out.Only Renee was in the office then, and after she knew what happened, she held Davis back this morning and requested punishment for Jocelyn.Davis frowned and looked at Jocelyn. “Jocelyn, can you tell us what happened?”All Davis knew was that Rhode and Hailey wanted to cancel their orders. He was not in the office when they dropped by yesterday, so he had no idea what happened.Their jewelry was almost finished yet they were asking for a refund and pushing the blame on the company. Davis refused to cause
Mimi walked in.She had come to look for Jocelyn and sign the contract for the canceled order, but she did not expect the department to be in too much of a ruckus to receive clients.The first thing she heard when she walked in was that someone was going to fire Jocelyn.Mimi was instantly angered. Jocelyn was her friend and anyone who wanted to target Jocelyn must first go through her.Jocelyn felt lightheaded when she saw Mimi, “Why’re you here?” Mimi pouted. “Am I not your company’s client? Why can’t I be here?”Jocelyn looked at her exasperatedly, she did not want to reply.Renee immediately approached them with a flattering tone. “Miss Keene, Jocelyn hit a client and now the client and her friend are both canceling their orders. We’re currently discussing her punishment, so I don’t think she’ll be able to follow up on your order. However, please feel free to consider other designers to finish your order.”Mimi looked at Renee sarcastically. “By other designers, you meant
Renee did not expect to find Yuni disliking Jocelyn as she did, seeing how Yuni had helped her target Jocelyn since the beginning.Renee quickly nodded, “Miss Shaw is right. You can praise Jocelyn’s character, Miss Keene, but you cannot stop our company from punishing her. It’s a different matter altogether.”Jocelyn could not help but frown when she saw the blatant targeting from the two.Mimi chuckled in anger. “Sure, let’s talk about this issue, then. How much is the jewelry those two ordered? I’ll put an order for twice the amount. That way, Jocelyn isn’t causing any financial losses, hmm?”No one expected this from Mimi and everyone in the design department wore shocked expressions on their faces.After all, no one would have thought that Mimi would be willing to spend so much more money on making jewelry just for Jocelyn.Davis wanted to protect Jocelyn and after hearing Mimi’s offer, he immediately spoke up. “Now that the loss from the order has been filled, there’s no nee
“What’s worse is that he actually had the gall to come to my house and say that I misunderstood him. He and Hailey were just friends, ordering something at the coffee shop to talk about business. You don’t even know how angry I felt. If I can’t come out with evidence, our families won’t be able to call off the engagement since they had already come to an agreement in the beginning.”Jocelyn’s eyes twinkled. “Why did you come and look for me?”Mimi chuckled and tugged on Jocelyn’s arm. “Because I need a plan. You would never leave me to die alone, right?” Jocelyn looked at her numbly but said nothing. Mimi continued, “Jocelyn, I know you wouldn’t want me to get engaged with a playboy like him, right?” Jocelyn looked at her lightheadedly. “What do you have in mind?” Mimi immediately smiled and leaned over Jocelyn’s ear to whisper her plan. At the same time, in the bathroom, Yuni was washing her hands as she glanced at Renee’s twisted expression.Yuni chuckled. “There’s no po
Everyone shared a look and said nothing.Renee frowned and quickly approached her. “Mrs. Leeds, what…”Before Renee could finish speaking, Mrs. Leeds slapped her across the face. “You wretched little woman! I can’t believe you worked with my husband to lie to me just for money! I can’t believe I made an order with you!”Renee cupped her cheek and looked at Mrs. Leeds in disbelief. “How could you hit me?”“What’s wrong with hitting you?” Mrs. Leeds glared at Renee domineeringly as if she was looking at an ant.Renee shook in anger over the fact that she was slapped in front of her colleagues. “Why are you so unreasonable? Your husband was the one who betrayed you, how is it my fault?”Mrs. Leeds grabbed Renee’s hair. “You wretched little woman! Finally admitting it, huh? You knew what my husband was doing behind my back, so how can you say that this has nothing to do with you?”Renee bent over awkwardly as Mrs. Leeds pulled on her hair. Renee did not dare to fight back, and she c
Yuni whispered, “The people around her. I know Lexie from the IT department likes Davis a lot, but I’m Davis’ actual girlfriend.”Yuni’s tone turned meaningful, “If you trust me, I can help you…”Renee looked up at her darkly and with an evil glint deep in her gaze.The workday was ending, and Jocelyn received a Whatsapp message from Skyler.Skyler: [Let’s have dinner together, I’ll wait for you at the parking lot later.]Jocelyn: [Sorry, but I have something going on tonight.]Skyler: [Something going on? What is it? With whom?]Jocelyn could imagine how Skyler must be frowning in displeasure with a tense look on his face as he texted.She could not help but smile.Jocelyn: [Mimi and I are going to have dinner together tonight. I might be home late.]Skyler: [What time exactly? We have a curfew.]Jocelyn: [What curfew? What time? I wasn’t told of this.]Skyler: [From now on, 10 p.m., set by yours truly. Why, is there a problem?]Jocelyn: [I might only be back after eleven