Skipped at the altar, Taken by his uncle Novel

Chapter 124 In the car, Klein was still a bit jealous. "Who was that boy just now? He looked pretty young." He was asking on purpose. He'd seen that face pop up in the livestream earlier. He couldn't remember his name, but he did remember him sitting with the other interns. 'Pretty boy, huh. Already buttering up the seniors on his first day?' Klein thought. "Oh, he's one of the new interns. He was feeling a bit down because he missed the deadline for his first assignment. On our way out, I tried to cheer him up a bit," Whitney explained. Her explanation just made Klein's jealousy worse.

Klein replied coolly, "Oh, I see." Whitney was totally oblivious to the jealousy in his tone. "Let's not go out for dinner tonight. I'm a bit tired, and I have to get up early tomorrow. Let's just head home," she said. "Okay," Klein replied. After dinner at home, in Whitney's study, Klein had her sitting on his lap, kissing her endlessly. His kisses left her legs weak. Whitney's eyes were misty, her gaze soft and alluring. "Stop kissing me," she murmured. Klein was burning up inside. "Tonight, I'll go easy on you." If he kept going, he wouldn't be able to hold back any longer.

***** The next morning at PrimeBridge Law Firm, some were all smiles, while others looked pretty glum. The trainees who seemed super confident ended up disappointed with their results, while the ones who turned in their assignments late actually scored pretty well. Justin still hadn't gotten any feedback, and he was feeling down and paranoid. 'Is it because I don't have any connections that I don't even deserve to know my results?' he wondered. The director was really stirring things up, kept giving Justin close-ups the whole time.

Meanwhile, in the observation room, Emily was setting the tone for everyone. "I kind of feel sorry for Justin now. If the internet hadn't gone out last night, maybe he would've passed," she said. Joanne just rolled her eyes. "Opportunity favors the prepared." She didn't bother saying anything else. Justin finally worked up the nerve to knock on Ivan's office door. He was in there for a full half hour before he came out. When he finally stepped out, his eyes were a little red. "No way, did Ivan actually make him cry?" Emily gasped, her hand flying up to cover her mouth.

"Ivan wouldn't just yell at someone for no reason. He was probably just giving some constructive feedback," Fiona said. She was really getting tired of Emily's act. Every time Emily spoke, it was so obvious she was trying to steer the conversation, and she always had that sweet-but-scheming vibe. If Fiona didn't know Emily had some serious connections, she would've roasted her right there. 'She just can't help herself, can she?' Fiona thought. Joanne mentally rolled her eyes but chimed in with Fiona. "Ms. Steel is right! I think it was just a normal conversation.

Nobody was being blamed." Emily smirked inwardly. 'Heh, this rookie really has some nerve pushing back at me!' Whitney saw how crushed Justin looked and was reminded of her own first time in court, when the judge put her on the spot and left her completely speechless. She simply walked over, placed a tissue on his desk, and didn't say a word. "Ms. Moore sure is protective of the newbies. Word is, she's Ivan's star pupil," Emily smirked, unable to resist a dig. Sometimes Joanne just wanted to tape Emily's mouth shut. 'Does she ever know when to keep her mouth shut?' she thought.

"Is there a problem with that? Looks perfectly normal to me," Joanne shot back. The air between them suddenly crackled with tension, and the camera quickly panned away. Both had serious connections, and the director wasn't about to let things get messy on his watch. The camera was about to switch to Ivan's office to see how he'd react. But suddenly, he grabbed his chest and collapsed to the floor, completely still. Everyone in the production team and the observation room was in shock. "Quick! Call the ambulance, now!" Whitney was totally stunned.

They were sitting outside and had no idea what was happening in Ivan's office. "Ivan just collapsed! Call an ambulance, now!" someone shouted. Whitney's heart clenched, her fingers trembling as she called the hospital. "Hello, this is PrimeBridge Law Firm. Someone has collapsed. Please send an ambulance right away!" she said urgently. After hanging up, Whitney rushed into the office. Ivan was lying on the floor, clutching his chest, his face deathly pale and drained of all color. "Boss? Boss?" Whitney's voice was shaking. The guests from the observation room rushed in. "What happened?

Why did he collapse?" Whitney shook her head, completely at a loss. She kept checking his pulse at his wrist and testing his breathing and carotid artery. Thankfully, he hadn't gone into cardiac arrest. A few staff members who knew a bit about medicine were scrambling to give emergency first aid. Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and even the director was so panicked he didn't even realize the cameras were still rolling. Emily clutched her chest, looking all scared and shocked. "Oh wow, Justin had just gone in, and then Ivan collapsed.

Justin, did you argue with him or something?" Justin's face went ghostly pale. "I swear, I didn't!" Everyone else was worried sick about Ivan, but only Emily was busy fanning the flames. Whitney had no idea what Emily had just said in the observation room, but this was enough to set off a storm online, whether it was aimed at Justin or her mentor. If netizens latched onto this, it could turn into a huge mess in no time. "Would you just shut up already? This is not the time to be stirring up trouble!" Whitney snapped at Emily.

Aside from the unconscious Ivan and Joanne, who were in on the drama between the two of them, no one else had any idea what was really going on. An awkward silence fell over the room. Luckily, the paramedics arrived quickly. Whitney followed the paramedics into the ambulance. Before leaving, worried people might start gossiping, so she turned to Justin and reassured him, "Don't overthink it!" Emily bit her lip, her eyes rimmed with tears. And the netizens watching the livestream were basically front-row witnesses to all the drama. "Ms. Moore is really acting all high and mighty!

I didn't even do anything, so why am I getting blamed for nothing?" Emily cried, feeling wronged. With that, she ran out sobbing, and the livestream cut off. [What?] [Damn, the drama just keeps coming! And it's only day one?] [Hope Ivan's alright. He's strict, but still, I hope he's okay.] [Honestly, Emily's got a point. Why did Ivan collapse right after Justin went in? The cameras didn't even show what happened. They were in there for like half an hour.] Now everyone's demanding the show release the uncut footage from Ivan's office!

Klein had been stuck in meetings all day, and when he finally got a chance to check the livestream, he realized it wasn't even up. He frowned. "Ryan, go see what's going on. Why isn't the show streaming today?" "Got it, Mr. Harris!" It wasn't long before Ryan came back into the office. "Mr. Harris, something happened during the livestream today!" Klein's eyes narrowed sharply. "What happened?" AD Comment Send gift No Ads Dex Morgan Dex Morgan works to elevate each story with clean writing, emotional balance, and thoughtful flow for readers.