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Chapter 50 Leona had her head bowed , crying , while Roderick spoke to her , clearly offering comfort . Comfort ? How would he comfort her ? Telling Leona that his childhood friend was , at her core , rotten ? Or telling her that she , Leona , was the true number one in everyone's eyes ? It hurt so much . That suffocating feeling rose up again . The alarm rang . Madeleine woke up blurry - eyed from her dream . She had actually cried ... *** The lunch break ended at two . Madeleine ordered coffee delivery , planning to bring it back to the office to share with the other four secretaries .

But before she reached the office , she heard their voices . Chapter 50 " The ribs in the cafeteria today were amazing . Hope they serve them again tomorrow . " " Yesterday you said the squid was delicious . " " Hey, the company chef is just too good ! Ever since they switched chefs , I haven't gone to the mall across the street to eat . " " Same . " Madeleine froze . So when they said earlier they had appointments or were busy ... they had all lied ? She looked down at the coffee in her hand , suddenly feeling that her kindness had been wasted .

It didn't seem like they were wary of her status . It felt more like hostility . Had she somehow offended them before ? That couldn't be . She had subtly asked Gerry in the morning , and he said that although she had been to the company before , she always went straight to Roderick and barely interacted with Chapter 30 anyone else . Madeleine paused for a moment and then pushed the door open , masking her disappointment . " I bought coffee for everyone . " As expected , the moment she walked in , the four women fell silent , their gazes shifting subtly .

They only smiled faintly , making no move to take the coffee . Patiently , Madeleine set each cup down on their desks , startling them into standing up . " Mrs. Livingston , this is ... " Madeleine glanced at them with a smile . " Just started here . Buying everyone coffee is the least I can do . " The women looked at each other , uncertain . After a pause , Madeleine asked , " Have I ever offended you before ? " Madeleine's words left the four women in silence . The already tense atmosphere grew even more awkward . ter 50 " What do you say ? " Madeleine's gaze swept across the room again .

" No one's going to answer my question ? Or should I call Gerry , no , maybe Roderick himself over here and have him ask you ? " At once , they tensed up . They might be wary of Madeleine , but they didn't want Roderick to know that . Sophia , the closest to Madeleine , looked pained . " Mrs. Livingston , we're just employees . Getting this job wasn't easy . Please don't make things harder for us . " Madeleine frowned . Harder ? She had only just started that morning . How had she made things hard for anyone ? Buying them coffee counted as making things hard ?

Fine then , if that was how they wanted it , she'd keep pressing . She crossed her arms , feigning impatience . " Then be honest . What exactly are you guarding against ? " Chapter 50 " Well , that ... " Sophia stammered , glancing at Teresa , who was slightly bolder . Teresa bit her lip , finally blurting out , " Mrs. Livingston , the company's classified files are restricted . Only authorized staff can access them . Unless Mr. Livingston issues a direct order , there's no way we can let you see them . " Classified files ? Madeleine's eyes fell on the file cabinets beside each of them .

No wonder ! When she came in earlier , those cabinets hadn't been locked . Yet now they had all been locked . Teresa's voice grew more emotional as she spoke . " There's been a huge scandal at the branch office . The company suffered massive losses , and I heard more than a dozen people have already been fired . Everyone's on edge ." Her eyes welled with tears . " This job might not mean much to you , but for us , it's everything ." Her words echoed the others ' thoughts , and they all nodded in Chapter 50 agreement . Madeleine's frown deepened . She tried to piece the whole thing together .

" You think I came here to steal secrets? " The four women said nothing , but their silence was already an answer . Madeleine drew in a breath . " How could I ? I'm Roderick's wife . This is my own family's company . What reason would I have ... " Her words cut off abruptly , as though a string in her mind had snapped . She stared at Teresa , asking tentatively , " You just said something happened at the branch ... What happened ? " " The client list was leaked . The Carroll Group snatched it . " Boom . It felt as if something exploded inside Madeleine's head . The Carroll Group ...

could it be Edward's Carroll Group ? Judging by their expressions , it had to be . Chapter 50 So the truth was ... her past self , for the sake of Edward , had stolen confidential files from her own branch office and handed them over to him , causing enormous losses to her family's company. No wonder everyone was guarding against her . Cedella Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter.

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