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Luckily, I acted fast in this life. Otherwise, all I would have seen was Carrie’s back as she left.
Even though Carrie wasn’t someone who mixed personal and professional matters, she was angry this time.
Seeing her anger rising, I quickly offered to compensate her. I also told Felicity to take Heidi
away, but Heidi refused to go.
She glared at me. “You’re helping an outsider bully me? Do you want me to tell Beth and
Franklin?”
I was stunned by her shameless words. I almost wanted to crack her head open to see what
was inside.
I said, “From the first day you came here, I told you that you’re the same as any other
employee. I won’t favor you because of our relationship. Besides, you were wrong this time.”
Heidi hated the smoke in the kitchen and insisted on delivering food instead.
Felicity, had thought it was a small matter and agreed.
But when Heidi saw Carrie, she rushed up and started hitting her.
No one could stop her.
Even just hearing about it made me feel dizzy.
But Heidi didn’t think she did anything wrong.
She snorted and turned to leave.
She said, “If you want me to apologize, go ask Beth. If she says I should, then I will.”
Her attitude now was completely different from how she begged me to let her work here a
few days ago.
It reminded me of my previous life when I fired her out of anger, only to fall into her trap.
I blinked and squeezed out a few tears. “I’m sorry, Carrie. This is all my fault. Heidi is my
husband’s sister. If I offend her, Beth will make my life difficult. Please, let me treat you to this meal as an apology.”
her.
Carrie gave me a frustrated look. She picked up her bag and left.
I followed her, looking pitiful and submissive.
When we stepped out, I glanced back at Heidi, who stood there watching.
She didn’t expect me to react this way and didn’t know what to do.
The customers and employees who had witnessed everything started pointing fingers at
I smirked and headed to a nearby coffee shop.
There, I saw Carrie, now dressed in a fresh outfit. She sat calmly, sipping coffee, looking nothing like the distressed person from the restaurant.
When she saw me, she waved warmly.
I walked over quickly.
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She tapped my shoulder playfully. “I can’t believe you were right. If we didn’t know each other
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Luckily, I acted fast in this life. Otherwise, all I would have seen was Carrie’s back as she left.
Even though Carrie wasn’t someone who mixed personal and professional matters, she was
angry this time.
Seeing her anger rising, I quickly offered to compensate her. I also told Felicity to take Heidi away, but Heidi refused to go.
She glared at me. “You’re helping an outsider bully me? Do you want me to tell Beth and.
Franklin?”
I was stunned by her shameless words. I almost wanted to crack her head open to see what
was inside.
I said, “From the first day you came here, I told you that you’re the same as any other mployee. I won’t favor you because of our relationship. Besides, you were wrong this time.”
Heidi hated the smoke in the kitchen and insisted on delivering food instead.
Felicity had thought it was a small matter and agreed.
But when Heidi saw Carrie, she rushed up and started hitting her.
No one could stop her.
Even just hearing about it made me feel dizzy.
But Heidi didn’t think she did anything wrong.
She snorted and turned to leave.
She said, “If you want me to apologize, go ask Beth. If she says I should, then I will.”
Her attitude now was completely different from how she begged me to let her work here a
few days ago.
It reminded me of my previous life when I fired her out of anger, only to fall into her trap.
I blinked and squeezed out a few tears. “I’m sorry, Carrie. This is all my fault. Heidi is my
husband’s sister. If I offend her, Beth will make my life difficult. Please, let me treat you to this
meal as an apology.”
her.
Carrie gave me a frustrated look. She picked up her bag and left.
I followed her, looking pitiful and submissive.
When we stepped out, I glanced back at Heidi, who stood there watching.
She didn’t expect me to react this way and didn’t know what to do.
The customers and employees who had witnessed everything started pointing fingers at
I smirked and headed to a nearby coffee shop.
There, I saw Carrie, now dressed in a fresh outfit. She sat calmly, sipping coffee, looking
nothing like the distressed person from the restaurant.
When she saw me, she waved warmly.
I walked over quickly.
She tapped my shoulder playfully. “I can’t believe you were right. If we didn’t know each other
for so long. I wouldn’t have gone through that beating.”
