I overheard an older employee mutter under their breath, "I told you to keep quiet! Alice is the boss’s treasure. Be careful, or he’ll fire you."
Once, Giovanni truly did love me.
In college, he survived on plain buns for two months just to buy me the camera I wanted.
I felt so bad for him that I secretly took on tutoring jobs. With my first paycheck, I treated him to a fancy dinner.
But no matter how beautiful our love story once was, from campus to the wedding aisle, it eventually decayed.
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The noise from the neighboring office interrupted my thoughts, snapping me back to reality.
Through the frosted glass, I saw two blurred figures entwined—Giovanni and Lianna.
Lianna’s voice was low but perfectly audible to me.
"I’m so nervous about tomorrow’s surgery. It’s incredibly complicated..."
Giovanni’s tone was laden with insinuation. "Don’t worry, babe. You’re the best."
"How about...?" Lianna giggled, her voice dripping with sweetness.
My hand trembled, and the pen I was holding slipped from my grasp, hitting the floor with a crisp clatter.