تسجيل الدخول[Hannah]
“Mexico?”
Hannah said as she was handed her passport. Mr. Ed had even had to help her use a special channel to get an express passport; at least the company was covering the cost.
“Yes, Miss Barker.”
“W
[Maria]I said those unbelievable words with such a calm expression, making it clear that I wasn't being forced or speaking on impulse."What?" Father's expression changed. The man who had always been so proud of himself suddenly looked pale, like someone who had just realized he'd lost."Good," Linda sneered arrogantly. "At least you know your place. A mistress's daughter like you was never worthy of it anyway."Now that I already knew the truth, her words made my blood boil. Not because of what she said about me, but because she was insulting Mother. My mother, who had done nothing wrong and had simply been a victim of her own husband's actions."Are you serious about this? Think it through carefully before you make such a foolish
[Hannah]"That woman is seriously weird," Hannah said as she stood by the door.Kevin didn't protest or even ask why she'd come back to his apartment instead of going home. He simply opened the door for her and let her in as though she owned the place."So, how much do you need to borrow?"Hannah shook her head. She walked over and dropped onto the couch."I don't have to pay a single cent, even though my penalty was around two hundred thousand dollars."“Two hundred thousand?” Kevin furrowed his brow. "Are you sure that was an employment contract? Aren’t you being scammed?""If it were a scam, shouldn't she be forcing me to pay?"Kevin shrugged."Well then, I guess everything's settled now. You don't have to leave RQL anymore, right?""I’ll think about it later. Right now, at the very least, I want to return my signing bonus. It’s around five thousand dollars." Hannah figured that if her penalty had been waived, she at least wanted to terminate the contract according to the rules."S
[Maria]I simply smiled while Hannah Barker stared at me in disbelief. Just yesterday, I probably wouldn't have believed I'd be doing what I was doing today."But why?" she asked again."You've worked for a while, haven't you? It's only right that you get paid. Just think of half of the signing bonus as your payment. Not that much, but to be fair, you didn't do much either.""You won't change your mind? You're sure?"I shook my head before taking a sip of the Americano that had just arrived."We can take care of the termination later. You can draft it, and I'll sign it afterward." I glanced at my watch. "I have somewhere I need to be."
[Hannah]Hannah murmured the name of the person standing before her. "Maria."She hurriedly straightened the contract pages. She was honestly surprised that Maria had arrived so quickly. Hannah had deliberately chosen a café close to her house so she would have plenty of time to wait. She hadn't even reached the section about penalties or breach of contract yet.A waiter approached them to take their order."One Americano," Hannah said."The same." Maria turned to the waiter with a smile.Maria decided almost instantly without looking at the menu. As though she didn't want to waste time choosing a drink. Maybe she was that eager to talk."So, what did you want to tell me?"Hannah swallowed hard.She had already made up her mind to back out and terminate the contract, but since she hadn't found the clause about breach of contract yet, she couldn't bring herself to say it outright.What if the penalty was several times the amount she'd been paid? Was she supposed to sell her house and e
[Maria]"What's wrong?""My phone isn't in my bag. I think I left it at home," I muttered as I searched through my purse. "Ah, I have to go back. I'll call you again later. Nice talking to you, Auntie."I said goodbye to Auntie Imani, then hurried back to my car and drove home.The thought of Damian being there was enough to make me not want to go back.As soon as I reached the gate, the security guard opened it for me. But I didn't drive in. I honked once, rolled down my window, and the guard walked over."Please tell Ines to get my phone from my room," I said.Without asking any questions, he immediately went inside. I waited for a
[Hannah]Hannah felt like she had made a huge mistake.Forget trying to talk things through nicely to Maria, at this point, she had done something far worse. She had revealed the secret to the very person it was supposed to be kept from. This wasn't just a breach of the NDA. Wasn't this the kind of mistake at work that could get her sued?She bit her lip in confusion as she headed back inside. She walked over to Kevin, who was sitting there looking completely relaxed, as if nothing in the world could possibly be wrong in his life."Kevin. Do you have any money?"Kevin looked up at her, staring at Hannah in confusion."I need to borrow some."
[Maria]“I guess since everything’s clear now, I’ll head home. I need to rest after the trip.”“Sure.&r
[Cecilia]The house had been noisy since early morning. There were the clatter of cooks preparing dishes, gardeners arranging orchids by the entrance, and maids who usually cleaned the house in silence. They were always busy when important days like this rolled around.The Wang family were used to a
[Maria]Damian wasn’t here when I woke up this morning. The curtains in my room were still closed even though it was already 10 a.m. There were no sounds of a vacuum cleaner or footsteps in the hallway. The maid probably hadn’t come up to the second floor yet.I splashed water on my face at the sink
[Hannah]The same bakery, the same scent of butter, yet today it felt so much better than before.Why was that? Because today was her last day working there.No, Hannah was not even working. Why would she, when her boss refused to pay the remainder of her salary just because Hannah resigned in the m







