Chapter 144

My anger flared. I waved my hand and said, "Bruce has made you completely devoid of any sense of propriety." Seeing that I was chasing her out, Cindy continued to explain, "Nance, you've misunderstood. This wasn't Bruce's idea. It was mine. I wanted to help alleviate some of his pressure." "Then, tell Mr. Harold," I forced a smile and said, "that I don't agree to working with him." Upon hearing this, Cindy dropped her head and asked, "Nance, can't you reconsider?" At this moment, my heart had sunk to the bottom. I replied calmly, "My mind is made up." After Cindy left, I collapsed on the bed like a deflated balloon. Strangely, even though my ankle was injured, the dull pain spread from my heart to my limbs. It felt like I was being dragged into a vast ocean. It was suffocating. I knew I was different from Cindy, but I hadn't expected we would be worlds apart. And I even had to be the spectator witnessing their love? What a joke. I felt like I had failed as a spectator, a compl