Chapter 35 Get Clarity

As Ingrid geared up to retaliate, Bruce stepped forward to intervene. "Why are you stopping me when she just hit me!" Ingrid shouted at Bruce. "She's just an assistant daring to attack me!" Bruce showed no reaction, simply shoving Ingrid back and positioning Julie behind him. "You deserved it after your behavior here. If those slaps don't knock some sense into you, perhaps I should help the lesson sink in too," Bruce threatened coldly. Seeing Bruce genuinely angry for once, Ingrid bit her tongue and left with one last glare at Julie. "Did Sylvia send you?" Bruce asked Julie. "Yeah, she figured Ingrid would come trash talk her so asked me to run interference. Turns out I arrived just in time before things got worse!" Julie replied, still furious about Ingrid's audacity. She also felt a pang of sadness realizing Bruce still saw her only platonically like a sister. Why couldn't their relationship progress closer? Putting herself out there with unrequited emotions would be too awkwa