Chapter 1018

My call with Bruce ended, but I couldn't shake off the anxiety. Luckily, my hectic work quickly occupied my mind, leaving me no time to overthink the issue. During that, I realized Douglas was absent from the company. "Mr. Irvin said he needed to take a week off. I wonder what happened," Vanessa reported, then lowered her volume to gossip with me. "Nance, do you think he's taking a break because he got too heartbroken seeing you and Mr. Fernandez dating?" "What nonsense are you on? Mr. Irvin is doing just fine with Ms. Tiana. Why would he be heartbroken? Even if he were, it would be because of her, not me." I stopped Vanessa in time and solemnly reminded her, "Don't bring this up again, Vanessa, or I'll hold you accountable if anything happens to the project." As for that petty Tiana, she would definitely come and stir up trouble with me if she heard these words. Personally, I wasn't concerned about her causing trouble since I'd already made everything clear with Douglas. There w