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"Sort of..." I replied.

"That's just wonderful!" Mr. Burke's face lit up with excitement.

"So, how's your relationship with her? Is it good?" he asked.

I smiled faintly. "Awful."

The moment I said that, I saw a fleeting expression of despair on Mr. Burke's face.

Just then, Mandy stood up with her chin raised and her face full of arrogance. "If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have bothered to come all this way."

She gave me a disdainful once-over. "I heard you walked away with quite a haul from your divorce settlement. So, why are you still working?"

Hearing this, Mr. Burke's jaw dropped in astonishment as he stared at me in shock.

"That's none of your concern, Ms. Green. You'd be better off worrying about your belly. Don't let it come to the point where you can't fit into your wedding dress..." I mocked.

"You..." Mandy was furious. I had clearly struck where it hurt most.

Meanwhile, Mr. Burke turned his stunned gaze to Mandy's belly, and he looked overwhelmed. It was just too much juicy gossip, and he wasn't able to process it

all.

"Let's go, Deborah."

Seeing Mandy storm off in a fit of rage, Mr. Burke finally snapped out of his daze. He quickly approached me, his face filled with curiosity. "Ms. Green is pregnant?"

I couldn't help but smile wryly as I nodded. "Yes."

"What? Pregnant before marriage? Is it with Gould Group's CEO?" he asked.

"I don't know."

Mr. Burke nodded thoughtfully as he rubbed his chin. "Judging by the size of her bump, she's at least two months along. But Gould Group's CEO only finalized his divorce this month..."

His eyes sparkled with excitement as he exclaimed, "It's an affair! A mistress becoming a wife-this is a huge scandal!"

I was genuinely surprised at how much Mr. Burke enjoyed gossip.

"Mr. Burke, if there's nothing else, I'll get back to work."

He immediately waved me off. "No problem. Go ahead. Work hard."

That evening after work, Dawn

orderednoveldrama

feast and brought it ove

to my place. I told her about

my

encounter with Mandy earlier that

day.

"That Mandy! Why is she always showing up? Such bad luck!" Dawn fumed.

She continued, "Knowing her, she's

bound to pull some underhanded tricks. You'd better be careful..If it

gets too much, Mr. White can help you."

"Dawn, I want to move back to my old place," I interrupted.

"Why?" Dawn was stunned.

"Isn't this place much better? It's bigger than your previous apartment, and it's so

close to your

office..."

She paused, as if realizing something, then broke into a mischievous grin. "Spill the beans, Grace. Did something indescribable happen between you and MPWhite when you guys went to Drixmont?"

"No..." I quickly shook my head.

"In that case, why do you want to move?"

I pressed my lips together, hesitating briefly before finally admitting, "Tom... I think

he likes me..."

"I know that already. He's always liked you. Wait... No..." Dawn looked at me in confusion.

She asked, "How do you know? Did he confess?"