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Aveline looked at her coldly. "You touched my things without permission and then made such a fuss about it. Don't you have any sense of shame?"

Zoe's face darkened. "How dare you insult me?"

"If you say another word, it won't just be an insult," Aveline replied coldly.

Zoe's face grew uglier, and she immediately went to find the

manager.

Gwen Scoot, the manager arrived quickly. When she saw what was inside the package, her expression changed. instantly. She turned to Aveline and asked, "Is this yours?"

Aveline's expression remained cold. "What do you mean?"Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Gwen said, "Why bring such disgusting things to the office? If you don't want to work, do you expect others to not work as well?"

Previously, Gwen wouldn't have dared to speak to Aveline like this. Not only because she was responsible for Brighton Enterprises' projects but also because of the boss' ambiguous attitude towards her. Today, however, Gwen received a notification from Desmond himself, instructing her to remove Aveline from the project

team.

She was shocked!

When she politely inquired further, Desmond hung up

without a word.

She guessed that Aveline might have fallen out of favor and that the boss had lost interest in her. This change in status explained the Gwen's new attitude.

Aveline frowned. "This package was sent to me by someone else. I didn't know it contained such things. Besides, she

touched my belongings without permission. Why aren't you addressing that?"

Gwen paused and then looked at Zoe. "Why did you touch her things? Don't you find it inauspicious?"

Zoe immediately smiled triumphantly. "Yes, I won't touch her things again."

Gwen turned to Aveline with a stern expression. "Dispose of such disgusting things immediately. If this happens again, you won't need to come back!"

Aveline clenched her hands. She clearly felt targeted. She glanced at the package on the table, her face turning pale again. She grabbed a nearby bag to cover it, then took it and threw it into the trash can. Returning to her workstation, Aveline's hands and feet were still cold. Was this package from the same person who sent her that message last time? And was it the same person who tried to harm her befor Before she could think further, someone dumped a pile of documents in front of her. "Take care of these."

Aveline frowned. "These aren't my job responsibilities."

The person sneered. "Do you have any other work now? Aren't you part of this office? These tasks are for all of us to

do together. Why are you getting special treatment."

The barrage of questions left Aveline speechless. She indeed had no work left to do. Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the documents and started working on them.

Once someone started, the floodgates opened, and soon, all the miscellaneous tasks fell on Aveline. Seeing the growing pile of documents and errands on her desk, Aveline's face turned completely cold. Being abruptly kicked out of the project team, the manager's attitude change, and everyone's opportunistic behavior all pointed to one thing: Lucas was behind this.

Was he tormenting her like this because she refused to divorce him? Aveline's heart sank further. She still couldn't understand why he didn't trust her and believed she was the one who poisoned him. As the end of the workday approached, Aveline finally

finished everything. Just as she stepped out of the company, she saw Desmond standing not far aw