The color drained from her face in an instant, her pearly teeth tightly biting her lower lip. His words were like a sharp blade, fiercely striking at her.
"If you have any dissatisfaction with , I wish it would be just between us. Don’t involve my family..." she said hoarsely.
He slowly lifted his eyes, those dark eyes fixed on her, yet there was no warmth in his gaze, "Alice Conley, you care about your family, your friends, but have you ever cared about ? Or do you find it fun to toy with ? Because I let you have your way? Because I make concessions for you ti and again, so even when you hurt , you don’t care at all?"
Her face turned incredibly pale, her teeth almost biting through her lower lip, and her whole being seed on the verge of collapse. His heart suddenly softened, seeing her like this, ultimately he found it hard to bear.
"Alright, you can leave now. I’ll have Catherine Willis take care of what you ntioned. You don’t need to co here anymore, and, of course, you won’t have to see again," Dorian Howards said coldly.
Alice Conley lowered her head and exited the president’s office. When she closed the door, she felt her legs were a bit weak.
Is it really over? Alice thought to herself, opened the elevator door, walked inside, and leaned weakly against one side of the elevator wall. So tired, really so tired.
Why is loving soone so exhausting? Why can’t you say it out loud, even when you love so deeply?!
She wanted to cry, but she couldn’t; this was still the Howards Corporation building, she couldn’t cry here!
Even if she had to cry, it should be in a place where no one is, far away from him, and have a good cry.
Suddenly, Alice felt the elevator shake suddenly, and she stumbled. Then, the elevator stopped, and the lights that had been on went out abruptly, and all the elevator buttons went dark.
Is this...an elevator malfunction?!
Alice quickly realized and hurriedly pressed the ergency alarm button inside the elevator, then tried to press her body against the elevator wall to prevent any sudden situations.
It’s okay, it’s okay! Elevator malfunctions are common these days, the elevator just stopped. In a while, when the repair crew arrives, she’ll be able to get out... She kept comforting herself in her heart, but her body couldn’t help but tremble, alone in the elevator, the fear continuously spreading in her heart...
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When Dorian Howards walked out of the office, he heard Catherine Willis making a phone call. He overheard so of the call content related to the elevator malfunction, so after Catherine finished the call, he casually asked, "What, did the corporation’s elevator malfunction?"
"Yes, the maintenance team is already here, repairing it. But the situation is a bit complex, repairs will take so ti, and the elevator is stuck in a position where they can’t open the door directly to get the person inside out. They might need to open the top of the elevator and rescue the person from there," Catherine reported the situation.
"How many people are trapped inside now?" Dorian asked.
"Just one, but that person is—" Catherine paused before saying the person’s na, "Alice."
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