It was a ten–kilometer journey. Grace didn’t get home until dark.
The old wound on her leg hadn’t healed. During this long walk, she fell multiple times because she couldn’t see clearly in the dark, leaving her covered in mud stains. Her legs were also rubbed with blisters and bloodstains. Every step she took caused her pain.
After removing her high heels, she limped into the living room. She was about to take a seat and properly tend to her wounds when a sneer erupted from the front.
“You deliberately disturbed me and Livia. Do you think it’s funny?”
Grace raised her head and met Antonio’s angry gaze.
She stood up, holding her sore waist, lowered her head, and spoke in a flat and respectful tone. “Mr. Kaufman, I really came to deliver the document. I didn’t know how important Ms. Fischer is to you. I’m sorry.”
After saying that, she handed him the document that she had been holding and waiting for him to sign all day.
Antonio grabbed it expressionlessly, opened it, and tore the pages into pieces in front of her.
Then he raised the plastic shell and smashed it directly on her.
“I don’t tolerate people with ulterior motives around me. If you repeat what you did today, you’ll be fired!”
After saying that, he slammed the door and left without looking back.
Looking at the scraps of paper scattered on the floor, Grace slowly squatted down against the coffee table.
She took out a tissue and wiped the blood off her legs before bursting out laughing.
She thought. “Repeat? It won’t happen again.”
She was going to be gone in just ten days.
When Grace arrived at the company the next day, Morton personally delivered a document.
Grace opened it and glanced at it roughly. It was a penalty notice, fining her half a year’s salary and year–end bonus.
Morton also told her that the company had issued a new regulation.
From now on, whenever Livia and Antonio were together, no one was allowed to disturb them. Grace was a cautionary example.
Grace did not raise any objections. She quickly signed the notice, picked up the coffee cup, and went to the pantry.
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