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“ Well , that kid ? He’s just my neighbor’s . I was just helping drop him off , ” Teresa replied , totally unfazed .
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With Lysander causing trouble , Teresa had learned to be extra careful . No one knew what other hidden dangers might pop up later . She wasn’t about to let anyone find out about her child so easily .
Honestly , Ivy seemed nice enough , but Teresa didn’t know her that well , so she couldn’t let her guard down .
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“ I thought he was your son , ” Ivy said , not thinking much about it . “ You said you were married . Was that for real or not ? Come on , tell me ! I promise I won’t tell Ms. Thompson . ”
“ What’s real is real , what’s fake is fake . You figure it out , ” Teresa said , keeping it mysterious .
“ Seriously , who answers like that ? ” Ivy laughed helplessly . “ Ms. Thompson said you’re definitely lying just to avoid her brother , and that you’re all high and mighty . ”
Teresa thought , ‘ Just because I don’t like her brother , don’t want to date him , and won’t give Tina any face , that makes me stuck – up ? ‘ She couldn’t even be bothered to argue .
They’re just coworkers , not friends . No reason to get upset .
Back in her office , Teresa was about to head to her first class when her phone buzzed twice .
She pulled out her phone and saw a message . [ Jonathan has accepted your friend request . You can now start chatting . ]
Teresa was speechless .
It wasn’t until Jonathan sent over a question mark that Teresa finally realized what was going on . Michael must’ve been messing with her phone yesterday and accidentally sent a friend request .
Now Teresa could only bite the bullet and reply : [ Sorry , I tapped the wrong thing by accident . ]
Jonathan : [ You accidentally tapped it six times ? ]
Teresa thought , ‘ Michael , that little troublemaker , actually added Jonathan six times . ‘ She was speechless .
Teresa quickly followed up . [My hand slipped yesterday , and my phone froze . The screen just happened to be stuck on the friend request page . I swear I didn’t mean to add you .
[ Let’s just delete each other . I promise I won’t mess up again . ]
Right after she sent the message , Ivy called out from outside , “ It’s time ! Why aren’t you heading to class yet ? ” Teresa snapped back to reality and put her phone away without checking it again .
When Teresa checked her phone again , she saw that Jonathan had sent her the cab fare .
Teresa messaged him : [ It was just a few bucks , and you didn’t have to send it . ]
Jonathan replied : [ Take it . If you want to keep things so clear between us , then I’ll do the same . Every cent counts . ]
Teresa thought , ‘ Alright , and accepted the money . She figured he’d probably delete her again .
But Jonathan messaged : [ No need to delete . This account is just for our future money matters . ] It was like money was all they had left to talk about .
Teresa replied : [ Okay , just don’t tell my family about this new account . I’m usually busy with work and don’t really have time to chat . ]
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Jonathan shot back : [ A sub with only two classes a day . So busy ? Or are you just busy dating ? ]
Teresa thought , ‘ Weren’t we only supposed to talk about money ? ”
She typed : [ From now on , this account is only for money stuff . ] Jonathan didn’t reply after that .
It was late afternoon , almost time to clock out , when Ryan showed up at the office again . Teresa was already getting ready to leave .
Ryan followed her , holding a bouquet of roses . “ Ms. Johnston , have you thought about it ? Why not give me a chance ? I promise you won’t lose out .”
Teresa had already hopped on her electric scooter and put on her helmet . She shot Ryan a warning . “ If you keep bothering me , I’ll call the police right now . I won’t care that your sister is my coworker anymore . ” With that , she took off .
But Ryan kept following her in his car . When Teresa got to the bank , he finally stopped . Teresa was just there to withdraw some cash , so Ryan couldn’t follow her inside and had to wait before the ATM .
Out of nowhere , a black Lexus LM pulled up , and a slightly chubby man got out of the back .
The moment Ryan spotted him , he hurried over , bowing and scraping . “ Mr. Powell ! What a coincidence ! You’re here at the bank too ? ”
This was Kevin , Ryan’s boss and the general manager of Apex Group , a subsidiary of Horizonlead Group where Ryan worked .
Kevin replied , “ Just here to take care of some business . Why aren’t you heading home after work ? ”
Ryan quickly explained , “ My girlfriend needed to withdraw some cash , so I came with her . ”
Kevin raised an eyebrow . “ Didn’t you say you didn’t have a girlfriend , Ryan ? ”
Ryan looked over at Teresa in the distance , pride written all over his face . “ We just started dating – the girl at the ATM . She’s my girlfriend .”
Following his gaze , Kevin saw Teresa’s tall figure . He was just about to compliment Ryan on his taste when Teresa finished at the ATM and turned around . The moment Kevin saw her face , he froze in shock .
Kevin thought , ‘ Isn’t that Teresa , the CEO of Teresouth Group ? She’s the one Mr. Lynn cares about most !
Kevin was transferred from Horizonlead Group’s headquarters to Everport . Back when he was at Nareigh , everyone used to say that the female CEO of Teresouth Group was personally promoted by Jonathan .
On top of that , Jonathan kept a photo of Teresa in his wallet . One time , the photo accidentally slipped out , and Kevin , who was just walking by , almost stepped right on Teresa’s face .
Even though Jonathan said it was fine since the photo wasn’t stepped on , Kevin still caught that icy look in his eyes . A chill he hasn’t forgotten to this day .
Kevin snapped back to his senses , pointed toward Teresa , and asked Ryan , half – skeptical , “ You’re telling me that beauty is your girlfriend ? ”
Ryan , not wanting to lose face , grunted , “ She’s nothing special , really . Sorry to make you laugh .”
Kevin suddenly burst out laughing . “ Nothing special ? You little punk . ”
He gave Ryan a hard slap on the shoulder , kept his eyes on Teresa in the distance , then leaned in and warned him with a meaningful tone , “ Don’t try to act tough . Be careful you don’t get in over your head . ”
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