Chapter 581

Lauren stood frozen, as if struck by lightning. Despite her exquisite attire, she looked utterly defeated and wretched.
Anastasia watched her, a smirk playing on her lips. “Don’t tell me you can’t handle this.”
Lauren snapped back to reality, her crimson eyes locking onto Anastasia with a look of pure hatred, as if she wanted to drink her blood and eat her flesh.
“Anastasia-!” she hissed.
“Yes?” Anastasia snuggled against Harrison, lifting her eyes languidly. Her every movement exuded a captivating grace. She looked at Lauren’s pathetic state, her smile dripping with pleasure. “Tsk, tsk. So pitiful. After today, do you think you’ll have any place left in the medical community?”
“When people mention your name, will they still praise you? I don’t think so. They’ll probably feel disgusted.”
“But you should thank me. You were famous before, but not everyone knew you. Now, that’s a different story.”
“I’ve made you infamous. People might not know Lauren the genius, but they will definitely know Lauren the ungrateful traitor!”
When Anastasia was feeling malicious, her words cut deep. Lauren trembled with rage.
Logan, standing nearby, watched his madam with a complicated expression. *Why does she look so much like a villain right now?*
Only Harrison remained impassive and indulgent, showing no intention of stopping Ana. He didn’t see a villain; he saw something endearing. As he looked down at her mischievous, cunning expression, his eyes softened with affection. When Anastasia had said her piece and saw that Lauren looked ready to faint, she finally relented. She wrapped her arms around Harrison. “Hubby, let’s go home.”
*Dare to scheme against me? This is what you get.*
After today, the reputation and connections Lauren had painstakingly built in the medical world would be utterly destroyed.
As they were driving home, Anastasia remembered something.
She rested her chin on Harrison’s broad, reliable shoulder, her voice tinged with frustration. “Hubby, those people were talking about you earlier. Why didn’t you say anything back?”
She was both confused—it wasn’t like him to stay silent-and upset on his behalf. Read complete versıon only at
How could they say such things about him?
Harrison was surprised she was still thinking about it.
The car turned a corner, and Anastasia nearly slid off his
shoulder. He swiftly pulled her into his embrace while answering succinctly, Those are
gures
in your field, people you will need to get along with in the future.
It was just one sentence, but Anastasia understood.
Because she was going to build her career in that circle, she would need to interact with those influential figures. He had endured their
Didn’t want
comments because he
her to start off on the wrong foot with them.
The realization filled her with a mixture of warmth and heartache. She hugged him tightly. “I don’t want you to suffer for my sake. I’ll earn their respect with my own abilities!”
Harrison looked down at her, a faint smile on his lips. He stroked her head. “I know. My Ana is brilliant.”
The image of her standing on that stage, radiating with confidence and light, had captivated even him.