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    But it seemed that this precaution had been in vain. The employees refrained from gossiping about the CEO, leaving Marcelo in the dark.

    Recently, overwhelmed with tasks and managing Marcelo’s affairs during his absence from thepany, Luke hadn’t had the chance to keep up with entertainment news.

    “It was Anna’s decision not to inform you,” Nina blurted out, tears welling in her eyes. “Mr. King, I wanted to tell you, but Anna insisted your dealings with Miss Lambert were private. You do treat Miss Lambert differently. She breached a contract, risking Miss Hudson’s reputation, yet you sent Anna to Estoqua to resolve her issue. I thought you have feelings for Miss Lambert…I’m so sorry, Mr. King! I’ll deal with this situation right away!”

    Nina’s words made Marcelo acutely aware of the consequences of his actions on Renée.

    Her intense reaction suddenly made sense.

    In his efforts to protect Vivian, he had inadvertently hurt Renee.

    For the first time, Marcelo confronted the thought that his actions might be reprehensible.

    “You may proceed with your resignation,” Marcelo ordered Nina in a cold tone. He also instructed Luke to take care of the rumors.

    “Please give me one more chance, Mr. King,” Nina pleaded. “Just this once!”

    When Marcelo said nothing, she turned to Luke for help. “Luke…”

    Luke almost scoffed at that.

    Was she really expecting him to risk enraging Marcelo on her behalfi? /iDid she think he was so eager to increase his workload and gain more unnecessary suffering?

    She must be out of her mind!

    Still for old times‘ sake, as well as Nina’s past diligence, Luke tried to give her a hint. “You work for Mr. King, Nina, yet you chose to follow Anna’s orders. Do you think Mr. King can still have you working for him?

    “Tell Anna to get in here,” Marcelo snapped.

    It looked like he had one more insect to get rid of.

    Anna had been feeling uneasy since the moment Nina was called into Marcelo’s office. It only grew worse when she saw Nina in tears as she came out.

    “Anna, Mr. King wants to see you,” Nina said in between sobs, not even looking at her as she proceeded to gather her things.

    It was deathly silent in the secretarial office, and the tension was so thick that one could cut it with a knife.

    Anna entered the CEO’s office with no small amount of trepidation. “You wanted to see me, Mr. King?”

    “Pass on your tasks to others and tender your resignation,” Marcelo said bluntly. “I want it done within the

    next hour.”

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    “Mr. King…why?” Anna was still reeling with shock and disbelief, but when she saw Marcelo’s cold expression, she descended to outright panic. “Please, Mr. King. I’ve been working for you since I graduated from college! I’ve dedicated years into thispany!”

    Marcelo simply gave Luke a short, subtle nod.

    A momentter, Anna was dragged out of the office, looking disheveled and wide–eyed.

    “Let me go, Luke! I’ve been in thispany for so many years, why would Mr. King suddenly fire me? No, this is uneptable! I can’t leave this…”

    “It was exactly because you’ve worked here for so long that Mr. King decided to terminate you face to face.”

    It finally sank in then.

    Anna understood that her dismissal was final, and she gradually calmed down. “Can you give me a reasonable exnation, at least?”

    “Come on, Anna. You’ve been around for years, so you have the experience and enough good sense to thrive in your career. How can you make such a stupid mistake?” Luke cocked his head to the side and peered at her through narrowed eyes. “You know very well that Mr. King is married to Miss Hudson, yet you let rumors about him and Miss Lambert fly unchecked. You even coerced Nina into not reporting these matters when they got out of hand. What the hell were you thinking?”

    So, that was the reason.

    Anna had anticipated a day of reckoning, but she never thought she would be fired over her actions. At most, she was expecting to be severely reprimanded.

    Howeveri, /iMarcelo showed no mercy and insisted that she leave!

    “What was I thinking?” Anna murmured, her eyes wide and zed. “I was thinking of Mr. King…”

    “What?” Luke asked, frowning as he didn’t catch her words.

    With tears pooling in her eyes, Anna squared her shoulders and rushed back into the CEO’s office. She inquired, “Mr. King! Do you want to know why I did what I did?”

    Marcelo looked up from the documents he had been reading, his face nk as he said, “No.”

    He just wanted Anna to be out of the picture.

    But Anna plowed ahead like he hadn’t said anything. “It’s because I have feelings for you! I stayed by your side all this time because I like you! I knew I could neverpete with Vivian. I thought once she left the country, I would finally have a chance to be with you, but you…Why did you even marry Renee, Marcelo? She’s a nobody! Why would you choose her when you never even nced my way?”

    Luke stood by the doorway, aghast by the sudden and bold confession.

    Annapletely abandoned all formalities and was addressing Marcelo by his first name now.

    When Marcelo remained expressionless, Anna grew desperate. Sheunched herself forward, both hands clutching the edge of his desk.

    She announced, “It doesn’t bother me that you’re married, Marcelo! I don’t even mind Vivian hovering around you. Please let me stay, hmm? I’ll do anything! I don’t need money or status, just let me stay by your

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    side!”

    This time, Marcelo’s lips curled in disdain.

    Luke sensed his disgust and promptly pulled Anna back. “How dare you think you have hopes of recing Renee? She is my wife! I have no intention of betraying her in any way.”

    For some reason, Anna’s unprecedented confession made him realize what Renee wanted from their rtionship.

    The thought was vague, though, and fleeting, and it escaped Marcelo before he could ponder it any further.

    “Are we going to the hospital, sir?” Luke had just sent Anna away, and when he returned to the office, he saw Marcelo grabbing his suit jacket and heading for the door.

    Obviously, Marcelo was skipping work today as well.

    “No, we’re going to the university.”

    The matters involving Jessica and Vivian were more or less settled, anyway.

    ******

    Meanwhile, Renee was back in the library after taking her lunch.

    “Oh, my God! It’s a Maybach!”

    Renee heard a student whisper excitedly to the person beside her.