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    Katelyn’s brow furrowed deeply. Had she not made her desire for a divorce clear enough to Neil, or had there been some sort of misunderstanding between them? But then, as she listened to his words, a new realization struck her.

    “So, who do you think Iris is?” she asked.

    Neil scoffed and replied, “I already know the truth. Iris is…”

    His words instantly dispelled the confusion in Katelyn’s mind. She reclined against the sofa, a sarcastic smile appearing on her lips. No wonder Neil seemed so certain of his stance; this also made sense of the public announcement from the Wheeler Group. She had no idea what tricks Lise had used to convince Neil of this, but for Katelyn, it was actually a stroke of good fortune since it shifted some of Neil’s focus away from her.

    “Believe whatever suits you. When do you intend to handle the divorce?” she asked.

    Neil sneered, feeling utterly manipted. Even now, Katelyn continued to try and mislead him. She really thought he was a fool.

    “Katelyn, I’m warning you, this is far from over,” he growled.

    With that, he ended the call.

    The darkened screen on Katelyn’s phone reflected her face, showing a particrly distressed expression. What was going on with Neil? When would he finally go to the hospital and get his head examined? He had already slept with Lise. He even had a child with her now, yet he still refused to divorce Katelyn. Was he out of his mind?

    Katelyn took a deep breath to steady herself, then returned to her work on the designs. That evening, she managed to submit two new theme designs before she went upstairs to sleep.

    The following day, as Katelyn walked through the employee lounge on her way to her office in the morning, she noticed a group of people still discussing the coboration between Iris and the Wheeler Group. She had initially joined the design department under Iris, and now, Neil’s sudden post was clearly meant to put Katelyn in the spotlight.

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    A chubby man with sses nced around nervously, then turned to the person next to him. “Did you see today’s trending topic? Who is the real Iris? Miss Bailey can’t be working with both ourpany and the Wheeler Group at the same time, can she? How could Adams allow this kind of behavior? It’s like being in two rtionships at once. Honestly, I think it’s fake news. How could Mr. Adams be tricked like that? Maybe it’s just a scheme they’ve cooked up together.”

    The conversation was whispered, but not too quietly—just loud enough for Katelyn, who was standing at the corner of the corridor, to hear every word clearly. She had already anticipated this kind of reaction. After all, bothpanies were major publicly listed firms, and both ced great importance on the uing jewelry project. Any change in the situation was bound to spark endless discussions.

    Katelyn didn’t pay much attention to the issue, not noticing that the edge of her sleeve was visible. The chubby colleague with sses, who had started the gossip, noticed this and immediately fell silent. His small eyes darted around, and he discreetly tugged on the sleeve of the person next to him, as if issuing a quiet warning.

    Katelyn remained silent. She simply turned and walked straight into the CEO’s office. As she walked, she nced again at the trending topics. People were still intensely focused on the matter.

    Vincent was lounging on the sofa with aptop resting on hisp. When Katelyn entered, he lifted his eyes to look at her with azy expression. Meanwhile, Katelyn wasn’t sure how to approach Vincent. She felt that ever since she joined the Adams Group, she had caused a lot of trouble. The recent waves of public opinion swirling around the Adams Group werergely connected to her.

    She tightened her grip on her bag without realizing it.

    “Mr. Adams, I—”

    Before she could continue, Vincent cut her off in a calm tone.

    “Don’t let the online rumors affect your mood.”

    Katelyn looked down, feeling helpless, and said, “Neil thinks Lise is Iris, which is why he made that post.”

    Yesterday, on the Wheeler Group’s official website, they had only mentioned their coboration with Iris. However, in their second post, they hinted that the Adams Group had not hired the real Iris.

    They suggested that everything the Adams Group did was just a publicity stunt to gain attention and traffic. They even went as far as hiring online trolls to paint Vincent as a fraud.

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