  Vada was fuming with anger. She rolled up her sleeves and was ready to fight, "I told you to leave him alone. You're no longer his secretary. It's none of your business if the company wants to have a meeting with him!"

  

      Megan had fallen out with Leo, but the people in the company still didn't know.

  

      She had just received a call from the company that there was something wrong with the project. The shareholders were so anxious that they couldn't find Leo, and his phone was turned off. They couldn't get in touch with him, so they called her.

  

      After all, it was a project that she had worked for before. She thought that it was reasonable for her to come back and inform him, but she didn't expect to hear him say that.

  

      It was as if a thorn had pierced into her heart.

  

      "Megan, are you all right?"

  

      "Vada, did you buy the pill?"

  

 

  She almost thought that she had misheard. No matter how capable she was, she was only applying for the position of secretary. This salary was definitely beyond her expectations.

  

      "May I ask if there are any additional requirements for this job?"

  

      The person on the other end of the line smiled and said, "It's easy to talk to smart people. Yes, we've given you a good salary. Of course, we also need an exchange. And if I'm not wrong, no enterprise has contacted you these days except us, right?"

  

      Megan's heart sank slightly, "Did Mr. Mayor... blacklist me?"

  

      "That doesn't count," the man said, "The person who was fired by Mr. Mayor is on the blacklist of the entire Houston. No one will dare to hire you. If it weren't for the fact that there's no other way, we wouldn't have taken the risk of offending Mr. Mayor to contact you."

  

      Megan had a 

  He slowly walked over and blocked her way.

  

      He was very tall. It was not obvious when he was sitting just now, but now he was a head taller than Megan. He looked down and blocked all the light, so she had to stand in his shadow.

  

      "Ten times."

  

      Megan frowned and asked, "What?"

  

      "I'll pay you ten times the price for this dress. Give it to me."

  

      “……”

  

      "Twenty times."

  

      Megan pursed her lips tightly.

  

      Leo pursed his lips and smiled, "You don't have to force yourself. You can't afford this dress. Why bother?"

  

      Megan lowered her head and glanced at the price on the tag. Her grip on the tag tightened and her heart sank.

  

      It was a thin dress with a price of six figures, which was not enough for her to get a whole year's salary.

  

      "Thirty times, plus the dismissal fee. I'll give you a total of ten thousand dollars." Leo waved a finger in front of her eyes, "150000 dollars, and the villa we live in will be yours."

  

      "What's this? Divorce compensation?" Megan shook her head firmly. "I told you yesterday that I don't want it."

  

      Leo's face darkened slightly, "Since you've chased me all the way here and deliberately dressed like this in front of me, don't you want to negotiate with me? It's meaningless to pretend now."

  

      Megan suddenly raised her head. It turned out that he had been looking at her sarcastically just now. So that was what he thought?

  

      She sneered and said, "Mr. Mayor, not every woman wants your money."

  

      Leo didn't take it seriously, "Then 300000 dollars."

  

      "You don't understand?"

  

      "Three million." He lowered his eyes, tidied up his cuffs with a smile, and said unhurriedly, "We can't come to an agreement because I didn't give you a satisfactory offer. At least you've worked for me for a while. You've been doing a good job in recent years. I can pay you this price."

  

      "There's no need..."

  

      "No need!"

  

      In addition to herself, there was another voice.

  

      As soon as Megan turned around, she saw Vada walking over angrily in her high heels. She put her arms around her shoulders and glared back at Leo, "I gave this dress to Megan. Mr. Mayor, you don't have to pay for it."

  

      After that, Vada took out her bank card from her bag and handed it to the shop assistant, "Use my card and pay the bill!"

  

      "Well..." The shop assistant looked at Leo and hesitated to take it.

  

      Megan took a deep breath, gently stopped Vada, handed her card to the shop assistant, and said firmly, "I'll pay for the clothes I chose myself."

  

      Vada was anxious, "But you don't..."

  

      Just as the words "have much money" were about to come out of her mouth, she suddenly stopped.

  

      As a secretary, Megan's salary was not high, and she had to treat her mother. Vada knew all of this.

  

      Megan understood what she meant. She smiled and said, "I bought this dress not because I want to imitate Tessa, but because I wantMr. Mayor to know that there are things in the world that can't be bought with money. But I won't wear this dress anymore. I can sell it or donate it, because from now on, I am just Megan, not a substitute for someone."

  

      She swiped her card and went out with her clothes. She didn't look back at all.

  

      Behind her, Leo had been staring in the direction she left with a cold and thoughtful gaze.

  

      Sasha called out, "Leo..."

  

      No one paid attention to her.

  

      She was so angry that she pushed him, "Leo!"

  

      Leo withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, "Let's go."

  

      Sasha was not very happy, "What did she just say... The divorce compensation? Did you really marry her?"

  

      "Yes."

  

      Sasha immediately said angrily, "Sure enough, secretaries are not good people. All of them want to become phoenixes on the branches!"

  

      Leo was slightly unhappy, "It's just a dress. I'll ask my assistant to buy it for you tomorrow."

  

      In the past few days, Leo had almost agreed to all her requests. He had even agreed to play with his secretary's bet, but today, he suddenly acted abnormally. She couldn't stand it anymore, "Leo, is this a matter of a dress? I'm your girlfriend, but you're actually helping her!"

  

      Leo's face suddenly darkened. He stopped, sneered, and said, "Forget it then."

  

      "What do you mean forget it?"

  

      "Ms. Vance, my only girlfriend is Tessa. Even if it's not Ms. Reed, it won't be you. Do you understand?"

  

      Sasha was a little scared to be called Ms. Vance.

  

      She knew that Tessa was gentle and kind, and her voice was soft. She didn't look like her when she was angry just now. On the contrary, the secretary, who was wearing a white dress just now, really looked like Tessa, which made Leo's heart tilted for a moment.

  

      At end, he was on Tessa's side.

  

      Sasha pouted and quickly returned to being Tessa. She leaned over and whispered flatteringly, "Leo, I'm just a little worried. Is she really no longer your secretary?"

  

      Leo ignored her and strode out.

  

      "I..." Sasha quickly caught up with him and decided to consolidate her image, "I don't mean to compete with Tessa. I'm just afraid that your secretary won't give up and will continue to pester you. Alas, I hope she can get over it and find another job. It's good for everyone."

  

      "Find another job?" Leo's eyes suddenly became sharp and he sneered, "In Houston, no one dares to hire the person I don't want."

  

      Sasha was happy in an instant, but she couldn't help saying, "There's no need to be so heartless to her. She's actually quite pitiful."

  

      "Don't worry. She can't leave me. She will definitely come back to beg me in less than three days."

  

      In a corner not far away, Megan stopped in her tracks when she returned and stood rooted to the spot.

Vada was fuming with anger. She rolled up her sleeves and was ready to fight, "I told you to leave him alone. You're no longer his secretary. It's none of your business if the company wants to have a meeting with him!"
  
      Megan had fallen out with Leo, but the people in the company still didn't know.
  
      She had just received a call from the company that there was something wrong with the project. The shareholders were so anxious that they couldn't find Leo, and his phone was turned off. They couldn't get in touch with him, so they called her.
  
      After all, it was a project that she had worked for before. She thought that it was reasonable for her to come back and inform him, but she didn't expect to hear him say that.
  
      It was as if a thorn had pierced into her heart.
  
      "Megan, are you all right?"
  
      "Vada, did you buy the pill?"
  
      "Yes, yes. Here you are. Wait for me to buy you a bottle of water."
  
      "N

Chapter 7