Chapter 192

I was listless. "If I say I'm really happy, but I just can't feel it, would you believe me?" "What's wrong this time, my lady?" Lila chuckled. "Alright, let's meet at our usual spot this afternoon. You can tell me everything then." … At the restaurant, I devoured my food like I hadn't eaten in days. "Are you starving?" Lila stared at me in shock. "Has Hastings Group gone so broke that they can't even afford to feed you?" "You won't believe this," I said after swallowing my food, feeling a little dejected. "I got suspended." "What?" Lila was dumbfounded. "A few days ago, you were still a project manager at Hastings Group, and now, you've been suspended?" "Life is just full of unexpected twists," I sighed, looking at her. "Julian interfered, so I got suspended." "What about Alex?" Lila's tone wasn't gossiping this time; she was genuinely concerned. "Tell me everything from the beginning." I happened to have been bottling up my grievances with nowhere to vent, so I recounted ever