Chapter 232

Lily Song pushed the door open and was immediately met with complete chaos. Papers were scattered everywhere, and the shattered pieces of a phone lay on the floor, sharp and messy. It was almost painful to look at. Daniel Richards stood in the middle, breathing hard. He looked defeated, but his whole body was tense—like a stretched cord that could snap at any second. Lily hesitated for a beat, then slowly approached and gently touched his shoulder, trying to calm him down. But the moment her hand met his arm, he jerked away roughly, no hesitation at all. She froze. Daniel didn’t even try to smooth things over. He just walked straight out. Lily gathered herself and hurried after him, stumbling a little as she followed, calling out, “Daniel! Where are you going?” But he acted like he didn’t hear a word, stepped into the elevator, and hit the close button right in front of her. Lily slapped the elevator doors. “Daniel!” She was about to run down the stairs when Secretary Shen rushed over