Chapter 153

I couldn’t bear the sudden isolation. I wiped the water from my face and hurried outside. No one believed me, so I had to find the big boss to testify. I hoped he was still at the construction site.

I quickly reached the second floor of the leader’s dormitory. Five rooms lined the hallway; the bodyguards were absent. The supervisor had said the big boss lived in the second room on the right. Only that room was unlocked.

The big boss might still be resting. Delighted, I took advantage of the bodyguards' absence and knocked on the door. A cold, menacing voice from inside barked, “Get lost!”

I was startled. My heart trembled. The sound was strangely familiar, even a little like Reynaldo’s voice. Yet, with only that one sound, I couldn't be certain.

It shouldn’t be Reynaldo; I recalled he had no stomach problems and no involvement in real estate development. Suppressing my thoughts, I prepared to ask him to testify. Suddenly, a cold voice from the staircase demanded, “Who are you? What do you want?”

Startled, I saw the bodyguard approaching aggressively. He still carried a lunchbox, indicating he’d just served the boss's meal. Before I could speak, he grabbed me. “It’s you again? Didn’t I warn you this morning not to bother the boss? You clearly didn’t listen, did you?”

“No, it wasn’t… no, it wasn’t…”

The strong, muscular bodyguard carried me downstairs like a chick. I anxiously pleaded, “I didn’t come to bother the boss; I just needed to ask him something. You could also help; you could testify for me.”

He ignored me and threw me out of the stairwell. I stumbled, nearly falling. As I regained my balance, I saw the supervisor approaching with colleagues.

Chapter 153 (Continued)

The supervisor frowned. My colleagues’ expressions were even more disdainful than before. Oh no, their misunderstanding of me deepened.

I quickly turned to the bodyguard. “Please testify for me! I didn’t seduce the boss this morning. Please tell my department!”

“Go away… Your unsuccessful seduction doesn’t mean you didn’t intend it.” He added, “And it’s because I stopped you that who knows what kind of trouble would have happened if I hadn’t stopped you.”

“No, you can’t say that, you…”

“What’s going on here?” The supervisor arrived.

The bodyguard snorted. “Manager Zhou, I advise you to better control your department and stop letting these troublesome individuals disturb our boss’s rest.”

Supervisor Zhou glared at me fiercely. My colleagues glared as well. I was furious. The bodyguard not only refused to testify but also worsened the situation by twisting the facts.

Manager Zhou hurriedly said to the bodyguard, “Yes, yes, I will definitely discipline my department. I apologize for the trouble.”

After a pause, Manager Zhou continued, “Is the boss still resting upstairs? Can I go see him and tell him the ‘seduction incident’ was entirely this employee’s doing; it has nothing to do with the department.”

“I hope the big boss doesn’t get angry at our department.”

“Alright, alright, could you all please stop bothering our boss?”

“But…”

Just as Manager Zhou was about to speak, the bodyguard's phone rang.

“Boss, what are your orders?” he respectfully asked.

Everyone nervously watched. I didn't know what the boss said, but the bodyguard immediately looked at me. My heart tightened. I hoped I hadn't disturbed the boss’s rest; otherwise, he might fire me.

The bodyguard stared at me and said into his phone, “It’s fine, just a woman who wanted to pounce on you. I managed to chase her away.”