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If it weren’t for Jade, Felicity would have lost her career. Danika didn’t think it was conducive. She couldn’t be paying a piece of trash forever.
She turned to look at Eustace. “Sleep early today. Good night.”
“Alright. Good night.” He nodded. He glared at Felicity before leaving. His cold gaze was like an icicle that stabbed through her chest.
“Mr. Quincey…” Felicity wanted to stop him, but he ignored her completely, slamming the door in her face.
She stood awkwardly in her spot, staring at the closed door in frustration. She turned, venting it out on Danika. “You bitch, what have you said to Mr. Quincey?”
Danika didn’t pay her any attention. She went into the living room, and Felicity hurried after her.
“What’s going on between you and Eustace?” Felicity asked. There was something strange between Danika and Eustace recently.
Danika sat on the sofa and looked at Felicity. “Do I have to tell you about my business with him?”
“Don’t get too cocky, Danika! Mr. Quincey will be mine!” Felicity yelled. She was panicking.
Danika sneered and stood up, going toward Felicity. “Why don’t you spend your time and efforts on the company instead?”
“I…I do. I go to work every day.” Felicity was covering up for herself, but she felt guilty. She didn’t dare to look Danika in the eye.
“Yes, you go to work.” Danika smiled, but it wasn’t sincere. “To play games on your phone all day.” “Nonsense. I don’t do that!” Felicity lied, refusing to admit it.
Danika was speechless. She showed Felicity the surveillance footage that Jade had sent her. Don’t you? Well, what is this, then? Hasn’t anyone told you that there are cameras in the office?”
Felicity was stunned. She, indeed, hadn’t thought of it. “Why…why didn’t anyone tell me?” she grumbled.
“So what if they did? Would you just go somewhere with no cameras and continue playing on your phone?” Danika scoffed. She no longer had any hope for Felicity. She at first thought that since. Felicity was her cousin, she could spend more time nurturing her talents if Felicity did her job. But now, Danika thought that she was too naive.
Felicity wasn’t planning on working since the start. She was intent on chasing after Eustace.
“Isn’t that your friend’s company? So what if I play some games on my phone?” Felicity didn’t believe that Danika would really fire her.
Danika was shocked by her shamelessness. She was seriously starting to wonder if Felicity was her cousin. “You can play games on your phone if you want to. Pack up your things and fuck off tomorrow. It won’t matter to me if you play games then.” She decided not to care about Felicity anymore. Her uncle would be upset, however.
Felicity was stunned. She didn’t expect Danika to chase her out. “I’m not going back! You promised my dad that you would look after me! Is this what you mean by that?”
“I only promised him to help you find a job,” Danika said coldly.
“I don’t care. I’m not going back.” Felicity sat on the sofa, refusing to leave.
Danika was incensed by her actions. She rolled up her sleeves and flexed her wrists. “Well? Do you want me to take things into my own hands?”
Felicity was shocked by Danika’s ferocity. She retreated. “I was wrong, Danika. Please give me another chance.”
“So you know you were wrong?” Danika was in disbelief.
“Yes. I promise that I’ll work hard in the future. I won’t play games on my phone during company time.” Felicity was saying all this sincerely, but she was cursing Danika out in her heart. Danika said it was her friend’s company, but she couldn’t even handle something like this. People in the village.
thought that she was doing really well in Parrington.
Danika knew what Felicity was thinking. Even if there was a fight tonight, Danika couldn’t actually send her home after just a few days. Her uncle and aunt would never let it go, and Danika would feel bad, too. She pretended to look upset. “I could give you a chance if I wanted to. But you must go to work properly. You can’t be late.”
Felicity was frequently late. As expected, she turned sour when she heard she couldn’t be late. “But … it’s really far away.”
“The company provides accommodations for the employees. You can move in there tomorrow. That way, you won’t be late.” This was Danika’s ultimate goal. Ever since Felicity moved in, Danika was less eager to return home. Eustace had come to cook just once and then had brought her out to eat every time afterward.
It was alright for a few days, but it couldn’t be a long-term solution.
Felicity refused at once. “A dormitory? Never!”
Perry Residences wasn’t some sort of luxury resort, but it was still in an affluent area. She was used to this place. She didn’t want to go to a measly dorm. Besides, if she stayed there, she would no longer have the chance to see Eustace. She’d never have a shot.
“Never? Alright. You can pack up and go back to Orchid Village.” Danika couldn’t be bothered to keep arguing. She turned to go to her room.
“Danika!” Felicity was so mad that she stomped her foot.
Danika didn’t even look her way and closed her door shut. Danika sighed, ignoring Felicity. She only gave Felicity a second chance because she didn’t want her uncle and aunt to worry about her. No one would be to blame if things didn’t work out. Danika knew that her uncle wouldn’t blame her if Felicity was really sent back, knowing what his daughter was like.
Felicity stood rooted in her spot for a long time. Her eyes had turned red, and she felt ashamed. She gnashed her teeth and went right out, but she was not planning on leaving. Instead, she went to knock on Eustace’s door.
Eustace went to open the door, thinking that it was Danika. He wasn’t expecting Felicity, and his face darkened immediately.
“Eustace, Danika wants to kick me out. Please, say something to her.” Tears sat in the corners of her eyes.
Other men might have been moved by women like this, but not Eustace. In fact, he felt repulsed.
Sensing his silence, Felicity continued, “Danika has been in a foul mood since her divorce. I get it. Anyone would feel upset in that situation, but she can’t lash out at me, right? She scolds me every day after work. Say something to her, please.”
Felicity was making Danika out to be a hormonal divorcee and herself as the victim. However, Eustace had known Danika for a long time and knew of her character. Otherwise, he would have been duped by her acting.
“Are you finished?” he said coldly.
Felicity stiffened. She looked up and saw Eustace’s frosty gaze, and she felt intimidated. “Eustace…”
Eustace glared at her and said, “Didn’t I tell you before that if you said one bad thing about Danika, I’d cut off your tongue? I don’t think you took that seriously.”
“I…” Felicity was afraid now. She suddenly thought of what her mother had said over the phone, so she gritted her teeth and threw her arms around Eustace.
“I actually like you a lot, Eustace.” She hugged him and snuggled in his chest. “I’d be willing to give you everything. You want me, don’t you?”
Eustace could feel goosebumps creeping up on his skin. He held back his vomit and tried to push her away. However, he underestimated Felicity’s strength. She held on to him tightly, refusing to let go.
Just as Eustace was about to raise his hand, the door opened, and Danika appeared. She saw the two of them in an embrace and smirked. “Have I come at the wrong time?”
Danika didn’t think she’d see such a scene when she walked out. She was worried that Felicity had run away; it would be hard to explain to her uncle if that happened. But now she was kind of enjoying it.
“Hear me out, Danika.” Eustace didn’t care about whether he would hurt Felicity and shoved her away. He went up to Danika quickly, wishing he could just get rid of Felicity. “It’s not what you think. I have no feelings for her at all. She threw herself at me.”
Danika said nothing. She glared at Felicity sprawling on the floor. “What are you doing? Aren’t you embarrassed enough?”
Felicity got up, biting her lip. “Eustace, I know you’re just afraid that Danika will take things the wrong way. You like me, don’t you?”
Eustace’s face darkened. His gaze was terrifying. “You only have yourself to blame for spouting nonsense.”
“Eustace…aargh!” Before she could say anything else, Eustace lifted her and slammed her against the glare.
Eustace’s glare was as sharp as a knife. “You don’t want to live anymore, do you? Well, I’ll grant your wish.” He grabbed Felicity by her neck and squeezed hard.
Felicity at once struggled to breathe, and her face turned red. She could feel her death looming over the horizon. She looked at Danika frantically. “Je….Danika…help…” She was terrified of being suffocated to death by Eustace. She was still young. It’d be a pity if she died like this.