ing with emotion. She stepped forward, standing between Ra

ess is with my father, not with me. So if you really want you

s laughter echoed throughout the empty room, making Aurora freeze even more. "Exactly, Aurora Marvelo," Rafael said as

He raised two fingers and snapped them once. "And since he's a cowa

neatly, and organized. They moved straight in and began opening cupboards, taking inven

the center of the room, blocking one of the men carrying a

a blocked them, but her slender body couldn't stop them all. One of them even pulled the suitcase

my father's!" cried Aurora as s

suitcases thrown in front of the door. Her breath caught, pai

hed into his coat pocket, pulled out something, and threw a business card of his own on the floor. "If yo

ull of hurt and anger. "I'm going to sue

e lawyer first." He got into his black car and drove away, leaving Aurora slumped on the threshold of

nds, then without hesitation tore it right down the middle, the shred

the earlier push, Aurora dragged her two suitcases out of the courtyard of the house she grew up in. The

e small pocket of her jacket, pulling out a shabby wallet. The contents were thin. Her savings

early looming. A few hours later, Aurora managed to find a small rental room in the suburbs, cheap and

d been dead due to low battery. After plugging in the charger, the screen l

ed to work at RV Group. Please attend

s heart

a small smile slowly break

case. She took out the only formal suit that was still neat. She ironed it as casually

me. But the future? It was hers. And sh

uilding that appeared too fancy for her mood that morning. She wore a simple black blazer and a pe

e far end of the room. "Please come in. T

the collar of her blazer, and then k

lo, the new hire for the market

executive chair turned around slowly, smi

ael interjected, his voice low a

ed, and her chest rumbled with surpris

is was your company, I wouldn't have c

a lion seeing a deer enter the cage. "Unfortunately, you've alrea

walk out. But Rafael's voice st

cause of your father, Edgar Marvelo. I can take this

ace pale but still fierce. "You ca

yet cold. "If you quit now, I assure you that not a single company in this industry will

t out of fear, but out of near-explo

mile. "But don't worry, I'll still pay you. Half t

"Half? That's not even e

tional compensation," he sa

gaze, she knew she had entered the battl

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