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She remembered Jonathan's attitude toward her last night. It wasn't at all what she'd thought. In fact, he had always been cold to her, even with a hint of disdain. She could feel it, but she had chosen to overlook it.

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With a glimmer of hope in her heart, she desperately tried to get closer to Jonathan simply because she loved him much. She just didn't understand why he treated her this way and even joined forces with Cynthia to play tricks on her. Shirley gritted her teeth, filled with rage. She stormed out of the office, intending to leave. However, to her surprise, Bryan was waiting for her at the elevator. "Ms. Jones.

Shirley was fuming. "Fuck off"

"I will leave, Ms. Jones, but you need to start working now. You can decide whether to greet visitors or clean the restrooms on cach floor first since you are the team leader of this department, said he,

Shirley was so angry that she almost laughed. "I quit. Do you think I a lady of the Jones family, would work as a receptionist for you?"

"Are you saying you want to resign, Ms. Jones?" asked Bryan.

"Yes, I'm done!" Shirley swung her bag and tried to leave.

However, Bryan, with his ever-present smile, stopped her. "Please transfer the breach fee of 3 million dollars to the company's account, and then you can go."

Shirley's mouth twitched in disbelief. "3 million dollars? What do you mean?

Bryan said. "It's clearly stated in the contract that if you resign during the probation period, you'll pay the company 3.

1 million dollars in breach fees.

Shirley's face twisted in anger. "You designed this trap for me, didn't you? I don't have 3 million dollars!"

Bryan calmly explained, "I advised you to review the contract details carefully, Ms. Jones, and you agreed to everything"

Shirley realized that she had been tricked, so she decided to pretend to be unscrupulous "I don't have the money. What can you do to me?"

Bryan's expression turned serious. "BJ has one of the strongest legal teams. All our terms are legal and compliant. If you breach the contract, we will sue you, and we are confident we can win. You won't be able to avoid that 3 million dollars." Shirley felt like she was about to explode. She thought, How can jonathan do this to me? Is this his revenge for my ruining Cynthia's driving license? What a vicious man!'

However, Shirley didn't have the mental energy to dwell on it anymore. She was all too aware of the BJ legal team because they had helped Rachel win her case, getting her from life imprisonment to exoneration. She knew how good their lawyers

were.

She did not doubt that if she couldn't pay that 3 million dollars, they would send her to prison.

Fear gripped Shirley as she clenched her fists, gritting her teeth. Is there any other way? What do I have to do to get out of this?

Bryan smiled, explaining. If you can make it through the probation period, you can resign afterward without having to pay the breach fee"

"How long is the probation period?" Shirley asked, desperation creeping into her voice,

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Bryan held up three fingers, grimming Three months,"

Standing there and being forced to clean toilets for three month felt worse than death. However, Shirley had no other options. She couldn't afford a court battle because the B legal ten might dig up her past and find her secret. After a fierce internal struggle, Shirley finally gave up. She changed into the uniform and took her position at the entrance of the BJ Building Just as she was settling in, she spotted the four receptionists from before.

As Shirley made her way down, she noticed the four receptionists huddled together, watching a video on the phone.

The clip of her barging into the CEO's office to complain to Jonathan and only to be coklly dismissed had already gone viral in the gossip section of the company's website. It seemned that everyone knew about it by now. As Shirley got dressed and passed by, the receptionists quickly came out to look at her.

"Who would know she's the younger sister of Mr. Bennett's future wife

"Seriously, throwing herself at her brother-in-law? It's so disgusting."

"I remember now, she's the one involved in that design competition plagiarism scandal, right?"

"Rumor has it the real heiress of the Jones family can't even hold a candle to the fake one. Looks like the rumors are true."

"We were expecting you to have Mr. Bennett fire us, Ms. Jones. What happened? Why are you coming down dressed as a greeter instead?"

Honestly, being a greeter is much more tiring than working at the front desk."

"You're the daughter of the Jones family, Ms. Jones. How could you say yes to be a greeter and a janitor? Is your family broke?"

The receptionists continued their taunts, and Shirley, unable to hold back her anger, lashed out at them. However, with four against one, she quickly found herself overpowered. In the end, Bryan arrived and scolded everyone, including Shirley. Shirley stood at the entrance, disheveled and furious, trembling with rage. She knew she couldn't keep enduring this humiliation. She thought, 3 million dollars, right? I'll pay!"

After half an hour of standing at the entrance, Shirley decided enough was enough. She got in her car and drove back to the Jones residence, planning to secretly sell some of Selena's jewelry

She remembered that Selena had a valuable set of jewelry, which was called the Sunflower Diamond Collection. It was worth 16 million dollars. Selling that set would easily cover the 3 million dollars she owed

However, getting her hands on the jewelry wouldn't be easy. Selena adored that collection and kept it locked in a safe at her bedside, and Shirley didn't know the password.

Shirley felt increasingly frustrated with Selena, who had been growing more distant and stingy lately. On top of that, she had been coerced by Luke, giving him most of the money she managed to get from Selena. Shirley was broke now. She felt that she needed to get rid of Luke completely. Otherwise, she would never find peace

However, to tackle that problem, she needed money, which only strengthened her resplve to get the Sunflower Diamond Collection

When Shirley returned home, she headed straight for Selena's room. To her surprise, both Justin and Selena were there. chatting.

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Selena was quietly sorting through an album, not uttering a word, Justin, visibly angry, continued, "What good does flipping through those photos do? Do something. The company's stock keeps plummeting and we're on the brink of bankruptry" Selena sighed, her eyes weary. "Can't you see that Cynthia hates us? Jonathan has no intention of helping un, yet you dream of Velorix entering the World of Elegance. How can you be so naive!"

Justin was a cunning man and he could sense that Jonathan was playing games with him. "That's why you need to convince Cynthia. I know she's upset because we overlooked her after Shirley came back. And don't forget about Lilian, who nearly became Shirley's goddaughter.

"You should help resolve these issues. Once they are solved, the brilliant, obedient, and talented Cynthia will come back to

Selena sighed and said, "I won't go. It won't help. She has already accepted Rachel as her mother. Kifts only grow wider once they come out, and eventually, they will become insurmountable chasms."

Pacing anxiously, Justin exclaimed, "Then what should we do? Are we just going to watch our lifelong efforts go to waste?"

Then, thinking of something, he suddenly stopped. "There's still another way we can try

Selena looked at him, curious. "What is it?"

"Do you remember the pink lucky charm pendant we gave to the Yates family?" said Justin SEND GIFT

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