Chapter 6
It was a ten-kilometer journey. Grace didn’t get home until dark.
The old wound on her leg hadn’t healed. During this long walk, she fell multiple times because she couldn’t see clear- ly in the dark, leaving her covered in mud stains. Her legs were also rubbed with blisters and bloodstains. Every step she took caused her pain.
After removing her high heels, she limped into the living room. She was about to take a seat and properly tend to her wounds when a sneer erupted from the front.
“You deliberately disturbed me and Livia. Do you think it’s funny?”
Grace raised her head and met Antonio’s angry gaze.
She stood up, holding her sore waist, lowered her head, and spoke in a flat and respectful tone, “Mr. Kaufman, I really came to deliver the document. I didn’t know how important Ms. Fischer is to you. I’m sorry.”
After saying that, she handed him the document that she had been holding and waiting for him to sign all day.
Antonio grabbed it expressionlessly, opened it, and tore the pages into pieces in front of her.
Then he raised the plastic shell and smashed it directly on her.
“I don’t tolerate people with ulterior motives around me. If you repeat what you did today, you’ll be fired!”
After saying that, he slammed the door and left without looking back.
Looking at the scraps of paper scattered on the floor, Grace slowly squatted down against the coffee table.
She took out a tissue and wiped the blood off her legs before bursting out laughing.
She thought, “Repeat? It won’t happen again.”
She was going to be gone in just ten days.
When Grace arrived at the company the next day, Morton personally delivered a document.
Grace opened it and glanced at it roughly. It was a penalty notice, fining her half a year’s salary and year-end bonus.
Morton also told her that the company had issued a new regulation.
From now on, whenever Livia and Antonio were together, no one was allowed to disturb them. Grace was a caution- ary example.
Grace did not raise any objections. She quickly signed the notice, picked up the coffee cup, and went to the pantry.
Due to this regulation, everyone in the company began gossiping about Antonio and Livia.
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Some people with connections even dug up a lot of their pasts and spread them widely.
“I heard that the Clouvile project was opened for Ms. Fischer. Mr. Kaufman bought it because she likes skiing.”
“Mr. Kaufman asked me to buy a set of jewelry the other day, and it ended up in Ms. Fischer’s hands. I saw it on the
news.”
Grace listened silently without interfering, concentrating on making coffee.
Aware that she had been wronged, several colleagues came over to comfort her.
“Grace, you did nothing wrong in this matter. We believe this is a disaster you don’t deserve. Why don’t you go apolo- gize to Mr. Kaufman and try to make things right?”
Grace shook her head, her tone quite relaxed.
“I’m leaving soon. I won’t get the money anyway. Forget it.”
Upon hearing this, everyone in the pantry gathered around and started asking questions.
“Are you leaving for real? We thought you were joking. Will Mr. Kaufman agree?”
“Yeah, you’ve worked for him for so many years. Doesn’t he even try to keep you?”
Grace smiled, glancing at everyone, her tone extremely sincere.
“That’s right. I’ll be gone in nine days. See you again if fate allows.”
When the news was released, many colleagues came to bid farewell to Grace.
Fortunately, Antonio had not come to the office or contacted her these days as he had been busy accompanying Livia.
She enjoyed the leisure and slowly wrapped up the few projects she had in hand.
Two days before she left, she had just returned home when Livia called.
“Grace, are you available now? Could you bring some stomach medicine to my house? Antonio has a stomachache.”