Chapter 16: The Unexpected Job Offer

Under the man's dark, penetrating gaze, Clara completely lacked the courage to utter a single "no." She dutifully handed her SIM card over to Julian.

In no time at all, she was the proud owner of a brand-new, fully functional smartphone.

Even better...

WeChat

Chapter 17: The Executioner's Desk

Would a pie actually fall from the sky?

After reading through the corporate profiles and job listings Gao Kaiyi had sent her, Clara felt like a pie had indeed dropped from the heavens—she just wasn't sure if it was laced with lethal poison.

Actually, she was lea

Chapter 18: The Phantom Contract

The girl sat with her head slightly bowed, her hands rubbing unconsciously together in her lap. Her visibly rigid posture made her look precisely like a sensitive, terrified cat perpetually on the verge of a stress response. Julian studied her quietly for a moment.