"So, this is what your failure looks like, Ye Lu? You really can’t afford to lose, can you? If you’re feeling desperate and in pain, then you should savour the taste of revenge, understand what it feels like to be stabbed deep in the heart, and how unbearable it is!"

"Yes, I can’t afford to lose."

Tears streamed down Ye Lu’s face, her heart felt twisted into a knot. She had to admit, she had failed, and failed miserably. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"I’m not like you, Third Young Master Jun, I don’t have the luxury to lose and start over, nor do I possess your ruthless wit, stopping at nothing to achieve your goals. I am just an ordinary woman, yet you easily robbed me of my future and livelihood. You have no idea what desperation your actions can drive a person to."

She wanted this job, wanted it as a safety net for her and her four children, allowing them to live a happy life. But he could give it to her with ease and take it away just as easily, creating nothing more than a fleeting joy.

Thinking about how hard she had worked for nothing these past days made her feel utterly defeated.

Would the FSA Company still see her as they used to after her failure? No, they had only hired her in hopes that she could help, and not only had she failed to help, but she had also made matters worse.

The FSA Company probably wouldn’t keep her, and as for the sponsorship money and such, they were all gone, she shouldn’t even hope for them anymore.

"Don’t depict yourself as that weak, even if I forced you to lose Gu Yan and your job at FSA, didn’t you find a new benefactor quite quickly? You’re never short of men to help you," Third Young Master Jun remarked sarcastically.

"You are truly shameless."

Ye Lu, shaking with anger, reached for another cup of coffee, aiming to throw it at the face that she profoundly loathed.

But Bai Sijia swiftly caught her hand.

"Ye Lu, don’t go too far. King indulges you, and you take a mile," she said, pushing Ye Lu away in annoyance.

Ye Lu hardly paid attention to Sijia. Feeling drained from the day’s experiments, she made her way here to confront Third Young Master Jun, fueled by the fierce resentment in her heart.

With Sijia’s push, Ye Lu stumbled backwards, crashing into a nearby table, knocking chairs out of her way.

She fell to the ground, her face pale, with her hands on the floor. She felt dizzy and almost collapsed.

It took her a while to recover from the dizziness.

However, terror filled her heart as she felt a unique pain radiating from her stomach. She looked deathly pale and began to shake.

"I...I didn’t do it on purpose." Bai Sijia was stunned, looking at Ye Lu who couldn’t manage to get up from the floor, a sense of foreboding filled her heart.

Seeing Ye Lu in such an uncanny state, Third Young Master Jun’s face turned pale, and he quickly rushed over to help her up.

She was pale as a ghost, her forehead covered in sweat, and her face contorted in pain. His heart clenched at the sight, and he quickly grabbed a phone to call an ambulance.

"Don’t touch me, get lost." Ye Lu’s voice was frail and full of hatred.

"If you don’t want something bad to happen, stop moving," Third Young Master Jun yelled. He looked at her, his face was pale as well.

He seemed to realise something. His fingers trembled uncontrollably but he held her hand tightly, as if it could lessen the sudden fear that welled up in his heart.

Ye Lu silently shed tears and stopped talking, turning her head away.

"What’s wrong with her? What happened?" Bai Sijia’s face was white, as she looked at Ye Lu with great confusion and asked in a panic.

Third Young Master Jun looked at Ye Lu’s pale face, his heart constricted, and he asked tremblingly, "Are you pregnant?"