Chapter 109Aurelia was quick to snap out of her shock.She immediately called Zachary, but there was no answer.1/2She tried calling Kimberly’s number next, with the same result.It dawned on Aurelia that she might have been blocked. But why?Her mind went blank. Her gaze fell onto the photo of Zachary and Kimberly.Zachary was wearing an unfamiliar suit, while Kimberly’s outfit was unlike her usual bold and enthusiastic style.She wore a black suit with her long hair tied up in a refined and professional manner.In a moment of realization, Aurelia understood that she had been fooled.It had to be planned all along. Kimberly couldn’t have changed outfit and makeup while in the office.It was planned from the beginning to have the meeting with One Technology on Monday, but Zachary lied to Aurelia and said it was on Tuesday.The goal was to make her intentionally miss the meeting and bear all the consequences.What could she do anyways, now that she knew? Would she have skipped her mother’s surgery for a promotion and raise?atteAt this moment, Aurelia realized that there was no point no matter how hard she worked.She had no background. She was never the best candidate in Zachary’s mind.They never intended to leave her any room for a raise.Aurelia took a deep breath to calm her indignation and anger.However, when she saw the “operation room” sign on the wall, she bit her lip bitterly.A person like her should only accept her reality. What else could she do?She tried harder to calm herself and mumbled to herself, “It’s okay. Not getting promoted is okay. I still have my mom…” But before she could finish the sentence, the resentment in her heart erupted.Tears streamed down her face.She wanted to fight this helplessness she’s feeling, but couldn’t summon the strength to do so. Aurelia lowered her head as the light went out of her eyes. She felt like the entire world had abandoned her.She had done her best, but it simply wasn’t enough for her.Meanwhile, in One Technology.Leslie woke up and could not find Aurelia anywhere, so he concluded that she intended to keepthe case with Seth a secret.Feeling like he was fooled, he arrived at the office with a dark expression.Everyone trembled in fear when facing him.But as his assistant, Daniel had to report to Leslie regardless.“Mr. Synder, I’ve emailed you the proposal from Young Advertising. Please take a look. They will be here soon.”“Sure.” Leslie opened his mailbox and found an unread email from Daniel the day before.It was a report for the investigation conducted about the employees in Young Advertising. Leslie spotted Aurelia’s name right away.After pondering for a moment, he clicked on her name.He wanted to know what a hypocritical woman like her was actually like when he’s not looking.To his surprise, he found a rather simple description.Apart from her glorious achievement at work, the rest was about her tragic family background.Her father died after using up all the money for medical fees. Then, her mother fainted due to critical illness. All her relatives avoided her and she was left alone to support her family.