Alice's eyes lit up at Erick's words. She didn't think that being friends with Anne would give her so much benefit.

"Why didn't I think of that?" Alice spoke to herself as soon as Erick finished speaking.

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Eric snorted in annoyance. "It's because your brain contains only those dating plans that never worked, that's why you're being this stupid, didn't know you had the golden key that could save you."

"Who only thinks about dating? Don't talk nonsense, Erick," Alice snarled angrily.

"Yes, yes, yes, okay then let's go back to work. Don't let Boss see us relaxing like this, you don't know how dangerous it is for a man who suppresses his longing?" Erick said slowly as he stepped into his office, leaving Alice.

Alice, who again didn't understand what Erick meant by his words, decided to make a glass of warm tea to warm her body. Her smile was still wide remembering all of Erick's previous words. She now had a powerful shield that she could use against Jack.

Meanwhile, in his study, Jack was still annoyed, as none of the dozens of messages he sent to Anne were answered. Likewise with his calls, Anne did not pick up any of his calls. Even though Anne had told Jack not to contact her during working hours, Jack didn't care, his longing for Anne made him crazy. Two days of not seeing each other made Jack a mess.

"Fucking lion, how dare he set Anne to work in his office? Just wait and see if we meet later, I'll make you a lion without fang, Leon," Jack cursed, cursing Leon with a vengeance. His hatred for Leon was already at its peak.

Because he still had some important business that he must take care of as soon as possible, Jack finally tried to reconcile himself so that he gained his focus back. He chose to finish everything quickly so that he could meet Anne tonight, his determination was made to be able to hug Anne tonight.

* * *

Meanwhile, Anne, who was having a meeting with Edward's team, was listening to Edward's explanation seriously. She seemed to nod her head several times when Edward spoke.

"Okay, because I have explained everything and we have agreed together so I will end this meeting. I hope that in the future we can discuss many more things, so let's work more happily so that this educational animation can be enjoyed by children all over the world and spread kindness for them," Edward said with dignity when he ended the meeting.

Applause was finally heard after Edward finished speaking, everyone in the place gave high appreciation to Edward, including Anne, who had been focused on Edward's explanation. Not long after, one by one the staff left the meeting room.

"Anne."

"Yes, what's wrong Edward?" replied Anne softly, hugging her laptop looking at Edward.

Edward smiled looking at Anne who was standing across the table. "Do you have anything to do tonight?"

"I don't know, I still have a lot of work to finish today. I have to correct all the drawings that one of my subordinates gave and you know there are many divisions waiting for that picture, so I can't answer you with. Surely I will be working overtime with five other people who are members of the visual team tonight, and can it be called something to do?" replied Anne with a big smile. Her dimples were clearly visible when she smiled like that.

Edward had a smile on his face even though he had to cover up his disappointment as soon as possible so that Anne wouldn't notice it. Not long after they left the meeting room to continue their work again, Leon who had been busy meeting via a video call with his legal team was also still in his room. Everyone was busy with their work. When the office was quiet, the elevator suddenly rang and two receptionists stood guard in the lobby carrying dozens of pizza boxes.

The presence of the two receptionists was greeted with the screams of other staff until it was heard in Leon's ears. Out of curiosity, he went out of his room to find out what happened.

"Honey!! Let's join."

Steffi, who was standing next to the employees who surrounded the pizza, immediately called out to Leon, who was standing in front of the door of his room.

Seeing Steffi's presence in his office again made Leon silent. His face showed his displeasure with what Steffi was doing. However, because currently many staff were enjoying the pizza brought by his wife, Leon couldn't help but try to calm down so that the employees, especially Anne, didn't see his real self when he was angry.

Without guilt, Steffi walked over to Leon who was still frozen in front of his room. Without the slightest awkwardness, Steffi immediately clung to Leon's strong arm.

"I'm guilty, I'm sorry. I promise I won't repeat what I did again, I want to be a good wife for you, dear," Steffi said quietly while looking at Leon with a teasing look.

In the past, every time Steffi was seducing him like that, Leon would usually melt and would forget his anger to his wife. But now Leon didn't have that weak feeling, and he was actually annoyed to see his wife seducing him in public like that. Without a sound, Leon immediately grabbed Steffi's hand who was groping his chest. "Watch your attitude, Steffi, you are currently in my office. Many staffs are watching, aren't you ashamed?" Leon said curtly.

"I'm not ashamed. After all, I'm not doing anything vulgar here. I just came to my husband's office with pizza for all your employees and..."

Thump!

Steffi immediately fell silent. Her voice choked in her throat unable to come out when she saw the figure of a woman she hated so much that just came out of the pantry with a cup of tea.

"Marianne..." Steffi hissed quietly. Her eyes still followed Anne's every movement, as she was talking to Edward in front of her room.

Steffi quickly removed her hand from Leon's arm, and then walked over to Anne and Edward. Steffi looked very angry and ready to pounce on Anne, when she almost reached where Anne was, suddenly her steps were stopped when Leon caught her arm.

"Follow me," Leon said coldly.

"Let go of me, Leon, I want to talk to that cheap woman. I want to teach that shameless seductress a lesson, I have to…"

Hearing Steffi calling Anne a seductress made Leon furious. Without speaking, he tightened his grip on her hand. Steffi's arms and pulled her firmly into her room. Luckily, when Steffi cursed Anne, no one heard her, because everyone was busy enjoying their pizza. Anne herself, who was having a serious conversation with Edward, didn't even hear Steffi's words.

Steffi, who was forcibly pulled by Leon away from Anne, tried to get out again to approach Anne, but Leon, who was already standing in front of the door, blocked Steffi's steps and pushed his wife back onto the sofa.

"Watch out, Leon, I have to teach that shameless woman a lesson. I have to show her who the real Mrs. Ganke is, so she doesn't..."

Slap!

The sound of a slap sounded quite loud as Leon put his hand on Steffi's cheek.

"Watch your words Steffi, he is my employee. You can't insult the people who work for me, because if you insult her like that, it means you insult me ​​too," Leon rebuked in a loud voice full of emotion. Fortunately, Leon's room was a soundproof room, so that his loud voice was not heard by the staff who were still rejoicing in enjoying the pizza brought by Mrs. Ganke.

"I'm your wife, Leon, I'm the legitimate Mrs. Ganke. Why are you this mean to me? Why are you defending that seductive woman? Why are you like this to me, Leon? Huhuhu..."

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