Ariana paused, absorbing the warning with a nod.

"I know. I apologize for putting you in this situation.”

Judy, noticing Ariana's sadness, felt the urge to lift her spirits.

"It's okay. Don't be too hard on yourself. Mr. Anderson has strict rules, but if you abide by them, he's not so bad. You're the first woman he's allowed in his life, and your patience and care will eventually win him over."

Ariana masked her dissent, hiding it behind a curt nod.

She sneered in her heart, for she knew that whoever was Loved by such an insidious and unpredictable man was cursed with misfortune.

The cleanup was now over, and Judy made sure that everything was in place. Ariana bid Judy a polite goodbye and rushed back to her room. She turned on the computer and began browsing through job postings.

Theodore's lousy behavior tonight sparked a sense of uncertainty in her. She dreaded the thought of being kicked out of this place. Thus, she needed to create a stable income source for herself before he did something erratic again.

Ariana's path to a fulfilling career was fraught with obstacles. Despite her impressive academic credentials and experience in several international companies, she was faced with a heartbreaking choice when she received the news of her father's serious illness just before her graduation oral defense.

She rushed back home, missing the oral defense and delaying her graduation, which prevented her from obtaining her graduation certificate.

To make matters worse, Ariana's malicious stepmother, Glenda, froze all her bank cards and took away her identification. Glenda even applied for a suspension of Ariana's studies.

With no graduation certificate, Ariana's job search was complicated, to say the Least.

As she browsed through the recruitment websites, Ariana's eyes widened as she stumbled upon a job opening that seemed almost tailor-made for her.

The advertisement was for an assistant at the BRD Group, the media juggernaut known for dominating nearly every aspect of daily life Ariana's heart quickened as she read the qualifications: overseas study experience, fluency in multiple foreign languages, a degree in management, and a driver's license. The requirements seemed to match her skills perfectly.

With its subsidiaries spanning every industry worldwide, the BRD Group's wealth and power were even greater than that of the Anderson Group.

Ariana couldn't believe her luck in finding an opening in such a prestigious and successful organization.

However, the application process wouldn't be easy, and she was determined to give it a try. With that in mind, she decided to apply to a few other companies as her backup plan.

* The following morning, Ariana's exhaustion from her job search caught up with her, and she almost overslept. Luckily, Judy was there to help wake her up. Ariana had stayed up until the wee hours of the morning scouring the Internet for job openings, leaving her feeling groggy and weak.

She didn't expect to cross paths with Theodore on her way out of her room.

The last thing she wanted was to engage in conversation with the inscrutable man. After all, who knew when his temper would take a sudden turn for the worse? She opted to ignore him completely, hoping to avoid any trouble.