Donna's sudden appearance disrupted their impasse. Lyla looked annoyed. Now she couldn't continue to make trouble no matter how much she wanted, and the people watching the show from outside gradually dispersed.

Ariana was criticized for no reason, so she was not very pleased. She saw Lyla's staring at her from the corner of her eye and turned to meet her sharp glare.

She knew in her heart that this was only the end of a battle and not the war and that Lyla would probably try to play tricks again in the future. But she was not afraid and stared back with fierce eyes.

She had been working here for so long that she was already well aware that being a pushover would only get her manipulated, and villains were often cocky in that regard.

Lyla's lips twisted into a dissatisfied sneer, and she shook her arms and left.

Almost everyone had departed at this point, and the office was peaceful again.

Ariana heaved a sigh of relief, and sat back in her chair, glad it was over. However, she noticed that the girl who spoke for her earlier was still pacing back and forth at the door, peering in with a hesitant look on her face.

“Come on in. Thank you for helping me just now." Ariana beckoned the girl over with a chuckle.

This girl was not unfamiliar to her. Ariana had met her before during work hours downstairs, and she always greeted her warmly. She looked like a sweet girl, and she was known to be very extroverted and charismatic, a member of the business department downstairs.

As expected, Marge Freeman was overjoyed at the recognition at once. She hastily walked over to sit down beside Ariana, and replied happily, "Ariana, don't take Lyla to heart. She will pay for all the horrible things she does sooner or later."

"| know. I was going to move on and forget about it, but she's very persistent." With a sigh, Ariana stood up and graciously poured a cup of fresh coffee for Marge.

Clearly, Marge wasn't a fan of bitter things because she plopped in six sugar cubes in a row. Seeing the amount she put in made Ariana's teeth hurt at the thought of how sweet it must be.

The two of them merrily chatted for a while. When Marge caught a glimpse of the dating plan on Ariana's computer screen, she asked curiously, "Ariana, are you going on a date? So you have a boyfriend?"

Ariana considered how she should answer for a while and said, "Actually, I'm married."

As she spoke, she lifted the ring hanging on the chain around her neck and showed it to her. When she saw Theodore sporting it before, she decided to find hers and start wearing it again.

At that time, the two of them hadn't talked everything out, so she had avoided wearing it on her hand because she was shy. Eventually, she put it on and never stopped wearing it.

Marge's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and she leaned in to take a closer look at the ring. Her eyebrows furrowed, and she looked up at Ariana and asked in a low voice, "Is it really that..."

Seeing Marge's awkward demeanor, Ariana couldn't help laughing. Knowing that the girl meant no malice, she replied airily, "Of course, it's not the person mentioned in the post. That was just a rumor."

Marge's expression relaxed, and she said with a sheepish smile, "Okay. It's not like I dislike that man. | just think that a beauty like you should find someone just as handsome, or else he doesn't deserve you."

Ariana coughed, the thought of Theodore immediately flashing in her mind. He was handsome, but everyone would probably like him less once they witnessed him lose his temper.