"No, I won't change jobs for now. I'll wait until I have some real achievements and a more impressive resume before making a move," Josephine said firmly.
"Don't you mind how they treated you before?" Kieran asked, his tone calm but curious.
"I do, but…" Josephine shrugged lightly. "It's just the reality of being an adult. Like me... even though I don't enjoy working with those people, I still have to stick around for the paycheck. And as for them… well, it was Celeste, the second daughter of the Howard family, who tried to take me down. If they helped me, it would mean going against Celeste. They don't have any real ties to me, so why would they bother?"
Kieran was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected her to see things so clearly.
But just as he was about to respond, she suddenly stiffened, staring at him with a strange, unreadable expression.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked, frowning slightly.
