?


    "Are you sure you didn''t push Harrison?" Gabriel asked.


    Meeting his questioning gaze, Wren frowned. "No, I told you already, didn''t I? You don''t believe me?"


    During their struggle, Harrison had simply fallen by ident. She had already been questioned multiple times by the police. Now, after finally leaving the station, she had to deal with her son''s doubts.


    Not seeing any signs of dishonesty, Gabriel started the car and coldly said, "I''ll take you home."


    Gabriel dropped Wren off at the entrance. Before she could step out of the car, his icy voice came again. "Apart from apologizing, don''t ever go to Harrison again. If you need money, I''ll give it to you."


    Wren paused with her hand on the door, her expression shifting.


    After a long silence, she replied, "This is my business. You don''t need to worry about it."


    Her wordspletely ignited Gabriel''s anger, and the temperature in the car dropped significantly.


    "Every time you go shopping, you spend more than what the demolitionpensation from Harrison''s apartment would give you. Why do you keep going back to him?" he demanded.


    Wren froze, her face darkening.


    "It''s none of your business," she replied and pushed the car door open, preparing to leave.


    Gabriel''s cold voice came from behind, heavy with warning. "Since you chose to divorce him and marry into a wealthy family, there''s no turning back. Don''t make things worse. The Wilkies won''t go easy on you."


    A wealthy family like the Wilkies wouldn''t show mercy to a woman who had been married three times and wasn''t loyal to her husband.


    Although Gabriel could protect Wren, he didn''t want her to return to Harrison. If that happened, it would ruin his chances with N.


    "I know what I''m doing. You don''t need to remind me," Wren said, mming the car door and turning to walk into the vi.


    Since Wren married Jane''s uncle,


    opportunities for her to meet Gabriel had be fewer. They mostly saw each other at major Wilkie events, and even then, there was little to discuss.


    After Wren disappeared from view, Gabriel drove away.


    N received a call from Ruby while on her way home with Damon.


    "N, there''s an issue with some data in theb, and it looks like we''ll need to stayte to redo it," Ruby said.


    N asked which data set was problematic and, after thinking for a moment, replied, "Alright, I''ll head there soon."


    Once the call ended, she noticed the displeased look on Damon''s face beside her.


    She turned to him, meeting his slightly cold gaze, and instinctively asked, "What''s wrong?"


    "You''re already exhausted. The most important thing now is to go home and rest, not go back to theb to work on experiments," Damon replied.


    "That data set is urgent. If we don''t


    fix it, it will dy the next


    experiments. Plus, I''m stayingte to keep the drug development on track. As the boss, shouldn''t you be happy seeing your employees working overtime?" N asked.


    "I don''t encourage employees working overtime. If they can''t finish their work during regr hours and need to stayte, they aren''t the right fit for Prospectus Technology," Damon stated tly.


    His expression was cold, his words blunt.


    N raised an eyebrow. "So... does this mean you''re going to fire me, Mr. Sumner?"


    "You''re not an employee of Prospectus Technology, so I have no authority to fire you," he replied.


    Seeing his still grim expression, N leaned in and kissed his cheek.