Chapter 29 市 I was drained when I finally got back to my room . I didn't even have the strength to cook . I grabbed a small piece of bread from the drawer to tide me over . Then , I called Christine . She rejected the call the first few times but finally answered when I kept calling . " How long are you going to keep this up , Josie ? I told you that I'm having dinner with a client tonight . What's so urgent that it can't wait ? " she hissed , sounding irritated . I said icily , " I just wanted to let you know that I'm quitting . Mail my press card and academic certificates to me tomorrow . " After starting the job , my press card and degree certificates were held by the company's HR department . I didn't want to go back to pick them up , nor did I want my colleagues or Christine to see the wounds on my face . " What ? " Christine's tone sharpened . " Why ? " " You know why . " I didn't know how Christine and Yasmin were connected , but I refused to believe that this was just a coincidence . Why would Christine send me , of all people , to pick Yasmin up ? After hanging up , I belatedly felt a burning pain in my cheek . I took out a mirror and carefully peeled off the bandage . Two glaring scratches , like the wounds this marriage had inflicted on me , stared back at me , stark and shocking on my face . All my life , people had praised my looks . I had always been confident in my appearance , but now , all that ? confidence was gone . Yasmin's presence had eclipsed all my light , and I felt like a clown in this household . I faced the mirror and gently dabbed at my wounds with iodine swabs . Although the doctor at the police station had disinfected them , I was concerned about infections . Just then , Timothy came in . I saw him in the mirror but didn't turn around , focusing on what I was doing . He walked over , took the swab from me , and said , " I'll do it . " " Don't bother . Please leave . " I stood up , not wanting him to touch me with the swab . I didn't want him to touch me at all . He thought I was just sulking . " I've already told Jason to get a lawyer . The people who hurt you will face heavy consequences . The people who hurt me ? Was Timothy really that clueless , or was he just putting on an act ? Those attackers weren't the ones who'd hurt me . It was he who had pushed me toward them ! But for some reason , I didn't want to say a single word to him . He wouldn't care , anyway . I would let him say whatever he wanted . I nodded calmly . " Thanks for bothering . Is there anything else ? " Seeing that I wasn't arguing , he assumed that I was satisfied with how he'd handled the matter and nodded . " Get some rest . " I rubbed my eyes hard with the back of my hand after he left , wiping away the dampness . 1/2 Chapter 29 +25 BONUS The next day , I didn't go to work . Christine called me . " This isn't a flea market ! If you want to quit , follow the proper resignation process ! " My press card and degree certificates were still at Pulse Media . She refused to mail them to me , so I had to go in person . That afternoon , when I showed up with the scratches on my face , Christine was visibly shocked . She asked , " W- What happened to you ? " I scoffed . " Drop the act . Didn't your friend tell you what happened last night ? Didn't she thank you for sending her a punching bag to vent on ? " It took her a while to absorb the information . " You ... You mean Yasmin ? Did she do this to you ? " I couldn't take it anymore . " Are you trying to say that you didn't deliberately send me to pick her up ? That you didn't plan this with her ? " . " Don't pin this crap on me out of nowhere , Josie York ! " Christine snapped sharply . " I'll be straight with you- Yasmin is my boyfriend's sister , and that's it . How did you spin that into some grand conspiracy ? " I was taken aback . She didn't seem to be lying . I was her subordinate , and I had burned bridges with her by quitting . So , she had no reason to deceive me . *