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    Zoie’s expression shifted ever so slightly.


    After a couple of seconds, she forced a smile and said, “Catherine,e on now. There’s no need to get upset. I just hope you can maintain some distance from him. Don’t overthink this. If you don’t agree, then forget it. I—”


    “Of course, I don’t agree!” Catherine interjected. “Why do you think you have the right to ask that of me?”


    It was clear from the sharpness of her tone that she was angry.


    “Because I’m Johnson’s fiancée!” Zoie said without missing a beat.


    “Fiancée, huh?” Catherine let out another coldugh. “Are you two really engaged? Ste did mention wanting you and Johnson to get engaged, but he outright rejected it. She never brought it up again. Yet here you are, dering that you’re his fiancée… Don’t you think you’re making a fool of yourself?”


    Zoie’s face froze. At that moment, she felt an overwhelming wave of humiliation.


    After a while, she said through gritted teeth, “Johnson just thinks it’s too soon for us to get engaged. It’s not that he doesn’t want to. I’m sure it won’t be long before he proposes. And when that timees, you won’t be able to deny the truth—we’re getting married.”


    “In that case, why don’t we revisit your little request when that day actuallyes?” Catherine stood up and strode out of the office.


    Zoie’s eyes narrowed as she watched her leave.


    She had brought this up in front of Catherine expecting her to feel so humiliated that she’d distance herself from Johnson on her own. As long as Catherine stayed away from him, her goal would be achieved.


    Besides, she was certain Catherine wouldn’t dare tell Johnson about their conversation.


    However, she hadn’t expected Catherine to fire back like that.


    She was utterly displeased with how the conversation had gone.


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    If she wanted to be with Johnson, she needed to get rid of Catherine—first and foremost.


    Otherwise, she would never have a real chance with him.


    Zoie gritted her teeth, her eyes burning with renewed determination.


    She had to find a way to eliminate the obstacle in her path.


    After leaving Zoie’s office, Catherine took a deep breath.


    Her chest felt tight, as if some unseen boulder were pressing down on it, making it hard to breathe.


    She wasn’t even sure why she felt that way.


    An image, unbidden, had just shed through her mind.


    Johnson holding Zoie’s hand, the two of them walking up to her as he introduced Zoie as his wife…


    Catherine felt a bitter taste in her mouth, and she knew she could never ept such a reality.


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