Chapter 637: Compete Fairly

Helen’s POV

What the hell?! Why did I have to witness such a scene? "What’s wrong?"

George, who was behind me, asked in confusion.

"Nothing." I declared and quickly shut the door.

Without looking at George in the eye, I grabbed his arm and awkwardly dragged him towards the
elevator.

All of a sudden, my cheeks flamed.

The only thing I wanted was to scrub the scene I just witnessed from my memory.

But George was persistent in his quest to know why we were leaving in such a hurry.

"Is Lucy at home?"

"Yes."

I leaned against the elevator wall and patted my chest, trying to push my heart back into its spot.

George watched me silently for a while.

I think he figured out what was going on inside because he stretched out his hand and stroked my hair.

"It’s fine."

Truthfully speaking, what I saw just now wasn’t really a big deal.I had seen Lucy naked before today.



And besides, I only got a vague impression of their entwined bodies since the light wasn’t on However,
been aware that it wasn’t a big deal didn’t stop me from feeling embarrassed about walking in on my
friend having sex George and I walked out of the community where Lucy’s apartment was located and
stood on the road, not knowing where to go.I sweated a lot.

Now I just wanted to find a place to take a shower and then sleep.

Since I just needed a place to shower and rest for the night, then a hotel was the best option for me
right now.

Tomorrow, I would ask the cleaner to clean up my place and ! would be able to go home.

But George was overbearing.He called the staff of the hotel he usually stayed at and arranged a suite
for me.

"Wait for me here.I’ll give you a ride," he announced before walking towards his car which was parked
not far away from here.

As I watched him go, a frown creased my brows.

We had nothing to do with each other, so why should I listen to him? When his back disappeared from
view, I turned around and walked in another direction.

As I meandered along the road, I took out my phone and searched for the nearest hotel.

But these hotels didn’t seem to be reliable, so I had to continue walking forward.

George chose this moment to drive his car over.

He parked the car in front of me, rolled S 11 down the window and called out, "Helen, get in the car."

I glanced at George beneath my lashes and debated my next course of action.



Eventually, I heaved out a breath and got into the car.

The second I was in the car, I rattled off the address of the hotel I just found.

"You can just take me there, thank you."

My tone was polite and formal, further emphasizing the lack of relationship between us.

George tumed his head towards me and murmured softly, "Let’s go back to the hotel I lived in.It will be
more convenient for you to go to work from there tomorrow morning.Don’t worry.The room I booked for
you is not on the same floor as mine.I won’t disturb you."

Finally, I had no choice but to give up struggling and let him drive me to that hotel.I found it hard to
figure out what George was thinking.I already made myself clear to him It was meaningless for him to
act like this.

After all, we were not even friends.

As soon as I arrived at the hotel and got the room card, I immediately walked toward the elevator B
George stopped me before I could leave.

"Helen, I’m going back to the headquarters in a few days.It may take a while before I return." I sneered
at him.

"You don’t need to report your schedule to me."

It had nothing to do with me where he went and how long he stayed in another place.

All of a sudden, George stepped forward and grabbed my shoulders, forcing me to look up at him.

His eyes were wide and pleading "Since you are refusing to give me a chance, can you promise me
that you will treat other men in the same manner? At least give me a chance to compete fairly with



others.That Phil may not be suitable for you, and I’m no worse than him."

Scowling at him, I pushed his hands away from my shoulders and stepped back from him.

His request was so ridiculous that I barely stopped myself from laughing in his face.

Whether he did it intentionally or not, once my feelings were hurt, they would never be healed.

The gap between us was destined to grow bigger and bigger.

Standing here and listening to him calmly was the biggest concession I could make to him.

My entire life, I had always been a coward.I had been hurt, my heart was shattered and crushed into
pieces, and now I didn’t dare to take a step forward bravely because I was scared.

I was afraid that even if i endured all the hurt and continued pushing forward, I would still end up hurt in
the end.

I couldn’t bear to end up with the wrong guy and experience what my mother had gone through years
ago.

It took everything I had to get out of the abyss I had fallen into and I refused to fall into another one
Once in a lifetime was one time too many to experience the feeling of being surrounded by cold and
endless darkness, as if I had been abandoned by the whole world.

"George, whether 1 fall in love with someone else or not is none of your business."

Gripping the room card in my hand tightly, I turned around and left without looking back.

After that night, I didn’t see George for a very long time, especially now that the M&A case had ended.

George and Jane seemed to have disappeared from my life all of a sudden.



I only received messages from George occasionally, which were nothing more than greetings and
pleasantries.

Lucy didn’t mention much about the man I ran into at her apartment.

But she did sent me a name later that night.

"Dyer Coleman"

It turned out that he was the man in her apartment.I was surprised when I saw his name, but I didn’t
ask for details about their relationship After all, it was Lucy’s private affair.

Later, Dyer finally accepted the offer from Zhester Technology and worked as the general manager of
the intelligent medicine and education department, However, Lucy was no longer on duty in the human
resources department of Zhester Technology.

She had signed a long-term talent hunting contract with Zhester Technology.

With the help of the Zhester Technology, Lucy soon stood out.

Lucy and I were quite happy with this sudden phase in our life.

We went to work, got off work and hung out together regularly.

But we were much busier at work than ever.

After working for Zhester Technology and being personally mentored by Anya, 1 soon caught up with
the lawyers at the medium level and above in the team.

I could handle a case on my own now.

The first independent case I took over was about the Spacetime Finance.



It was going to enter the entertainment industry, so it planned to acquire the Fantail Entertainment.

The reason why Anya assigned this case to me was that the bid was not big, so it was a chance for me
to practice.

The other reason was that she felt that I was too much of an introvert and afraid of other people’s
attention, so she wanted me to become the focus of attention and force me out of my comfort zone.

This particular case was different from the previous cases of the Vlibert Company and Zhester
Technology because Anya asked me to be in charge of the work and to complete the task alone.

It was crystal clear to me that Anya had given me this case because she wanted me to gain more
experience.

I was moved by her kind gesture and vowed to work harder than before.

During this period of time, Phil became more and more enthusiastic to me.

His eyes became more and more passionate when he looked at me.

I was at a loss what to do.


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