Chapter 4 His fiancée turned out to be her!

Katherine bought the medicine and headed upstairs.

As the elevator doors opened, she ran into a few female colleagues from the secretary department whispering among themselves.

Upon seeing her, they immediately fell silent, but their eyes lingered on her with undisguised mockery.

Katherine's expression remained unchanged as she stepped out of the elevator in her high heels.

She was used to it; nearly half of the secretary department didn't respect her.

She was known for her rigorous work ethic, but her relationship with Vincent was the subject of much speculation.

The Murphy family was one of the most influential families in Browood, with significant standing in both politics and the military. Many women wanted to get involved with Vincent because of this connection.

Vincent himself had established his own business empire in Sacford, and with his handsome and youthful appearance, many hoped to advance from secretary to romantic partner, as she had done.

Yet, before the elevator doors closed, the conversation behind her made Katherine grip her handbag with a tense resolve.

"Not even officially engaged, and she's already rushing to the company. She must have heard the rumors and come to catch the mistress!"

"Oh, how can you call her a mistress? She's been with Mr. Murphy for five years, and there was no Miss Todd back then."

"Ha, five years and what does it matter? In Mr. Murphy's eyes, she's just a fleeting distraction. Just wait and see, now that Miss Todd is here, Mr. Murphy won't even glance at her. Let's see if she dares to act like the boss's wife anymore!"

"Exactly, I heard Mr. Murphy rushed back from Helster last night and personally went to the airport to pick up Miss Todd."

The elevator doors closed, taking those voices down with them.

Katherine took a deep breath, suppressing the tightness in her chest, and continued towards the secretary department.

The secretary department was separated from Vincent's office by just one wall, and walking from the elevator required passing through an open office area.

Katherine endured a gauntlet of scrutinizing looks along the way.

Almost everyone paused their work to look at her with pity, gossip, and schadenfreude.

Katherine pretended not to notice.

Returning to her desk, she placed her handbag, which contained painkillers and a pregnancy test, down. Her first task was to ask Bryson, the male assistant, if he had delivered the contract to Vincent.

Bryson said, "Katherine, Mr. Murphy seems to be having a good time chatting with someone, so... maybe I should deliver it now?"

Katherine replied, "It's fine, give it to me. I'll go."

She planned to deliver her resignation letter along with it, ending this absurd relationship before she became a complete joke.

After printing the resignation letter, she walked to the door of the CEO's office.

Just as she raised her hand to knock, she heard Vincent and a girl's laughter from inside.

Vincent's laughter was hearty, and just hearing it, Katherine could picture his smiling face.

Vincent hadn't laughed so happily in front of her for a long time.

Perhaps their relationship had long shown signs of ending, and the appearance of this 'Miss Todd' was just a catalyst.

Katherine's raised hand trembled slightly. She bit the inside of her lower lip and took a deep breath to calm herself.

Looking at the resignation letter in the folder, she imagined Vincent's angry face and swapped the positions of the folder and the resignation letter.

She knocked on the door.

The laughter inside stopped.

After a moment of silence, Vincent's voice, deliberately restrained and somewhat cold, said, "Come in."

Katherine pushed the door open.

She saw Vincent's long legs casually resting on the floor, his posture relaxed as he leaned against the desk, his broad back facing the door.

His figure blocked her view, and Katherine could only see a girl with chestnut curls sitting in his office chair.

She couldn't see the girl's face.

As she walked closer, she saw the girl's eyes smiling, filled with admiration for Vincent.

The girl's smile was bright, like the warm sun of spring.

But when Katherine saw the girl's face clearly, it was as if she had fallen into an icy pit, her whole body turning cold.

It was her!

How could it be her?

The girl seemed to sense Katherine's gaze and turned slightly to look at her.

Their eyes met, and the girl clearly recognized Katherine too. Her smile faltered, and her eyes widened in sudden alarm.