Heidi's mind went completely blank. Then, she quickly flipped through the resident records again, searching for any other woman with the last name Smith. There were none.
So… was it really Janice?
Heidi stumbled out of the property management office, stepping into the lingering cold winds of Greenfield City. For the first time, she felt uneasy.
"Ms. Ryan?" Amber's voice snapped her back to reality.
No. That was impossible.
Janice couldn't be Shirley. After all, Janice had once pretended to be Shirley's student. Unless… Janice actually knew Shirley.
Heidi thought it over and decided that was the most likely explanation.
They probably knew each other, but Janice wasn't Shirley's student. The rumors had always said Shirley never took on students.
In that case, all those times she had pretended to be Shirley in front of Janice… Was she just making a fool of herself?
A wave of embarrassment and humiliation washed over her. But thanks to her shameless confidence, she quickly shook it off. So what if Janice knew Shirley? Shirley had already allowed her to use her name. Even if Janice figured it out, there was nothing to fear.
Reining in her emotions, Heidi took a deep breath. "Let's go."
She needed to perfect her crochet designs.
Once Janice was out of the picture, she would take her place and crush every single supervisor at Prosper Stitch Group who had once sided against her.
…
Ever since Edward and Janice started living under the same roof, Janice had noticed something different about Edward.
"You're riding with me to work?"
Together?
Wouldn't that mean everyone at the company would know about them?
Not only that, Edward would even coordinate his outfits with hers. At first glance, they almost looked like they were wearing matching couple's outfits.
Janice glanced at her camel-colored coat, then looked over at Edward. "Your coat… Is that new?"
"Yeah. Harrison bought it."
Harrison was the one who handled seasonal wardrobe changes for Edward—sometimes through custom orders, other times by picking out clothes at random. In his eyes, Edward looked good in anything.
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