Chapter 38: Scalded
"Ha, no grudges or grievances, but I just can't stand you."
"Could you please move? I still have work to do." Melissa Ernest was holding a cup of coffee, ready to leave, but Secretary was blocking her way.
"Hmph." Secretary glanced around, seeing no one nearby. She then tipped the freshly brewed, scalding hot coffee from Melissa Ernest's hand, spilling it onto her thigh. Because she was wearing a pencil skirt, her leg was not spared.
"Ahh!" Unable to bear the burning pain, Melissa Ernest let out a sharp, delicate scream. She stumbled backward, and because of her high heels, she lost her balance and fell to the ground. Her scream was heard by Evan Hicks, who had just come out of the restroom and was passing by the tea room.
"What happened? Who screamed?" Evan Hicks
