Chapter 177

---- Chapter 177 Giselle slumped over the steering wheel. At the thought of her endless standoff with Donovan, she was utterly depressed. She knew that if she humbled herself and apologized like she used to-even if the plea was fake-he might still give in. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't cross that line. Giving in would betray everything she had endured. Still, her dog had been with her for years.

It was her emotional anchor, and she couldn't let it die just for the sake of her pride. After much hesitation, she went home, picked up her sick dog, and took it to her vet clinic for basic treatment. She even. thought about asking Gideon to speak to Ethan on her behalf. However, remembering Ethan's past warnings made her even more anxious. By around seven or eight that evening, she still hadn't come up with a better plan. On impulse, she drove back to the branch office to look for Donovan.

Most employees had already gone home, so many floors were dark. When she reached Donovan's office, the lights were still on, with his computer still running. She figured he hadn't left yet. ---- Seeing the R&D center downstairs still lit, she quickly headed there. Sure enough, Donovan was speaking quietly to a staff member in one of the labs. After composing her emotions, she walked in and approached from behind. "Done for the day?" Donovan's expression darkened the moment he saw her.

He snapped, "What are you doing here? Trying to pull something again? Get out now!" Before Giselle could react, Donovan grabbed her roughly and shoved her out the door. "Please listen to me!" Giselle refused to give up. She grabbed his arm and pleaded, "If you help me, I'll apologize to you now!" "Get lost." The moment he remembered her clinging to another man's arm at the hospital yesterday , he wanted to break her hand right away. Without another word, Donovan stormed off down the hallway.

He moved fast, eventually reaching the pharmaceutical storage center and stopping in front of a row of cold storage rooms. He opened one of the doors and stepped inside, likely to check on refrigerated inventory. ---- Giselle followed quietly from a distance. She refused to give up, especially not in the silence of the night when her thoughts were a mess. She was too tired to maintain her composure.

After hesitating for several minutes, she decided to plead with him again and stepped into the half-open cold storage room. The cold storage room was filled with shelves of medications that required a low temperature. The spacious layout with rows of shelves resembled that of a small pharmacy. She watched him silently as he finished inspecting one of the shelves. When he seemed done, she walked up behind him." Let's talk tonight." Donovan froze for a moment but didn't respond.

Instead, he moved to another shelf and kept busy. They stood in that standoff for over ten minutes. The cold inside was biting. Since he wasn't dressed for it, he decided to leave. But as the two of them walked toward the door, they discovered it had shut.