The next morning, Aurora Sutton and Thea Shaw got up on time to go to work. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

If ordinary people had experienced that kind of shock in the past two days, they would have been unable to bear it. Thea Shaw was still calm as if nothing had happened.

Even Aurora Sutton was impressed.

However, when they arrived at the office, the atmosphere was not so pleasant.

Although everyone had mostly recovered from the previous day’s events, and the company had made appropriate compensations, the thought of experiencing such a terrifying event once in a lifetime still filled everyone with resentment.

Especially Hailey King, her reaction was evident when she saw Thea Shaw.

She didn’t care whether Thea Shaw had any backing; she just wanted to stand on the moral high ground and criticize Thea Shaw: "Jinx!"

With that obvious remark, Thea Shaw didn’t even flinch.

Aurora Sutton was anxious upon hearing it: "What do you mean by that? Who are you calling a jinx?"

Hailey King: "Whoever the jinx is, I’m talking about them! We are just ordinary people, who would dare to offend big clients? But look at her, she upset a client, and something like this happened. I never thought I’d be drugged in my life, do you know how terrifying that is?"

Aurora Sutton pressed her thin lips together; standing in Hailey King’s shoes, she might have a point, but something felt wrong: "Thea Shaw is also a victim; she couldn’t have anticipated this happening. The one who caused harm was June Sherman, and she’s now arrested and under investigation. How can you blame Thea Shaw instead of the person who harmed you?"

Rowan Donovan looked at Thea Shaw and Aurora Sutton, standing up to speak for them: "Yeah, Thea Shaw is also a victim in this..."

"What victim? If it weren’t for her, June Sherman wouldn’t have troubled us!"

Hailey King argued vehemently: "It’s because of her that I was implicated!"

"Oh, so what?"

Thea Shaw chuckled softly: "I remember when the manager invited you yesterday, it was clearly stated that attending was completely voluntary. Aurora didn’t go, so why did you go? If you paid a little attention, you’d have known from the manager that this gathering was initiated by June Sherman. I anticipated she would target me, so I was prepared. You should be grateful that I was prepared."

Thea Shaw scoffed, looking at Hailey King: "Please remember, I’m the victim, not the perpetrator, and I alone protected everyone. I’ve never heard any twisted logic that blames the victim. What’s next? Like blaming me for dressing too provocatively if assaulted? The offender here is June Sherman, not me!"

Blaming the victim instead of the perpetrator, what kind of logic is that?

Upon hearing that comparison, Hailey King’s face turned green.

The other people in the office, who were initially fired up, suddenly felt awkward and were at a loss for words after hearing this.

Attending the gathering was entirely voluntary, and no one expected this to happen. No matter what, the one who committed the crime was June Sherman, not Thea Shaw.

Amidst the silence, the manager suddenly walked out and questioned everyone: "Are you all really that idle? Let me ask you again, when Aurora took a leave the day before yesterday, didn’t I repeat several times to make sure if you all wanted to go?"

Knowing the situation might be off, not going might also draw June Sherman’s attention. So they asked the department multiple times if everyone wanted to go.

She mentioned it was June Sherman’s company’s event but didn’t specify that June Sherman specifically requested Thea Shaw attend.

Everyone was thrilled back then because it was free; with someone inviting, who wouldn’t want to go?