Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 244: Achilles’ Heel

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Samantha picked up the phone, glanced at the caller ID, and saw that it was Timothy. Her eyebrows turned into little arches as she smiled and answered the call in a pleasant tone, “You called me just as I was about to call you. We are in sync!”

The man’s pleasantly sonorous chuckle came from the other end of the line, causing Samantha’s little heart to feel a bit numb.

He was a man who exuded charm always.

Timothy finally spoke, “Are you at the hospital?”

He asked because she had previously mentioned wanting to bring some chicken soup for Ronald.

“No, I’m at Lychee TV now.”

“Oh? To hand in your resignation?”

Holding a conversation with smart people was always a breeze.

Samantha answered affirmatively and added, “I also beat Harmony up. I threw her down eight times, then I dislocated her chin and both her arms.”

She repeated the entire process in detail.

There was silence on the other end, followed by an indifferent reply, “Mm.”

That reaction...

Samantha cocked her eyebrows slightly and asked deliberately, “Are you heartbroken? Harmony is your childhood sweetheart, after all.”

Timothy replied very quickly and said, “I am heartbroken.”

Samantha felt choked all of a sudden.

The next second, his voice was heard asking, “Does your hand hurt after everything?”

Samantha’s heart gradually reverted to calmness after her initial apprehension.

It turned out that Timothy was feeling heartbroken for her hand, and not for Harmony.

Samantha went back to being happy again. She chuckled and said, “Ms. Goldman invited me to join her team earlier. I agreed, so I’ll be working under her from now on!”

“Congratulations, you have realized another one of your dreams.” Timothy was happy for her too and her joy was contagious, especially when he listened to her laughter.

Samantha raised her chin slightly and was somewhat proud. “I’ll let you treat me to dinner today.”

Timothy replied readily, “It’s an honor. Wait for me at the entrance. I’m going to pick you up right now.”

“Okay!”

After ending the call, Samantha smiled sweetly and walked to the convenience store just beside. She sat on a chair outside and scrolled on her phone while waiting.

…

Harmony went to the restroom and hid in a cubicle to tidy up her miserable appearance.

Outside the door, two employees walked in and gossiped while doing their makeup.

The first employee said, “Have you heard? Samantha was invited by Ms. Goldman to join her team.”

“Goodness,” the second replied, “Is that true? Getting into Ms. Goldman’s team is notoriously difficult. Plenty of anchors took the initiative to offer themselves but were all ruthlessly told to leave.”

“It’s true, I saw Ms. Goldman bringing Samantha to her office earlier! I heard from HR that they’ve already signed the contract and an announcement will be made soon.”

“That’s insane! Samantha really is the first rookie anchor to catch Ms. Goldman’s eye so quickly. The other five had been working for at least five years and had at least three representative works. They were only able to join Ms. Goldman’s team after being assessed and evaluated!”

“Exactly! But Samantha is very capable though. You can see how she has made a name for herself from this one incident alone. Now everyone knows she’s a top-class anchor, even the other stations are trying to poach her talent.”

“We’re lucky that Ms. Goldman has good judgment and took Samantha under her wing. Samantha is an outstanding addition to Ms. Goldman’s team, and no one else can compare to them in the future!”

“Speaking of which, Harmony and Samantha joined us at the same time, but Samantha performed incredibly well during this period while Harmony doesn’t really have much to show. Some people say that Harmony came in only because there were people in the station who insisted on bringing her in. I’m starting to believe it a little.”

“I believe that too. There used to be all those rumors going around about Samantha using her husband to get into the company, but it looks like Harmony was the one who used connections. It’s funny, really.”

The two of them could not help but laugh as they spoke to each other.

Harmony’s face was extremely sour. She wanted to charge out of the cubicle and rip those two women’s mouths apart.

Who were they to laugh at her?

In the end of the day, Samantha was the one who had put her in such a situation!

After the two employees had left the bathroom, Harmony walked out with an ashen look and let her hair down to cover her injured face.

She had applied for leave earlier and was going to go back to her apartment hotel to rest. After all, it was inappropriate for her to appear in front of everyone while covered in scars, otherwise people would laugh at her and make all sorts of conjectures.

However, she saw a car parked on the roadside as soon as she walked out of the entrance. A man came down from the car and that man was none other than Timothy.

The man’s shirt and trousers—both black in color—complemented his tall and slender figure, making his facial features more beautiful, charismatic, and attractive.

He was smiling faintly as he strode over and walked towards her.

Harmony’s heart began thumping wildly.

She had been moved by that man from the very first time she saw him as a child. The way she looked at him remained the same, even after so many years.

Harmony could not help but lift her feet, for they wanted to walk towards him too.

Unfortunately, she had only taken two steps before seeing Timothy turn to one side and walk to the entrance of the convenience store. He went up to a woman who was sitting on the chair and stood in front of her.

The woman looked up and smiled at him.

Timothy bent down, gave her a light peck on the cheek, then wrapped his long arms around her slender waist and helped her up. He then embraced her and began walking towards the car.

His movements were so intimate, natural, and sweet that it was apparent he shared with her a blissfulness that was exclusive only to her.

Harmony stared intently until the two of them got into the car and disappeared down the road. She continued to stand still and was unable to comprehend what she had just seen before her very eyes.

As someone with a cold temperament, Timothy did not like getting too close to anyone and never truly let his guard down in front of anyone.

Could it be that he had genuinely and wholeheartedly accepted Samantha?

Harmony was not about to just let things continue that way!

Timothy should not have treated Samantha like that, nor should he behave towards Harmony in such a manner!

It was apparent that she had gone about it the wrong way before this.

She insisted on competing with Samantha career-wise and wanted to prove to Timothy that Samantha was not as good as her. In the meantime, Samantha’s relationship with Timothy became more and more intimate with each obstacle that they encountered.

Her schemes had eventually become the factors through which Samantha further cemented her relationship with Timothy.

It was a case of helping someone else achieve happiness that was rightfully hers!

Harmony took a few deep breaths to ease the blow she had just received.

She had no choice but to do a thorough assessment of her own mistakes at that point. It was no wonder then that ‘he’ was extremely disappointed with her. She was extremely disappointed in her past actions too.

It should not have been like that!

However, she remained unfazed in the face of failure because she firmly believed that failure is the first step to success.

She had not spent the past few years living in vain.

Furthermore, Samantha had a certain Achilles’ heel, and Harmony had one final trump card left in store.

Samantha’s defeat was certain!

Harmony grinned maliciously and stopped a taxi.. Rather than going back to her apartment hotel, she gave the driver directions to someplace else.