Chapter 3

I shuddered and quickly apologized. "I've been watching too many short videos—they've messed with my brain. I shouldn't have stopped you."

"But I heard that the fewer people who go to the temple, the higher the chance of finding true love. Do you want to try?"

I was just making it up, but unexpectedly they actually believed me.

Someone even searched for tips online and found that someone wearing a miniskirt had met their true love there.

So the female colleagues immediately went back to change into miniskirts, and the male colleagues also changed into shorts.

Then the whole group left excitedly.

Watching their backs, I let out a cold laugh.

When they got to the temple and discovered that those people didn't even spare the men, I wondered if they'd still be so happy.

This group had just reached the elevator when they ran into Miss Kane returning from outside.

Seeing their outfits and learning their destination, Miss Kane's face turned red with anger.

"Indian women who go out after 9 PM are considered to be consenting to assault. Do you all think your lives are too comfortable or something?"

"Hurry up and take off your makeup, change your clothes—nobody is allowed to go out tonight!"

Her tone was stern, but Barbara didn't think it was serious. "Miss Kane, you're going a bit too far. We're all adults. We can go wherever we want. You can't restrict our personal freedom."

Miss Kane's vision went dark, and she got even angrier. "Fine! I can't control your personal freedom, but I can control your salaries. Anyone who runs out on their own tonight can forget about their bonus this month."

They were all working people, so they were quite sensitive about money.

Several people immediately wanted to go back, but some were still stubborn and unwilling. "Miss Kane, it was Sean who wanted to go. You should..."

"Enough." Sean stepped forward at this point. "Everyone, don't make things difficult for Miss Kane. If we're not going, we're not going. Let's go back to our rooms."

Only after he spoke did these people obediently return to their rooms.

Having seen enough of the commotion, I was about to go back when Miss Kane grabbed my arm. "Howard, you're the most reliable one among these people. Help me keep an eye on them. Don't let them go out at this hour. If this makes international news, it'll affect our entire company's image."

I told her I'd try my best, but these people were all adults, and if they really wanted to go out, there was no stopping them.

As soon as I returned to my room, Sean and Barbara were standing inside the door with several people.

One of them was asking Sean, "Sean, why didn't you tell Miss Kane you wanted to go? If she knew you wanted to go, she definitely wouldn't have stopped us. After all, your dad is our chairman."

A flash of discomfort crossed Sean's expression, but he quickly returned to normal. "We still need to give Kane some face when we're outside. Besides, someone obviously snitched, and once Kane knew, she couldn't just ignore it."

At these words, they all turned their gazes toward me, who had just returned.

My heart sank. I was about to run when Barbara came over and grabbed my collar. "Howard, you're really shameless. You let us go out, then immediately went and reported us. And you even promised her you'd monitor us. What exactly is your relationship with this Miss Kane?"

Sean added fuel to the fire from the side. "Howard, you're not trying to climb the ladder through Miss Kane, are you? What has Barbara done to wrong you that you'd treat her like this?"