Eventually, the Female Lead Ran Away (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 114

“Be careful out there, and we’ll talk in detail this evening.”

Deborah nodded. Her expression was icy cold, devoid of even a trace of a smile.

Cedric found her expression unfamiliar, yet entirely understandable.

She, too, should have been resting—certainly not working like this. But he simply couldn’t bring himself to deny her stubbornness.

Her employers, who already understood Sage’s situation well enough, had readily given her permission to take all the time she needed to rest.

In fact, they even seemed eager about it. One must rest when things get tough—that’s the only way to keep going.

“By the way, I’m glad Sage has such good friends.”

Deborah smiled modestly, then spent the whole day turning those words over in her mind. Good friends.

If Zen and Cedric hadn’t shown up today, neither Sage nor Deborah would have avoided humiliation—could they really have called them “good friends” then?

Back at the warm mansion, Deborah carried out her scheduled afternoon duties as planned.

She reviewed and dispatched every single invitation letter written personally by Dia… and before she knew it, late night had arrived. The morning’s events already felt impossibly distant.

“Miss Deborah?”

Cedric had come looking for her. Deborah wasn’t startled by his arrival at this hour—it was simply the time they’d agreed upon earlier.

Cedric explained that their presence there earlier had been purely work-related.

“It feels awkward to say this, but sometimes one needs a hiding place that won’t attract attention. A decent property happened to come on the market, so we went to see it—and quite by chance…”

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