Madelyn forcefully wiped away the traces he had left on her. She did not know if he did it on purpose.

Before work, she stopped at the restroom and saw a small cut on her lip in the mirror.

She touched it lightly and thought, 'Is he a dog?'

She had hidden a mark on her neck with makeup before getting to work.

The sound of someone flushing echoed in the washroom. The door opened, and Jane emerged from within the stall. She glanced indifferently at Madelyn and walked to the sink next to hers. Then, she washed her hands and walked away without even greeting.

Madelyn had always noticed the unexplainable hostility Jane had toward her. While the two of them were from the same studio, they hardly talked. Madelyn only spoke to Jane when she had to.

Madelyn quickly freshened up and returned to the studio.

She opened the door and saw Clement holding a stack of documents.

"Madelyn? Aren't you sick and on leave? Why'd you come back so quickly?"

Madelyn smiled and said, "Mhm. I was dischar