Zoe didn't storm off no matter how angry she was. She just tried her best to keep calm and buried herself in her work until late at night. When Barton saw how busy she was, he felt a sense of joy in his heart.

In his mind, he thought Zoe wasn't really interested in Peter.

Every morning, flowers from Peter would be sent to Zoe. However, she would throw them in the trash can without even looking at them. As time went by, more and more rumors started spreading around the company. Some said that Zoe had a big fight with her boyfriend, which led to their breakup. Another one was that Zoe was ruining her chances of finding love.

The worst rumor of them all was that Zoe was having a secret relationship with Barton.

Of course, Zoe knew about the rumors. But she ignored them completely. All she wanted was to just finish all of her work as soon as possible.

A few days later, Barton was supposed to go to a charity dinner. As soon as Zoe arrived at work, she went to his office and reminded him. "Mr. Xiao, do y

t the potatoes in her salad one by one.

Barton just stood aside and watched for a long time. When he finally got bored with it, he walked towards his acquaintance and greeted her. "Miss Gu, I didn't expect you to be so picky about food."

"Oh, Mr. Xiao!" Julia was completely startled, so she stumbled at first. But when she recognized that it was just Barton, she breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me."

"You know it's not a good thing to be picky about food, especially on occasions like this," Barton teasingly replied, remembering that he said the exact same words to Vivian before.

With a slight giggle, Julia told Barton, "It's not about being picky. As a female star, I have to watch my weight. Potatoes contain a lot of carbs. Besides, I'm allergic to them. I have no choice."

"Allergic?" Barton asked in disbelief, as if he was just struck by lightning. Her response was exactly the same as Vivian's words when he told her that.

"Yes. Isn't it ridiculous?" Julia replied while nodding her head.