Like every time, he was trying in take dentings of this event, standing ton clann to ma
working every angle to give our partnership a mmë personal meaning.
So, I stepped bark, maintaining proper profesional diannen between sin. Otherwise, the rumors of our supposed relationship would dirculate. the internet tonight
Suppressing my tejmulsion, I smiled through the rest of the interview, dealing with all the question single herefedly. I coeddar’t afford to lose my compouse there!
Once the crowd dispersed. I went to my office and
“Mr. Reed must be here. Mease ask him to see me,”
Meanwhile, Brandon came in my office for my signature on contracts. He praised me for my public handling today. I was instructing him te arrange a meeting with all the potential clients urgently when the door was knocked. Felix sauntered into my room with a coffee cop in his hand.
Tenjoyed the refreshments for the reporters. Miss Hecker Can you please share the name of the catering company with me?”
Brandon immediately gave him a business card as he sat on the sofa casually
“Please contact Elite Catering Services. They are new, but their service is simply the best.”
A tornado of fury hit me as I saw Felix sipping his coffee so calmly. I only waited for Brandon to leave and asked him word by word…
“Enjoyed the little show back there?”
Instead of showing any remorse, be responded to me cheerfully.
“Thave to say that the way you handled it was exactly what I’d expect from the CEO of TR Consulting.”
Then almost absent–mindedly, he added, “I know Henry pretty well. But until now, I didn’t realize that he was your Bushand. Besides, I didn’t know you were so eager to find a new relationship after leaving me
See? Such an arrogant person. His casual comment on my personal life made me suspicious about his involvement in the setup at the interview, but what he said next took me by surprise.
“By the way, I have heard that he has a sister named Drielle, just like your first name. Do you know her?”
I was with Felix, no one knew I had a brother–let alone that he was the founder of the renowned technology investment firm Chen Ventures
When I was
A sliver of dread touched my spine as his calculating gaze pierced through me, trying to extract all the secrets from the depths of my heart.
If it were the old Drielle, she would have panicked at the amount of attention he was giving me, but everything had changed now.
He was trying to dig out more information about my relationship with Henry by using his sister’s name. Whatever his motive was, give him the satisfaction of a pestive response. So, my lips curled up in a cold smirk as I said.
“That’s my private matter, Mr. Reed. There’s no need to keep you informed
I wasn’t going to
Hearing me neither confirm nor deny my connection to Henry, his expression abruptly turned serious, even a bit frustrated Laughing at his condition, I decided to add salt to his wound and spoke casually…
“Please take my advice and instead of worrying about other people’s business, you should pay more attention to your unstable consultant. It won’t be anyone’s fault if she ruins your reputation after causing more incidents!”
Felix appeared wounded by my words, setting the coffee cup down heavily on the table.
Damak.
Shouldn’t be the one who’s annoyed?
- Hezana Me Chun Sum
My personal life was displayed for gossip, and despite achieving His goal, he was expressing hits die ontent in my clien
Good grief
I pointed toward the door and bid him farewell pretending to be overwhelmed by work files.
“The agreement has been signed. So goodbye, Mr. Reed! Please go back to your company and take care of your business and your..
whatever.”
Felix didn’t react to my attempt to dismiss Tim and silently got up. lut after reaching the door, his expression took a nne eighty degree urn. He por si a cheerful smile and asked me
“Since we are partners, how about dinner bday?”
