“Certainly!” Jesse’s eyes flitted about, but his gaze was constantly on Cordelia.

She was usually quiet and soft as a pushover, but she had been like a thorny rose when she’d argued with Karine just now. The contrast was refreshing to Jesse, and he was even more captivated.

“It’s almost noon.” He smiled. “I’ll buy you lunch, Lia. Consider it an apology. Don’t say no!”

“It’s fine.” Cordelia looked at him impassively. “I’ve brought my own lunch. I don’t want to go out.”

“Leftovers from last night?” Jesse lowered his voice with a smirk. “Lia, a pretty girl like you shouldn’t be eating leftovers…”

“I’m only eating my own food.” Cordelia stared straight at him. “Mr. Ford, I’ll excuse myself now. You should head back to the office too lest Ms. Carmichael kicks up a fuss again when she sees us talking alone.”

“Lia, are you this reluctant to talk to me?”

Jesse was shameless and hard to shake off, clinging to Cordelia. When he realized that what he was doing was ineffective, he had another idea and told her with a grin, “I won’t be having lunch alone with you. There’s actually a client here!”

Cordelia paused and looked hesitant.

“It’s a client from Feranche. I had a look, and you’re the only one in the company who took Feransai in college. Right?”

Cordelia stayed silent.

“The client’s supposed to arrive tomorrow, but the flight was changed last minute. The interpreter I hired is fully booked today, so… can you do me this favor, Lia?”

Cordelia wanted to refuse, but the company had a limited pool of foreign clients. The client had to be a quality resource since Jesse was on it. A potential client could be lost if she did not go.

Besides, Jesse was petty. Not going meant defying his orders, and he might pick on her in the future.

anyway, and Jesse would probably not dare touch

seeing that she was swaying. “If this deal goes through, you’ll

her. She was about to go around Karine

Karine was domineering. “Cordelia, you know very well

was usually smiley and hospitable, rarely ever wearing such a

like she had become a different person, and Karine could not help taking two steps

oil for one whole week and edited countless times? Mr. Sean was happy with it, that’s why he signed it! You worked on it for three months and still couldn’t get

get into some man’s bed?! You think

does this have to do with the director? I had rarely ever spoken to

Humph, you haven’t done so in the company, but you might have so

Cordelia was red from

two of them as a mediator, but Karine refused to relent and Cordelia was unwilling to be insulted for no reason and insisted on bringing the matter up to the

still confronting each other,

Jesse reprimanded them. “Argue out in

glared at him and turned on her heel, while Cordelia stood rooted there with a flushed face and her

the crowd off and pulled Cordelia

proud, with a sense of superiority. She can’t accept

mean she can

squinted with a smirk. “Lia, I apologize on

the latter snapped back to reality and

creeped out when she

to heart. But please let her

flitted about, but his gaze was constantly

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