The guards looked at each other and smiled. They worked perfectly together as they held Cordelia on each side outside of the building. They let go simultaneously, almost dropping her on all fours.

Annie got up immediately to help her up. She reasoned with the guards in rage.

“Miss, please stop this!” The guards were rendered speechless. “This trick is so old. Can you come up with something new?”

“All girls are trying to get ahead by marrying rich men nowadays!” Someone teased. “Hah. Miss, if you really want to marry rich, the Hamertons are doing a wife search tonight. There will be rich men at the dinner. Our boss will be there too. Don’t miss it!”

“Eh, can they get in? Haha…”

Cordelia was stunned. She went over, limping. “Sir, where is the dinner?”

The guards gave her a helpless and scornful look.

“The Splendor Dynasty! Hah, all the best, young lady!”

Cordelia ignored their disdain and memorized the hotel’s name in all seriousness.

She squeezed the proposal in her hand. The confident and optimistic smile appeared on her pretty face again.

Josiah heard the commotion behind faintly. He instinctively turned his head to look the moment before he stepped into the building.

Forget it that he did not look. Now that he had, his mind went blank, and he froze where he was.

“W-What happened?”

“I think the two ladies wanted to see you,” the assistant said softly. “But the guards chased them out.”

feeling a chill on his back. He was getting

his phone to call Marcus right

Centrolis. But I don’t know why she came here to see me… Umm, should I meet her

on the project the past few days.

She squatted by the road,

sun was burning. The heat was

a bottle of water with a smile.

market. We’ve been here for so many days. Mr. Bayer aside, we haven’t been able to meet the mere person in

Annie pouted. “I don’t know how long we will have to wait if this goes

two years now. You should know that closing the sales from one

even have the chance to

as Annie was done complaining, she saw a black luxury car driving toward the building’s entrance. Some ten security guards lifted their spirits as they ran

He looked like a celebrity. He

Josiah Bayer and patted Cordelia’s arm

eyes lit up. “Wow, he’s even more good-looking than in pictures. He’s so handsome

rolled her

like Annie. She

they could hand the proposal to Mr. Bayer directly, it would be more useful than scheduling hundreds of

gnashed her teeth and

assumed she was some fangirl throwing herself

something urgent to talk to Mr. Bayer

comes for Mr. Bayer says the

minutes… I can do it

as they held Cordelia on each side outside of the building. They let go simultaneously, almost dropping

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