Chapter 74

The next morning, Brielle had barely stepped into the department when she felt a glare so intense it could bore holes. She turned and caught sight of Emily, lurking in a corner. Emily’s lips were pursed, her hands clenched around her cell phone as if it were a lifeline.

Initially, Brielle thought she was imagining things until lunch break, when Patrick sauntered onto her floor, and that feeling of being watched intensified.

“Ms. Brielle,” Patrick began, “Dorsey International will be collaborating with Hartley Group, and Mr. Flynn might drop by in person. He specifically requested to meet with you and hopes you’ll join him for the occasion.”

Glancing at her planner, Brielle noted her schedule was jam–packed. Without a manager promotion yet, she was bogged down with all the minutiae.

“When’s the date?”

“In a month’s time. Mr. Flynn had a message for you.”

“What’s the message?”

to

three principles of cognition and hopes to discuss certain ethical perspectives with you

their life? Was the pursuit of happiness

he would probably genuinely engage in

“Sure, I’ll be there.”

of Beaconsfield for the next three days.

Max’s private itinerary. The pen in

“Alright.”

flickered through

The building was still brightly lit, casting

an overwhelming sense of solitude. In this concrete jungle, even the night lacked

scarf around her neck and sneezed as a cold breeze hit her. Footsteps approached from behind. At this hour,

a black suit jacket was draped over

someone on the other end, then walked out with Patrick in tow. His strides were long, and in no time, he was

in the shadow of that

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