Ellinor looked at Balfour coolly but politely. “Mr Howard, remember I worked for the Howard Group for a hot minute and then you sacked me?

Balfour squirmed at the reminder, his face cringed with a hint of embarrassment. He stammered, “You can come back to the Howard Group anytime and take any position you want.”

Ellinor smirked. “Mr Howard, you’ve got it wrong. I was hoping to get paid for those few days! I’m not a fan of working for free”

Balfour blinked, then looked at her

It was not about the money, Ellinor was clearly hinting that she wanted to cut ties with him. She didn’t want anything to do with him anymore.

Ellinor arched her eyebrows, “What? Mr. Howard, you’re not willing to pay me?”

Balfour snapped back to reality, “No, that’s not it. I can pay whatever you want.”

pulled out his wallet from his suit jacket, scribbling down an amount on his

you going to handle this with a

recalling his past dealings with Ellinor via check and feeling a pang of

hesitated, then put away his checkbook, “You don’t like checks;

only worked for the Howard Group for a few days; the pay isn’t much, and you don’t need

moment, “I don’t carry much cash

“Not much; how much exactly?”

his wallet,

took his wallet, and pulled out some bills, “Based on market rate, these will cover a few days of work, but

Ellinor eamestly, hoping she wouldn’t act this way,

off; she didn’t like her old name.

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