The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2076

“The CFO has provided their assessment of the collaboration with M State,” said the assistant, gesturing towards a document on the left. “That file contains their detailed analysis.”

“Alright, take a breather, guys. I’ll dive into this report.”

Mr. Balfour nodded to his team, and they visibly relaxed.

“Our boss is great in every way. But man, he’s a total workaholic.”

“True. Everyone’s human, right? Even the best of us zone out when we’re overworked.”

“But seeing Mr. Balfour space out? That’s a rare sight.”

Back in the day when Balfour first took over the company, he could pull three all-nighters in a row and still be the sharpest mind in the meetings the next day. The veteran employees respected him through and through.

“Time spares no one…”

If even young Balfour couldn’t burn the midnight oil anymore, what hope was there for the rest of them?

sigh of relief. Throughout the session, he had struggled to focus like

feeling his phone would buzz any second.

the meeting, his

the agenda next?”

meet-up with Mr. Weeks and then a quick stop at Mr. Lee’s birthday bash at two-forty.

moment’s thought, Balfour squinted and said, “Push the meeting with Mr. Weeks back half an hour. I need to

gave way to action as he nodded and said, “Sure.”

and Quinton promptly handed over

keys.

left in a hurry, coat unbuttoned as if he was rushing

indeed,” Quinton muttered as he watched

at her phone for a moment before diving back into her script, the one that had been mysteriously altered was

face had darkened when he

up on set so quickly. Someone had pulled strings to

who was blissfully unaware of the pitfall she had just

saying, ‘Ignorance is