The Runaway Groom

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Chapter 168

“You’ve been working for Isaac for a while now, so you should know his favorite food. Can you tell me about it?” Kathy smiled.

Stan, however, was wary–she addressed Isaac on a first–name basis, and not by ‘Mr. Jefferson.

“Why bother asking? You know that Mr. Jefferson married Ms. Spencer, who just left.”

Stan was certainly sharp enough to tell what Kathy was up to the instant she asked, and weighed down on ‘Mr. Jefferson‘–he was telling her to know her place as an employee, and not get out of line!

Kathy murmured meekly, “I’m just…”

“You’re here to work, so do your job and quit messing around. Have some dignity as a woman, and don’t lust after a married man!” Stan warned her, and turned to leave.

Kathy’s innocent expression turned to a hateful glare–in her opinion, he was meddling in her business.

A mere assistant, talking to her like that?

Her hands clenched into knuckles at her sides as her desire to become Mrs. Jefferson became even stronger!

she would have Stan address

the building, Stan drove straight to Spencer

her desk. She barely understood most of it, since she lacked

at her wit’s end when someone knocked on

“Come in,” she said.

opened the door, saying, “Ms. Spencer? This gentleman is here to see

Stan, and said, “Let him

and saw the documents on her table, he asked, “Not used to your

Irene nodded.

I can only help you once for now,” Stan replied. “I’ll send a

gratefully, “Thank

as he walked up and picked up one of the document folders. “He’s the one who asked me to come… I should also mention that he asked me to look into Spencer Holdings after your father’s passing, and it seems that he had enough foresight

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under you, or they will

Irene lowered her gaze.

was Isaac’s trusted assistant, and he would not be here

kept this

Stan continued, “It seems that your company’s operations are quite smooth. Here,