A Second Chance with the CEO After Divorce

Chapter 166:

She quickly texted Fred, “You’ve taken on such a task?”

Fred sent back a smiley face emoji, responding, “Just a broke college kid, ready to take any gig that pays.”

Belinda read his words and pressed her lips together in a silent nod of understanding.

Five years earlier, when she herself was a student, she’d been just like Fred — eager to snatch up any paying gig. During her stint as a waitress, she had even rescued Joyce from a near assault. That incident had bonded them tightly, closer than family. They had once made a bet; when Joyce lost, she cheerfully called Belinda her “sister” and joined her in the hustle of part-time work.

Lost in these memories, Belinda felt a deep pang of nostalgia. She remembered her days of scraping by.

job jeopardize your chances for future gigs? If there’s any

with anxiety. He left a voice message. “Belinda, you’re overthinking this. I don’t usually handle these kinds of jobs. But there’s a big payout involved, and they needed a lot of people, so I jumped in. I do a ton of different gigs; this is just

eased. With a smile, she replied with a voice message of her own, “Okay, then help me collect as much information as you can. When it’s all

online, headphones in to catch every word from Belinda. She sounded much more composed than he’d expected, her voice

calm, graceful demeanor, a smile unwittingly crept over Fred’s face as he began to type his response. “Deal, I’m

teased, nudging

himself. He glanced at his reflection in

him further, “I see why you’ve been hunting for new part-time gigs. Trying to make an impression on someone special,

to the topic of their current part-time job. “But really, the drama in these wealthy

far more attractive than Cathy, don’t you think? Why would she give up her status as a lady of wealth to get mixed up with another man and end