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

don’t usually handle these kinds of jobs. But there’s a big payout involved,

a voice message of her own, “Okay, then help

about how to troll people online, headphones in to catch every word from Belinda. She sounded much more composed than he’d expected,

a smile unwittingly crept over Fred’s face as he began to

you grinning like that?” his roommate teased, nudging him

He glanced at his reflection in the mirror, a surprising surge of happiness welling up

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

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

her status as a lady of wealth to get mixed up with another man and