After finishing the photos, Mariana leaned back, fully satisfied with what she had seen.

“Not bad, not bad. He’s definitely handsome.”

She thought to herself, ‘If Tinley gave me this guy as a year–end bonus…

It could only be said that great minds think alike–these two clearly had similar ideas.

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Tinley, on the other hand, had a blank expression on her face as she flipped through his profile, moving on to the next page.

Selly, standing nearby, jumped in with an explanation, “He’s trapped in a twenty–year contract with his current company. Plus, he has a sick younger brother who’s never been to school because of health problems.”

“His deal with the Albert family is simple: find his brother a safe school, and while they’re at it, sort out his work issues.”

“Trapped in a mess, but still good–looking with a sick brother? Talk about stacking the odds in your favor.

With a hint of personal interest, Selly casually suggested, “Once he’s free from that contract, he won’t sign with anyone else. We should have our people grab him. We could train him and turn him into a cash cow.”

Tinley glanced up at her with a look that left Selly suddenly feeling guilty.

She fell silent, her enthusiasm quickly deflating. ‘Well, that was a bit too obvious, wasn’t it?‘

Tinley still indulged her, though. She turned her gaze away, her voice calm as she said, “Go ahead and handle it.”

“Thanks!” Selly’s eyes lit up, overwhelmed with gratitude in the blink of an eye.

After dropping Yvonne off at school, the rain began to fall.

*****

the window, Yvonne watched the raindrops tap against the glass, her thoughts drifting

she wondered if they’d ever make

seemed to

Anna burst

excitement practically radiating from her as

whole days! I missed you

like two years

appeared, Yvonne brightened up immediately. The classmates who had been hesitant to approach, thinking Yvonne was in a bad

their age. Plus, last Sunday’s drama involving Yvonne had gotten so much attention

way as

did you really get printed on

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said you got

you alright, Yvonne?”

She was much more confident now, far from the shy girl she once was

face soft and bright, her voice a little childish but carnest, “Thank you

more questions,

invitations from his bag and handed them to Yvonne and

Saturday’s my birthday! The details are on the card. Are

stack of invitations to hand out to the whole class.

her large eyes blinking as she hesitated. “I’m not sure… I need to ask my mom first,” she said, before adding, “I’ll let you know tomorrow if I can

smiled and nodded, then turned to Anna, “How about you, Anna? Will

didn’t need her parents‘ permission. She could make her

go if Yvonne does,” she

nodded, waving as he turned to leave. “Well, I’ll be waiting for you two. Hope you

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