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

wondered if they’d

rounded profile seemed to radiate

Anna burst into the

excitement practically radiating from

days!

like two years

who had been hesitant to approach, thinking Yvonne was in a bad mood, now crowded around her.

drama involving Yvonne had gotten so much attention

shot Yvonne’s way as everyone

get printed on

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Chapter 222

my dad said you got your rights violated?”

you alright, Yvonne?”

was much more confident now, far from

soft and bright, her voice a little childish but carnest, “Thank you all for caring. I’m

that, the kids stopped asking more questions, settling

pulled out two birthday party invitations from his

Saturday’s my birthday! The details are on the card. Are you two coming?”

a stack of invitations to hand

sure… I need to ask my mom first,” she said, before adding, “I’ll

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

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

Yvonne does,” she

as he turned to leave. “Well, I’ll be waiting

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