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.

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tap against the glass,

if they’d ever make

seemed

was, until Anna burst into the scene.

excitement practically radiating from her as she gave Yvonne a huge hug.

days! I missed you

days felt like two

immediately. The classmates who had been hesitant to approach, thinking Yvonne was

had gotten so much attention that even their parents had shared the news with them.

way as

printed on a snack bag?”

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Wed, 9 Apr

Chapter 222

you got your

alright, Yvonne?”

much more confident now, far from the shy girl she once was when faced with

little childish but carnest, “Thank you all for caring. I’m

questions, settling in

pulled out two birthday party invitations from his bag and handed them to Yvonne and

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

dad had given him a stack of invitations to hand out to the whole class.

she hesitated. “I’m not sure… I need to ask my mom first,” she said, before

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

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

go if Yvonne does,”

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

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