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.

*****

watched the raindrops tap against the glass, her thoughts drifting to the ants back at

she wondered if they’d ever make it back to

soft, rounded profile seemed to

was, until Anna burst into

with her bag, excitement practically radiating from her as she gave Yvonne

been two whole days! I missed

days felt like two years to

as Anna appeared, Yvonne brightened up immediately. The classmates who had been hesitant to approach,

drama involving Yvonne had gotten so

Yvonne’s way

really get printed on a snack

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Chapter 222

said you got your rights

you alright,

a smile. She was much more confident now, far from the shy

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

kids stopped asking more questions, settling

invitations from his bag and handed them to Yvonne

grin, he invited them, “Next Saturday’s my birthday! The details are on the card. Are you two coming?”

a stack of invitations to hand

didn’t immediately respond, glancing at Anna, her large eyes blinking as she hesitated. “I’m not sure… I need to ask my mom first,” she said, before adding,

Anna, “How about you,

confident as always, didn’t need her parents‘

does,” she

“Well, I’ll be waiting for you

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