After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Chapter 503

Chapter 503

I never really thought he was pulling strings behind my back, but that one sentence hit me like a bolt of lightning.

“Mr. Jennings, did you really give my brother this job just because of me?” I blurted out, not caring about being polite.

Edward took a sip from his coffee cup. “Your brother sent in his resume, and my company happened to be hiring. He fit our requirements.”

His answer was watertight, not a single flaw to be found.

It was like throwing a punch into cotton–completely powerless, and it left me even more uneasy.

“My brother just graduated and doesn’t really know how things work out there yet. Please, Mr. Jennings, I hope you can give him a fair chance and put him somewhere that suits his abilities,” I pleaded, nervously twisting the hem of my dress, my face shifting between anxious and embarrassed.

Edward, tall and imposing, leaned back in his chair, a deep and unreadable look in his eyes.

He looked at me with a faint, almost teasing smile. “Ms. Murphy, are you worried I’ll give him special treatment just because of you?”

I was already nervous, and now my cheeks burned with embarrassment.

I bit my lip, shaking my head. “No, I know you’re always professional, Mr. Jennings. You’d never mix business with personal

matters.”

in, his presence so intense it made my

commanding aura in his eyes–like he was born to be in charge. I stared at him, flustered and stunned, my mind a total

stopped messing with me and curved his lips into a faint smile. “Relax.

just made me even more

brought out the food. Edward glanced at

a second, wondering if he wasn’t into this

up his fork and tried a piece of braised turtle. “Pretty good. I’ve heard turtle is supposed

a bit awkward. “Yeah, it is. You should

sick, I’ve been feeling kind of drained.

instantly felt awkward, not sure what to

out what I was weating. “That dress really

fashioned dress I owned, and

the compliment,” I replied,

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dinner with me, Ms. Murphy. What exactly are

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