After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

Chapter 171

This time, after a brief pause, he answered.

“It didn’t bother you, did it?” Linda’s voice was smooth, slightly playful.

“Ng.” Cole replied flatly. “Is something wrong?”

Linda hummed lightly. “I have a cousin who wants a corporate placement. I was hoping you could help

out.”

Cole leaned back in his chair. His fingers tapped idly against the desk. “Why not ask Arnold?” he asked, his

tone neutral.

Linda’s voice didn’t falter. “Arnold’s been busy lately.” Then, with a casual lilt, she added, “And I just thought you could do me this favor. No?”

Cole remained silent for a moment. He had long since learned that Linda never asked for simple favors… there was always something behind her words.

After a pause, he said, “Your cousin can submit their CV like everyone else. My assistant will handle it.”

His voice held no warmth, but neither was it cold. A careful balance.

Linda smiled on the other end. “Please, Cole.”

His fingers stilled. He didn’t respond.

Sensing

at the conversation was nearing its end, Linda shifted gears. Her voice turned casual, almost affectionate. “What are you doing now? Been busy lately?”

At that moment, the door to Cole’s office was pushed open.

a voice of another female began in the background of Cole, He said somewhat coldly,

desk, her mind lingering

in her ears, a sharp reminder of how

especially a man, to treat

one in control, the one who dictated the

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cut her off

the background, a familiar one, but in her brief moment of surprise, she hadn’t

near his desk, holding

speaking,

you?” she asked. “I can wait for you to finish the

Cole pressed the button to hang

made it clear, there was no one more important to him in that moment than the person standing in front

finality. He leaned back in his chair, his sharp eyes studying

interaction much thought, and took a seat

in front of her and began

reviewing.

furrowed as she traced each clause

the papers, his attention was on her movements, the way she bit the inside of her cheek when she was deep in concentration, the way her fingers

always prided himself on maintaining a

associate, she was someone he found himself drawn to in ways he

mid–afternoon, Linda’s cousin, Brigitta, approached her with a

interview,” Brigitta announced, a note of excitement in her voice.

looked up from her phone. She had already expected this result. After all, she had spoken to Cole about it

with a small, knowing smile. “I told you there