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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

smooth surface of her desk, her mind lingering on the abrupt way Cole had ended their conversation.

her ears, a sharp reminder of how easily he had dismissed

anyone, especially a man, to treat her so

one in control, the one who dictated the terms of an

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Cole had cut her off without

together as she exhaled slowly, reigning in her irritation. There had been a female voice in the background, a familiar one, but in her brief moment of surprise, she hadn’t been able to place

Cole’s office, Nora stood near his desk, holding a stack of documents in her

a moment before speaking, her tone polite

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

finished speaking when Cole

important to him in that moment than the person

his voice carrying a certain finality. He

nodded, not giving the interaction much thought, and took

began

reviewing.

focus was precise, her brows slightly furrowed as she traced each clause with her

the way she bit the inside of her cheek when she was deep in concentration, the way her fingers lightly tapped against the table as she

always prided himself on maintaining a professional distance in his

was different. She wasn’t just another business associate, she was

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

Brigitta announced, a note of

she had spoken to Cole about it beforehand. There was no way Brigitta wouldn’t get the

with a small, knowing smile. “I told you there wouldn’t