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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.

Cole, He said somewhat coldly, “If there’s nothing else, I’m going to hang up the phone for

the smooth surface of her desk, her mind lingering

sharp reminder of how easily he had dismissed her.

rare for anyone, especially a man, to treat her

control, the one who dictated the terms of an interaction.

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her off without

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 it. Who

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

speaking, her tone

“I can wait for you to finish the call if

speaking when Cole pressed

was no one more important to him in that moment than the

simply, his voice carrying a certain finality. He leaned back in his chair, his

giving the interaction much thought, and took a seat across from him.

her and began scanning

reviewing.

as she traced each clause

gaze lingering on her. He wasn’t looking at 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 lightly tapped against the table as

prided himself on maintaining a professional distance in his

Nora, it was different. She wasn’t just another business associate, she was someone he found himself drawn to in ways

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

the interview,” Brigitta announced, a note of

all, she had spoken to Cole about it beforehand. There was no way Brigitta

said with a small, knowing smile. “I told