Chapter 177

Before she had a chance to react, a voice piped up from nearby. “They’re from Bran… the new guy in the R&D department!”

Nora barely blinked. She wasn’t surprised. She wasn’t particularly moved either.

“Okay, I know,” she said simply, setting the bouquet aside without further comment.

She had work to do.

By noon, she spotted Leo in the corridor and casually asked, “Lunch?”

Leo sighed dramatically. “I wish. My sister is making me go to a couple’s restaurant so she can take a million photos for her social media.”

Nora smirked. She had met Leo’s sister before… a stylish woman with an effortless charm. “Sounds like a tough life,” she teased.

Leo groaned. “You have no idea.”

With a small laugh, Nora waved him off and headed toward the cafeteria.

**Meanwhile, at the Couple’s Restaurant**

Leo arrived at the restaurant as instructed. It was an elegant place, the ambiance intimate and romantic, with soft lighting and beautifully set tables.

Most of the patrons were couples on dates, leaning in close, whispering to each other.

Leo grimaced. He was already dreading this.

Not long after, his sister finally arrived, her eyes lighting up as she surveyed the aesthetic of the place.

“Perfect,” she declared. “This is exactly the kind of vibe I wanted!”

Leo rolled his eyes but said nothing.

That was when someone else walked in.

Charles.

And he wasn’t alone.

at his side,

was draped loosely around her waist, his expression

narrowed his eyes slightly, observing

carried himself seemed calculated, as if he wanted to be seen.

bad feeling

glance, Charles spotted Leo

with curiosity, but Leo had his back turned and

in his chair, his posture relaxed yet attentive.

woman with delicate features and perfectly styled hair,

on Leo.

pulled out his phone, tilting

Leo sitting across from an elegantly dressed

message in his group chat with

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[Guess what happened?]

later, he added

that this is a

sent the message and waited.

clicked on the notification and saw Charles’s

read the message

also remained

his fingers against

wanted someone to react, someone to share in his amusement. When no one did, he grew impatient and

[?????????

no reply from

It’s dinner

only one who responded.

a date

that at least

birthday party, but she had heard plenty

spoken highly of Nora at

even mentioned, rather casually, that if Leo

Linda had dismissed it as baseless

she knew everything,* Linda thought. “If she learned about Nora’s past marriage, her real situation… there’s no way she’d agree to her marrying into

she

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