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Charles leaned back in his chair, remembering that the pendant was a family heirloom–he’d heard that straight from Jack.

Yolanda was always so quiet about everything, so adorably meek it just made you want to tease her.

He picked up the documents next to him, his mood unshaken by what had just happened. He just told jack, “Go ahead with Minister Howard.”

Jack lowered his head, respectful as always. “It’s already in motion.”

Charles nodded. “Tomorrow morning, get things ready for Yolanda…”

Well, he’d just handed her that black card, and honestly, nothing else seemed to top that.

‘Fine. If Yolanda really wants me to keep out of Starlight’s affairs, then once she officially joins them, I’ll just ignore what happens over there.‘ Charles thought to himself.

Jack kept politely waiting for further instructions, but Charles stayed silent.

“CEO?” Jack asked.

Charles rubbed his temples with a soft chuckle. “Jack, why does she have to be so sweet and obedient?”

It was clear he was talking about Yolanda.

Jack was even more sure now–Yolanda was slowly but surely making her way into the CEO’s heart.

*****

Yolanda woke up feeling burned out and weak all over, like she barely had any strength left.

She got out of bed, went through her morning routine, and stared at her pale face in the mirror, pressing her lips into a thin line.

At seven sharp, like clockwork, she headed downstairs and found Charles waiting for her.

His gaze lingered on the pendant around her neck before slowly turning away.

“Are you feeling any better?” Charles teased lightly. “Just went along without thinking? Honestly, how can you be so naive?”

Yolanda dropped her gaze, eyes a little misty. “He said he’d burn the pendant and I… I guess I got scared.”

“If it means that much to you, then why did you give it to me in the first place?” Charles continued gently.

Yolanda said nothing, just kept her head down and quietly ate her food.

Charles’s heart melted. He leaned in, kissed her cheek and murmured, “Dummy.”

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words kept echoing in his mind–she’s

673

years and counting. But if he

she stood up. “I’m heading

you’re the boss now. I won’t

eyes sparkled. She grabbed his hand, bubbling with

just

his arms, cradled her face, and kissed

slipped away, leaving them

was soft and

found herself thinking about that silver pendant Ian wore

how to keep things interesting,’

her lashes dipping as she

out again?” he

Starlight,” Yolanda replied quickly. “I got tons of advice from Aunt Simone–pretty sure it’ll come in

dark. ‘Seriously, no woman has ever spaced out on me when I make a move, he thought, feeling more than a little

bit more possessive. “Next time you zone out on me,

immediately went crimson. She snatched up a slice

he watched

in the car, she finished her bread, her face already calm

on pause for a while. Vivian had stepped way over the line one too many times, and Charles definitely wasn’t

anyone to provoke him like

families? Yolanda knew she was just a nobody–nothing she could do about any of it. So,

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woman standing before her–the poor girl actually ended up

can’t you give me a break? I really don’t want to go to that dinner

cropped short, barely longer than most guys‘, giving her a crisp,

women’s suit, and at the girl’s desperate words, Mary irritably shoved the documents aside. “Coming to me isn’t going to help you. See

and after thirteen years, she’d been forced to fight for her place

place like Starlight, you had to put in a hundred

six execs at Starlight

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