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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.

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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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kept echoing in his mind–she’s totally in love

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always known about Yolanda’s feelings–fifteen years and counting. But if he

finished eating, she stood up. “I’m heading to

you’re the boss now. I won’t

hand, bubbling with joy. “Thank you,

just too easy to

swept her into his arms, cradled

slipped away, leaving them

was soft

about that silver pendant Ian wore at his waist the other

to keep things interesting,’ she thought

waist. Yolanda blinked, her lashes dipping as she caught Charles’s eyes narrowing

out again?”

replied quickly. “I got tons

woman has ever spaced out on me when I make a move, he thought, feeling

more possessive. “Next time you zone

immediately went crimson. She snatched up a slice of bread. “Gotta go!” she

as he

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

could finally put the whole Andrade family mess on pause for a while. Vivian had stepped way over the line one too many times, and Charles definitely wasn’t going to let it

would never allow anyone

could do about any of it. So, for now, she decided to just head over to

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in her office, gazing down at a weeping young woman standing before her–the poor girl actually ended up kneeling,

me a break? I really don’t want

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

“Coming to me isn’t going to help you. See these papers? That’s my pay cut notice–they want me gone. I

execs at Starlight, and after thirteen years, she’d

a place like Starlight, you had to put in a

other six execs at Starlight never truly

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