Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell

Chapter 172

Francis struck up a conversation with someone in the finance department beside him. “Hey, beautiful, do your hands cramp up after counting money for so long?”

The finance beauty rolled her eyes. “I’ve done this even longer before and never experienced hand cramps!”

“Then maybe you haven’t counted enough!”

“Hm,” The beauty responded indifferently, seeming uninterested in engaging further.

Francis persisted. “How long have you been doing finance?”

“Three years.”

“Your salary must be pretty high, then.”

“Not really.”

“Do you have a boyfriend?”

“No.”

“What kind of boyfriend are you looking for? I know…”

“Can you please shut up?” The beauty suddenly interrupted Francis, her anger evident. This caught the attention of the other staff nearby.

nervous and stuttered, “I’m

counting money here. You’re distracting her,

his head. “I’ll keep quiet from now on!”

the next moment, the previously angry beauty stared at Francis in surprise and

then earnestly examined the

exclaimed, “I’m Renee Brown,

slightly. “Oh, it’s you!”

you two know each other?”

my sister’s high school classmate!” Renee replied.

you’ve become quite sturdy after serving

questioned him with a serious expression, “When did you retire? Why didn’t you

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head and smiled bitterly. “Your sister is married now. I didn’t want to disturb her

took a deep breath and said, “It seems she didn’t tell you anything.”

looked up at Renee, his

Renee choked out, “My sister has been gone

emotions uncontrollable as he grabbed Renee’s shoulders. His voice

explained, “My sister was diagnosed with lymphoma in her

bloodshot, trembling as he muttered, “How could this happen? Why… Why

she tell me?”

frowned and said,

after