Chapter 1170:

Warnings from Sadie rang in her mind. Malcolm was a sly old fox—wasn’t he supposed to be recovering in a villa on the city’s edge? What was he doing here now?

“Mr. Pierce, I’m just delivering lunch to Ms. Hudson,” Tina replied, lifting the packed meal for emphasis.

Malcolm managed a strained laugh.

“Ah, I see, I see. I’ll get out of your way, Ms. Delgado. Plenty on my own plate to handle.” With a quick nod, he turned and made a beeline for the elevator, keen to avoid any further questioning.

Right on cue, the elevator chimed open, and Malcolm darted inside, his hurried departure speaking volumes. The elevator doors slowly closed.

Tina was left standing in the hallway, her frown deepening.

Something about Malcolm’s behavior felt off, a knot of suspicion settling in her chest.

her way back to the

across her lap. The moment the door clicked open, she glanced up, immediately catching the tension in Tina’s

the matter? Did something

her thoughts, Tina set the lunch on the

run-in with Malcolm at Nirvana spilled out in her recounting. Sadie’s hand, still holding a pen, paused mid-note, her

the company’s restless shareholders to stir the

up at Nirvana might not mean much—at least, not

on the shareholders—Malcolm in particular. Let me know about any

beat, Tina agreed. “Will do,

more chapters at

able to lock down a meeting

Tina quickly replied, “Yes.”

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