Chapter 160

Ronald's chuckle grew louder as he placed a piece into Stella's plate.

Stella, with an exaggerated gesture, stuffed the food into her mouth, chewing with a vengeance! Her gritted teeth and fierce determination made it clear she wasn't so satisfied with this dinner choice. However, as the flavors melded on her tongue, her look of utter betrayal swiftly melted away. "This is actually delicious."

Especially the sauce - it was definitely something special.

Ronald asked, "Delicious?"

Stella nodded, "Yeah, really good."

Her disappointment vanished, discovering for the first time that the non-spicy version could indeed be scrumptious.

The atmosphere around the dining table lightened instantly.

...

Meanwhile, at the office of the Patel Group, Jeremy felt an inexplicable shiver run down his spine as he stepped from the conference room into his office.

"Crank up the heat, will you?

looked puzzled, "It's

She didn't feel it.

at Harper's light office

replied, "Not at all. Maybe you've caught a cold or something,

cold, with the office heating set to a constant,

idea,

she'd just drop it, and turned to sort through the stack of documents that had just

settled into his office, his phone buzzed insistently. He picked it up to

to secure

patting his

but a small box in the

his relief turned to shock - it contained a bracelet, not the ring. How did the ring get replaced with a

Caius remained oblivious to Jeremy's

competition! If he got his hands on it, I'd never hear the end of it." Jeremy was now grappling with a headache, "Are those two still at

friends of Jeremy, but their wives, once best friends, had fallen out over who knew what two

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