Chapter 233

Jeremy had just made his way back into the heart of the city. He had just finished a meeting.

After answering Ronald's call, the smile on his face was impossible to suppress.

As Harper walked in, she caught Jeremy with a smirk that spelled nothing but trouble.

"Mr. Patel, here are the documents you need to sign."

No sooner had she finished her sentence than Jeremy's phone began to ring again. He glanced at the caller ID, and his smile widened. It was Yorick.

Jeremy answered, "Hey."

"Did you just clinch the deal with the Lugar family?"

Even through the phone, Jeremy could hear the sound of Yorick grinding his teeth.

His voice dripped with mischief as he replied, "What else? You expected me to wait for you to screw it up first, so I could swoop in and fix it?

See, the thing is, you got caught up, let's say, chasing skirts. Me? I don't have the patience for such distractions."

Yorick was silent, his breathing heavy.

"Why would the

I'm not tangled up in any

Yorick was speechless.

Seriously? That's

might as well have been tearing Jeremy

in Yorick's heart!, "Honestly, you shouldn't even be worried about the Lugar deal right

with

Jeremy shrugged nonchalantly. "Well, that's

then turned to Harper. "Pick out some jewelry or something a girl

aback. "For Ms.

need to make sure we're on her

Jeremy that Stella held a

lips twitched. "Are we really

gifting

awkwardness of past

advised, "That's why I'm asking you to choose. Pick

misunderstandings."

Harper's nerves only grew.

woman? That could easily be misinterpreted,

the line. Answering the call, Jeremy's tone was less

especially cautious, given the critical phase of his collaboration with Mr. Quinn. The last thing he

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