Chapter 7

Thea looked up at Nicolas, her voice steady. "Mr. Hendrix, I want to end my engagement with Jake. From now on, I want nothing more to do with him."

Nicolas raised an eyebrow, momentarily surprised. "Are you sure about this?"

Thea gripped her hands tightly on her knees. "I am. I hope you can understand my actions. No one wants to be cheated on. I didn't intend to embarrass the Hendrix family."

Nicolas said nothing in response but added, his tone remaining calm, "Take a few days to think it through. Don't make a rash decision you'll regret."

Thea misinterpreted his words, thinking he was threatening her, and her face grew even paler. "Mr. Hendrix, I—"

"I helped you today, but it comes with conditions," Nicolas interrupted, shifting slightly in his seat, his presence as cold and distant as stone.

"I know you don't want to stay at Avon Ventures, but I need you to finish the Warren Group project you're working on," Nicolas said. "You're a valuable employee, and I stepped in today because it was the right thing to do." Thea felt her anxiety ease a little, offering Nicolas a sincere smile. "Thank you, Mr. Hendrix."

Avon Ventures was a key subsidiary of the Hendrix Group. Thea had joined the company alongside Jake.

Jake hated being bound by company rules, but his family pressured him into staying, so Thea ended up doing most of his work.

She even handled several projects worth millions of dollars on his behalf, without recognition.

The Rowland family hadn't objected, partly because they assumed she'd eventually marry into the Hendrix family, and partly because her efforts at Avon Ventures benefitted the Rowland family, too.

Now, as Thea reflected, she realized she'd spent years working for everyone else's gain. How foolish she'd been.

Upon arrival, Thea quickly disappeared into the night.

looking irritated. "Mr. Hendrix, they're not pleased with your

remained as cold as ice. "Are the executives

you tell Miss Rowland to reconsider breaking off

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followed Thea the moment she walked into

the family party yesterday. She

things too far," another

Madelyn shouldn't have been

Jealousy can make people act crazy," another person chimed in. "She's just throwing her weight around because of her money and connections. I've never liked her

expression neutral

"Miss Rowland, all the meeting rooms are booked today. Did you have

is coming to review our products today. If everything goes

took Miss Terell to handle that. He said you wouldn't be coming in today, so he brought her

went blank, her face growing tense. She rushed toward

the Warren Group representatives around the product area. Since this was a major order that could

at Madelyn, like he was saying,

eyes met often, full of sweetness. After the

descriptions Madelyn was presenting had been painstakingly prepared by

around them cast looks of either mockery or pity in Thea's

Wintean from Warren Group was inspecting the products on display, speaking quickly to the

turned to Madelyn and asked, "Miss Terell,

smile faded instantly, her face going pale with panic.

had only

expected this situation, but he tried to calm her with a silent

client picked up on the tension and frowned. "Are you serious?

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