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Chapter 140

"The Arnold Group's bidding event starts in an hour."

Natalie's professional tone pulled Serena's thoughts back to work.

Hugh's words from last night still echoed in her mind. "I'll hold you to that."

For a man who handled things so decisively, it was surprising that he would leave a favor hanging.

But right now, work mattered more than any man.

The car came to a smooth stop.

Dressed in a crisp white business suit and heels, Serena arrived early at the banquet hall outside the bidding venue, planning to rest while she waited.

Natalie handed her the prepared bid proposal. "Here's the document-"

Just then, a sharp female voice cut through the air, followed by the crisp sound of a slap.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you use Cole's name to ask me for favors?"

A figure stumbled backward, landing in the hallway.

Serena and Natalie instinctively stopped in their tracks.

Wait... Wasn't that Sarah?

cheek, disbelief

spoke to Cole about this!

your

out of the banquet hall, dressed in a sleek black-and-gold business suit. Her wavy hair was pinned up, and her eyes were

fiancé's name to pressure me into handing you this project. Setting aside how unet il that is, who do you think you are? You're not even his mistress, yet you have the nerve to come begging me

slapped you. I'd have had someone rip your dress off

lowered her voice as she explained to

Regina, the heiress of the

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assistant beside Regina

Ms. Sarah's older sister." Then, their eyes

because she hadn't

gathering, Regina had been a sweet, playful girl

Cole's side.

in a professional setting, she carried herself with the confidence of a lioness, nothing like the

her directly,

shame, shouldn't you, as her sister, drag her home and deal with her, properly? Or

anger, Instead, she smiled and stepped forward, extending a hand to Regina. "Ms. Arnold, nice to meet you. I'm Sarah's half sister. "I hope her bad

Half-sister? Bad behaviour?

right into Regina's

weren't full siblings, so of course they weren't

of leveraging the Larsons' influence to secure the bid. She also made no mention of

Jansen Group.

learned about her relationship with Hugh through

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