Chapter 160

Curtis’ eyes were hard and unyielding, “Jeremy I know what you’re up to, and it’s not your place to meddle in my affairs with her.”

Jeremy hesitated, but ultimately didn’t budge, “I’m not trying to meddle. Curtis, if she’s not willing, you shouldn’t be forcing her.”

The normally unflappable Curtis actually paused at his words.

“I’m not forcing her,” he said, looking at Leanne “Leanne, just hear me out.”

“I don’t want to.” Leanne didn’t even glance his way, and with that, she turned and walked

away.

Curtis stood there, watching her leave without a backward glance, her retreating figure a stark symbol of his defeat.

Her lack of trust and outright resistance left him feeling a profound sense of frustration. It was like when he tried to make a name for ElitePinnacle amidst the squeeze of the top investment banks, struggling every single day like walking on a knife’s edge, fighting against time, facing the threat of bankruptcy and the humiliation of fleeing back home. Never had he felt so helpless.

But this was a situation of his own making; he couldn’t blame anyone else.

Jeremy walked Leanne to the entrance of the spa, where a long corridor separated the

men’s and women’s sections.

Leanne, lost in thought, took a couple of steps inside before she remembered Jeremy still there and turned back to say, “Thanks.”

to say something but stopped

nodded and continued on

and lack of necessity. Nothing in this world required Mr. Curtis

was a lie, what was he after? If it was the truth, then what

mean?

was

murky waters, but she didn’t want to think about it.

was excellent. She found the room where Joy and Selina were waiting, and when she entered, surprisingly, they were both still dressed, sitting opposite each other on the edge of the pool, sweating from the heat, their robes wrapped around them like armor,

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“Why aren’t you stripping? I want to see those abs

upstage you? You’re older, you go first.”

when do you respect me

“Just

slipped into the water, lost in thought.

join her. They glanced at each other’s figures and then exchanged a look.

then binged on a cheese pizza, had a milkshake, and even a slice of cake,

for the same workout photo every day since day

one.”

“You think I didn’t notice? You changed outfits to fake progress, but you forgot the timestamps on

her eyes at

so in the end, the only person you fooled was me,

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