Keith hadn't expected Elodie to ignore him.

He stared, baffled, at her receding figure disappearing down the hallway.

What on earth was with Elodie? She'd clearly seen him, yet hadn't even bothered to say hello.

"Keith?" someone beside him called.

Snapping out of his daze, Keith replied, "It's nothing. I'll report back to Mr.

Silverstein with all the details."

Before leaving, he glanced once more in Elodie's direction, frowning.

What game was Elodie playing at this time?

Back on the top floor of The Silverstein Group.

Jarrod had just exited a meeting, scanning the reports handed to him by his assistants as he walked. Keith told the secretaries to return to their department and followed Jarrod into his office.

"Mr. Silverstein, the Kim & Co. side agreed to a one percent concession. They're being quite sincere. Please take a look."

Jarrod flipped through the documents and signed with barely a glance. "Good work."

"Any progress contacting Dr. Charlie Sterling?" Sylvie had been eager to meet Dr. Sterling, and Jarrod

been a challenge, sir. Dr. Sterling is notoriously private-he doesn't do casual meetings, rarely shows up at public events,

don't care what it takes or how much it costs."

Dr. Sterling, Jarrod was willing to go to any lengths, just to help Sylvie gain a foothold and reputation

But-

at the Kim & Co. office." The memory of Elodie brushing him

come crawling back, begging

eyelashes flickered. "Did

with Dr. Sterling now," Keith continued, unable to hide his disdain.

for her boots,

"She's already joined VistaLink Technologies. Calling her 'Ms. Thorne' isn't appropriate anymore. She may

what Jarrod was thinking. He

watch and stood

"Should I clear out the things your wife sent over earlier? All those

items to Jarrod, and they'd sat there ever since,

she was gone from The Silverstein Group, wasn't it just a waste of space to keep

turn his head.

afternoon, Elodie was surprised to see Jarrod's name light

she'd moved out, he'd barely contacted her-only once, in the middle of the

of the time, Jarrod seemed to forget he even

answered. "What is

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