In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 145 Was I a Jerk

“But I was well prepared, thanks to you. You shared the nanotechnology information with me beforehand. Otherwise, I might have been humiliated by Wendy during the meeting.

“Xander, are we still going to collaborate with Nexa on this project?”

Hearing that, Xander reached out and ruffled her hair. His eyes were full of tenderness, as if he were looking at a precious treasure. “What do you think?”

“Well, business is business. We should keep it separate from personal grudges.”

Xander hummed in agreement and continued, “Okay. We’ll need to see Nexa’s sincerity. But Gracie, can I discuss something with you?”

As Grace looked at him, her eyes were extremely innocent, making his heart skip a beat.

Some things needed to be said.

“Can you change the way you address me from now on?”

Grace froze for a moment, followed by a confused expression.

continued, “Just call me Xan from now on.

not special at

hint of surprise flashed in

that.

felt somewhat uncomfortable

grown up together, and the habit of addressing him as Xander had been ingrained in

“But it feels strange.”

it over time. It’ll become a habit.”

go. I’ll take

broad and warm, different

instinctively wanted to pull her hand back, but

watching from a distance, had a dark expression.

asked, “Mr. Hawkins, shall we go

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out of sight, his anger showed no sign of subsiding. In the

I was really a jerk in

took Larry

being a jerk, particularly when he had an affair during

saw a look of desolation he had never seen in

knew it was because