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.

could respond, Xander continued, “Just call me

not

hint of surprise

was pleased with that. “Yes,

uncomfortable with

the habit of addressing him as Xander had been ingrained in her. It was hard to change that all

“But it feels strange.”

to it over time. It’ll become a

go. I’ll take you

broad and warm, different from the coldness that Benjamin had once

instinctively wanted to pull her hand back, but Xander held

had a dark expression. A chilly air emanated from his whole b*dy, making Larry

shall we

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sight, his anger showed no sign of subsiding. In the end, it turned into a faint

think I was really a jerk in the

question took Larry

a jerk, particularly when he had an

Benjamin’s expression and saw a look of desolation he had never seen in all the years they had

knew it was because