Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 234

Angela was already feeling irritated and had no patience to deal with Mia.

"I'm fine. I'm leaving. Ms. Spencer, don't follow me."

But Mia grabbed her wrist. "Ms. Graham, if there's something bothering you, you can talk to me. This is the Jewell residence; if there's anything I can help with, I—"

"Ms. Spencer, you're overestimating yourself."

Angela pulled her hand back, her gaze sharp.

"Instead of spending time trying to make friends, you should focus on improving yourself. Otherwise, even if you had a hundred friends, the people who look down on you still won't see you any differently."

Her words were blunt, cutting straight through Mia's intentions and laying them bare for all to see.

Mia's face paled. "I—I wasn't... I just thought, since you helped me, I—"

"I helped you?" Angela let out a cold chuckle.

"Or did you guide me into helping you? Who can really say? Tell me, as the hostess of the banquet, how did you just happen to end up in the back garden, where Olivia and her group were waiting to corner you? And just by chance, I happened to be there too?"

the frustration in her heart was surging out of

family shouldn't be too difficult. So do yourself a favor-stay away from me. Stop trying to curry favor. I won't

turned and walked away, her steps firm and

figure disappear, her expression

with smart people.

...

"Not interested."

sat on the couch as she video-called Clara on

upcoming company retreat

really not

one-he even invited some of his foreign friends. One of them happens to be the CEO of MK Corporation, the company you've been trying to negotiate with If you go and talk to him, you might be

pasta. Lately, he seemed to prefer eating at home. Even if it was something as

of zesty tomato pasta,

QUMS

Ms. Graham, did I just hear that right? MK

Her excitement was palpable.

been trying to set up a meeting with the CEO for ages,