Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 504 What's Going On

Jack was stunned briefly.

"It's nothing huge, really. I'm negotiating a business deal outside. So, I'm not in the company. Can't I call you for the sake of it?"

I pursed my lips. How was having a younger sister born out of wedlock, not a huge deal? However, I held it in when I saw the displeased look on Astrid's face.

"Are you going to ask me about the interns?"

Astrid brushed past me and went back to the office, which left me feeling even more curious.

"Yeah. Is she at the office already?"

I covered my phone and asked softly, "Did you arrange for someone other than Astrid to intern at the company?"

"Huh?" Jack chuckled. "Aside from you and Astrid, who else would I have arranged?"

I thought about his usual temper and character, and I found the whole ordeal to be a little strange.

If Mackenzie was actually born out of wedlock and her father was one of the McLennons, Jack would never have arranged for her to be here. After all, Jack had the tendency to look out for his own people.

were supposedly setting up

to how Mackenzie behaved, and I couldn't stop

saying that you only have Astrid

very calm, not at all

to me that you wanted her to

to chit-chat with Jack a little. Eventually, he told me to inform him immediately if anything came up before ending the

were strange. Was Jack really out on a business negotiation? Did he really just call to chat with me during

continued to stare at my phone screen and thought about the call I didn't get to make earlier. I shook off those thoughts. What mattered was that Mackenzie wasn't a member of the McLennon family who was born out of wedlock.

it's cold, for God's

eating expensive and delicious food and sighed. Then,

a sudden, I had that strange

even spent money to make everyone recognize her as the person she presented herself to be. But what would she do after this? With that said, Mackenzie merely had to

dressed in various brands from head to toe, and she got into the company as an intern effortlessly. Coupled with the lunch she bought for the department everyone basically thought she was Jack's younger

Astrid told me that Jack didn't actually come to Erewhon

to the McLennon family. Since they let Jack take over, it's considered part of the McLennan family now. In

mean he comes here

often.

that you were here, he probably wouldn't

tea time, Astrid couldn't hold it in anymore.

the question, she tore me a new one. What