Chapter 250

I decided to go. Maybe I could use this chance to learn more from Bree about the truth behind my parents

car accident.

After convincing myself, I checked the time. I still had three hours before I was supposed to meet Bree, so I headed to the office.

"Good morning, Ms. Crown. Xander greeted me with a bright smile as if just seeing me was enough to brighten his day.

"Good morning, Mr. Roulder."

"You're looking great today, Ms. Crown. Got a new boyfriend?" Xander asked with a familiarity that suggested we were closer than we actually were.

A brief flash of last night's sweet moments with Brandon crossed my mind. I forced a smile and replied," Mr. Roulder, you did mention that the weather was nice today."

Since I wasn't close to him, I certainly wasn't going to share my personal life. He chuckled, and I went straight into my office. It was Monday, which meant the department had a routine meeting. During the meeting, everyone reported on their performance. One of them, Harold Corbyn, handed me a

contract.

a new lighting supplier I just negotiated with. They're a startup, and they

contract. "Established less

Harold seemed a

higher than partnering with a company that had been around for at least three years due to

Crown. I've negotiated the service fee terms with them. They've agreed to pay a 50% deposit

"It sounds like they're really

exactly! They're very sincere. I'd feel bad turning them

the laughter and teased him. "What's their idea of sincerity? Did

company rules like that. They just genuinely want to work with us, they're

and replied, "I

and

to Harold and said, "Well, Harold, if you

clever. He quickly deflected the responsibility back to me and said,

my approval and Xander's signature before it could

clients desperately. Hence, there was no need to get overly excited about every opportunity. This was likely why Chris's previous attempt at a partnership was rejected

outright by the boss.

was curious about him but

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