Charlie quickly slipped out of the house while the quarrel was still going strong inside the house.

It would be best for him to stay out of the annoying domestic disputes.

Charlie went into a small cafe, ordered some snacks, and decided to spend his leisure time there until the evening. 4

It was a famous gourmet street in Aurous Hill with people bustling around.

Charlie was enjoying his meal when he suddenly spotted two figures on the opposite side of the street, one of them looking extraordinarily familiar.

That was Claire, wasn't it?

Across the street was a very lavish restaurant. Charlie saw Claire sitting by the huge window on the second floor, and opposite her was a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes wearing gold-framed glasses. 2

Claire was holding a folder and talking to the man non-stop as if she was showing her portfolio and her new role as a freelance designer and hoped that the man would invest in her new establishment. 1 Despite her enthusiasm, the man didn't seem to pay any attention to her speech. He even attempted to touch Claire's hand by taking the folder from her

she quickly pulled

was boiling upon

he try to sexually assault his

over with a plate of chips. Before he could put it down, Charlie slammed a twenty dollar note on the table and got to his feet

"Keep the change."

floor lounge of

disgust surging inside her, Claire plastered on a polite smile and said to the man across the table, "Mr. Murray, I've compiled all of my company's future plan and prospects in this folder that will promise a

smile. "However, we have invested a lot of money into various projects recently, and our capital is quite restricted for the

was a little disappointed. She had spent the whole morning presenting her portfolio to him, but

confused her. 4

talk to the senior executives first. Frankly speaking, your portfolio looks very interesting. How about we continue the discussion at

Murray, that's

Claire hesitated.

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