Cordelia showed Oliver to the meeting room.

The gathered people at the door were gloating.

“Ms. Carmichael just wanted Mr. Jones to say that Cordelia’s ring is made of green glass. Who knew it was an authentic emerald? She even got the client in the end!” someone whispered cheerily. “I suppose she suffered a double loss?”

“Pfft! More like penny-wise but pound-foolish!”

“Haha!”

Karine stood where she was, frozen. Her mind was empty, and she shook from rage.

She walked over quickly and slammed the door. The loud thud echoed.

The people gathered at the door dispersed, but peals of laughter lingered in the office. They were already displeased by her arrogance, but they allowed her behavior since her uncle was a major shareholder.

They were secretly over the moon to see her defeated today.

After sending Oliver to the entrance of the company, smiling, Cordelia caressed the ring on her finger softly after saying goodbye.

Was it really an emerald?

She beamed, and two tiny dimples perked on her cheeks as if they contained all of the sweetness of the world in them.

Now that she thought about it carefully, her luck seemed to have improved after marrying Marcus. She was getting more and more sales. Not only that, but he would always appear to help whenever a crisis arose.

had told her that she

like Marcus brought his wife

would get off work soon, so she thought of making meatballs for

Karine’s

Carmichael.” Cordelia neutrally

Karine’s raging mockery coming from behind just as she was going up.

and stared at

a strong will, Cordelia! Look at you and your husband. One steals things, and the other steals hearts. The two of you are a match

her lip while

purpose. There was a red light lit on the surveillance camera.

with surveillance cameras every time she triggered Cordelia. In that case, no matter how she crossed the line, Cordelia

her, she would have to stay out of the

at her ring. “It’s nothing to be ashamed of to be poor, but it’s too much to steal! You’re a good lady,

know. A man who was imprisoned for a long

time, she decided not to take the insult. She asked Karine softly after glancing at her. “Senior, can we have

her humbled, Karine’s rage finally subsided a

surrendering? Hah, she knows her limit,

I won’t take it from you. You’ll take all of the commission when the deal is closed. You’ll take the credit. Are you happy with the

scoffed. “You know your place, all

we talk somewhere else? There are too many people here. There are things that

agreed. She followed the former through the office building and arrived at a remote space at

and nobody would pass by. Most importantly, there were no cameras around. She had spotted this ‘perfect place’

remained arrogant.

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