Cordelia was surprised. Jesse blocked her way with a sneer, and his gaze was hostile and disdainful.

“Hah, my dear junior, you’re learned and skilled now! You even have your eyes on my position, huh?”

Cordelia did not want to argue with him and went around him, but Jesse spoke up again behind her. “You think that sly old fox Michael sincerely wants to promote you? He’s just using you!”

Cordelia turned to look at him.

Jesse tugged his tie in annoyance. He slowly paced to her, but she could not help being nauseated by the pungent tobacco scent on him.

“Cordelia, if you like my place so much, I’ll give it to you! Why come at me like this?”

“I’ve never coveted your place.” Cordelia looked at him coldly. “Mr. Johnson asked me over and said that—”

“Those who are capable work more?” Jesse scoffed. “That fox used me the same way back then!”

Cordelia’s gaze dimmed as she leaned back to put some distance between them.

“Centrolis is a piece of meat so hard to chew that the director is powerless. And you? You want to score it?”

“The company has never taken seniority into account. If you’re

Jesse laughed.

trying to chew

of your life!” Jesse’s gaze was dark. “Don’t even think about the top of the four major

deep breath and smiled at Jesse after a few seconds of silence. “You always like talking about women and their

studied

achievement they got

at her

much, right, Mr. Ford? You must hate that you’re a man and can’t take a woman’s ‘shortcut’

cheap.

Jesse gnashed his teeth.

than me if you became a woman! The

people around them who heard it chuckled behind their hands as they

Cordelia smirked and left.

impassive gaze was chilling and exactly like Marcus, who had beaten him up the other

up information on the computer

was curious and peeked behind her only to see Josiah’s photo on Cordelia’s

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