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?”

try to know if that’s possible,” Cordelia answered clearly, as clear as her gaze was. “The company has never taken seniority into account.

Jesse laughed.

you’re set on trying to chew this rubber meat, let me tell you what I’ve picked

was dark. “Don’t even think about the top of the four major families, the Hamertons. You can

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

paused and studied her

you, women must have exchanged whatever achievement they got with themselves, is that it? Women must sell themselves and take

her

you must be envious of women’s innate advantage since you talk about it so much, right, Mr. Ford? You must hate that you’re a man and can’t take

a country excelling in transgender surgeries. It’s not too far, and it’s cheap. Return tickets will

Jesse gnashed his teeth.

You’d definitely look better than me if you became a woman! The company will

people around them who heard it chuckled behind their hands as they whispered about Jesse’s

Cordelia smirked and left.

gleamed from Cordelia’s impassive gaze was chilling and exactly like Marcus,

looked up information on the computer right after

was curious and peeked behind her only

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