264 See you at lunch.

"Hi, I have an appointment with Mr. Zoren Pierson, Penny said, leaning against the CEO department's front desk with a smile.

The assistant looked up at her and smiled subtly. "Miss, I'm afraid you cannot see Mr. Pierson right now."

"It's okay. I'll wait."

"No, Ma'am. Mr. Pierson didn't give any instructions that he's expecting someone today"

"Ah." Penny nodded. "That makes sense."

Her smile, however, widened as her brows rose. "Tell him that it's someone from the Prime Group"

Prime Group?

The assistant was aware of the boss's schedule, and Prime Group was on today's agenda. Therefore, she quickly offered Penny a smile. Penny was beautiful, and from her simple yet elegant attire, she looked professional. The assistant promptly changed her tone to a friendlier

onc.

"Alright. The boss's assistant is inside. I'll have to relay this first," she said, and Penny nodded. amiably.

As the assistant pressed a button on the telecom connected to the CEO's office because Benjamin was there, they heard Benjamin's voice.

"You again?!"

The clerk and Penny turned instinctively toward the owner of the voice. Penny's face twitched. while the assistant furrowed her brows. "Sir Ben..."

"What are you doing here?!" Benjamin roared aggressively, his finger almost touching Penny's nose. "Didn't I say you're not allowed inside? Where are the guards?!"

Penny ground her teeth and hissed back, "And I also said I have important business affairs. That's why I am here."

think I don't know you're with Dean?! If he asked you to come here and aggravate the

scoffed in disbelief at his lack of restraint. "Is this how the people from the

a vixen, trying

there's a misunderstanding... the assistant

today.

you

be losing his cool entirely. But what could an assistant do in this situation when her

at the assistant and waved at her mildly. Her gesture said, "It's okay," even without

Pierson Family through your looks, you're mistaken, Benjamin lowered his voice, but his expression grew darker and

your boss the one who crossed

"What?!"

chin up. "Didn't your boss

can't see and he's gonna go blind, do you understand?!

side always crosses the line. Just being here crosses the line. So, don't blame us for being hostile toward someone who approaches my boss out of nowhere. In case you don't

rising anger in Penny's heart strangely subsided upon hearing Benjamin's last remarks. Though he still sounded angry

a step

she said with a slight

brows, taken aback by her

see where you were coming from earlier, but it seems I'm at fault as well," she

Slater. Most importantly, she was in a hurry to settle this marriage as soon as possible. However, she hadn't considered that some tactics she used when starting her

trying to deceive them. There was

observing the idiotic look plastered on Benjamin's face. 'So, no matter how infuriating this guy is, I'm also

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See you

and smiled subtly.

taken aback by her sudden surrender. Just a moment ago, he thought

calmed down a

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