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."

I don't know you're with Dean?! If he asked you to come here and aggravate the people here, then you don't have to! Letting you in, despite

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

a vixen,

think there's a misunderstanding... the assistant trailed off when Benjamin raised his

today.

you at

recently, but today, he seemed to be losing his cool entirely. But what could an assistant do in this situation when her

glanced at the assistant and waved at her mildly. Her gesture

looks, you're mistaken, Benjamin lowered his voice, but

your boss the one who crossed

"What?!"

and jerked her chin up. "Didn't your boss invade my private space

mean that! He can't see and he's gonna go blind, do you understand?! But the truth would further destabilize Zoren's already shaky position in the company.

the line. So, don't blame us for being hostile toward someone who approaches my boss out of nowhere. In case you don't know, you're not the first person

he still sounded angry and was projecting an aura of authority, she sensed his deep need to protect

Penny took a

with

furrowed his brows, taken aback

were coming from earlier, but it seems I'm at fault as

here so early in the morning was to avoid Slater. Most importantly, she was in a hurry to settle this marriage as soon

to be from the Prime Group, Benjamin would only think she was trying to deceive them. There was no point in arguing with

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

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you at

nodded in understanding and smiled

sudden surrender. Just a moment ago, he thought she

calmed down a

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