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."

Dean?! If he asked you to come here and aggravate

restraint. "Is this how

anyone. You're a vixen, trying to seduce someone

think there's a misunderstanding... the assistant

today.

See you at

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

the assistant and waved at her mildly. Her gesture said,

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

your boss the one who

"What?!"

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

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. "Mister, I don't know why you're

here crosses the line. So, don't blame us for

sounded angry and was projecting an aura of authority, she sensed his

a step back

said with

brows, taken

where you were coming from earlier, but it seems I'm at fault as well," she admitted after briefly reflecting on

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 business wouldn't

only think she was trying to deceive them. There was

strangers,' she told herself while observing the idiotic look

20

See you at

and

taken aback by her sudden surrender. Just a

a bit. "Is

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