Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 709 Women in Love Were All Foolish

Selena's eyes went dark just as the elevator doors slid open.

Brody slung an arm around the woman's waist and muttered, "This is the top floor. We might even bump into the big boss. Just drop off the lunch and let's bounce."

Ann's desk was indeed on the top floor, and everyone was peeking over since it was break time.

The woman stopped making a fuss but still grumbled under her breath as she trailed behind Brody.

Ann spotted Brody right away and rushed over. "Brody," she called out.

Brody was about to reply when Ann turned to Selena. "Ms. Fair, the docs for the afternoon are on the conference room table. Once you give the thumbs up, I'll send them to the higher-ups." Selena nodded, catching the woman's face souring and Brody looking all kinds of awkward.

He frowned, uneasy. "Ann, is she your...?"

Ann quickly jumped in, "This is the president of our company, my boss. Brody, did you come up together?"

Realizing Selena had overheard his convo with his mom and had seen him cozying up to Jessica at the art exhibit, Brody felt super uncomfortable.

Even the woman beside him looked embarrassed and kept her mouth shut.

awkward vibe, Ann asked,

nothing, Ann. Is this your

sweetly but felt a bit embarrassed since it was Brody's first time bringing

folks up here,

need." Selena's eyes landed on the woman, who now looked

Selena to be so young and the president of such a big

Brody hadn't fully locked down Jessica yet, and it was uncertain if he

secured first. Otherwise, she wouldn't have tagged along with Brody tonight, just to put on a show and make Ann completely devoted to Brody. But now

however, said, "Let's hit the lounge next door, don't just stand

Brody and

sat down, she couldn't help but

marrying a guy from Silver Bay City who was handling some business in her neck of the woods. That was her ticket out and into the city life. But without an education, making bank in Silver

even got into

loans. She figured once Ann married into the family, she could help out. But then Brody got promoted to manager and met a rich dude's daughter. The

had feelings for Ann, but he was on the fence and hadn't really decided to ditch

the fancy places Jessica

used to hustle hard, even putting on face masks at the airport, just

he felt deeply ashamed of his wavering, but he couldn't resist the temptation