Chapter 154


Chapter 154:

Catching sight of the site supervisor passing by, Cedric called out, “Marco, got a smoke?”

Marco Pittman, a no-nonsense guy, grinned as he dug into his pocket.

“Well, I didn’t expect you to ask for a smoke,” he remarked with his thick accent, pulling out a cigarette and offering it to Cedric.

The workers regularly offered Cedric cigarettes, but he always declined. Most people thought he didn’t smoke.

And yet, here he was now, sitting down on the ground with a cigarette in hand.

Still wearing his hard hat, he leaned back, staring up at the skyscraper towering before him, its sharp edges cutting into the sky.

With a satisfied smile, Marco said, “This year’s shaping up nicely. We’ll have something to celebrate come the New Year.”

lost in his thoughts.

you’re young, but you’ve got the work

thumbs-up, then added, “Not

cigarette still smoldering

honestly, with your status as a CEO, what are you doing out

worth billions. So what brings you to

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smile lingered as he tilted his head back, his gaze fixed on the towering structure before him. A glimmer of a smile flickered in his eyes, as though he could already see Daniela stepping into the building — radiant, confident, and completely untouched by the

anyone behind me. Everything I’ve built, I did it step by step, with hard work and setbacks. I’ve been reckless before and spent lavishly on sports cars and mansions. Had it all, but

with dirt,

it didn’t come across as boasting. It felt

cigarette burned down to the filter in his hand, but he hadn’t taken a single drag. He snuffed it out on the ground and said, “But

Cedric shared something personal with someone

laughed, giving Cedric a hearty

chasing after

it might be someone

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