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.”

in his

young, but you’ve

“Not many guys like you these days—down-to-earth and

faint smile, the cigarette still smoldering

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a smile flickered in his eyes, as though he

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.

shirt was streaked with dirt, but it didn’t seem to bother

Cedric’s voice; it didn’t come across as boasting. It felt more raw,

to the filter in his hand, but he hadn’t taken a single drag. He snuffed

sun, Cedric shared something personal with

laughed, giving Cedric a

myself when I was chasing after my

his head, thinking it might

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