Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1405

Julian and Booker were familiar faces to Odie, but this Reece character? He was a mystery. Reece, aware of Odie's curious gaze, flashed a polite smile his way. That was like trying to punch a pillow-it just made Odie even more frustrated.

Julian chimed in, "We heard S Corporation was having a rough patch, so we thought we'd drop by and see if we could lend a hand." He glanced around the room, taking in the mountain of paperwork. "Looks like you've got your hands full."

Even Julian hadn't seen such an overwhelming stack of documents before. Booker jumped in, "Ms. Sophie, Julian's got a knack for handling this kind of thing. If you're okay with it, we'd love to pitch in and get through these files before the day's over."

"Thanks a bunch, Booker and Mr. Julian," Sophie said, clearly grateful.

Reece added, "I can help too. I've got a few days off from overseas, so it's no trouble."

Sophie gave Reece a playful pat on the arm, "Much appreciated, superstar."

It'd be weird to

was frowning

planning to introduce Reece,

"Hey Julian, there's something I need to chat with you about. Can we

thing," Julian agreed, following Sophie

Odie with a friendly hand extended, "Mr. Odie, I've

to meet his gaze. Reece continued, "I've been

start, so her friends are my friends. I'm not looking to make things awkward for her. If you're

words are lost on me," Odie muttered, eyes still on his work. "Sophie and I are

aside the file he was working on