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."

all in this together. It'd be

the side, was frowning deeply. Comrades? Where

introduce Reece,

to his cough, turned to Julian, "Hey Julian, there's something I need to

agreed,

they were gone, Reece approached Odie with a friendly hand extended,

bother to meet his gaze. Reece continued,

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

huh? Your words are lost on me," Odie muttered, eyes still on his work. "Sophie and I are just acquaintances, not friends, definitely not comrades. Whether she's uncomfortable or not isn't

the file he was working on and