Barclay didn't crack a smile, the hint of amusement vanishing from his thin lips as he regarded her, his gaze so serious that Moira felt like she was in a boardroom negotiation. Under his scrutiny for just five seconds, Moira caved and lifted her hand to place her phone on the table before him.

As Barclay reached for the phone, Moira hurriedly intercepted and held it back. "Mr. Covington, promise me you won't laugh after reading this."

Before she could finish, she felt a warmth on the back of her hand.

Startled, she glanced down to see Barclay's hand covering hers.

Blushing, she instinctively withdrew her hand.

"I won't laugh," Barclay glanced at her and stated flatly.

Barclay's silence would have been better, Moira thought, feeling even more awkward now.

But with the phone in Barclay's possession, she couldn't retrieve it. Instead, she reluctantly unlocked it and scrolled up to reveal her chat history with Cynthia. "You'll understand once you read it," she said.

Barclay read quickly and finished her conversation with Cynthia in about ten seconds.

He returned the phone to her and paused to look at her face. "It's just a misunderstanding. Nothing foolish about it."

Relieved, Moira took her phone back. "My friend led me astray!"

Barclay nodded, seemingly unconcerned.

reminded them it was time

at Barclay. "It's dinner,

And that was that.

recounted the incident to Juliet, who responded

the one who misled

was just joking around. I didn't

Moira was speechless.

the misunderstanding

didn't understand why Cynthia

a liking to

to know that the affection was merely admiration, alleviating any pressure she

Another Monday had come.

at Sega Group, the atmosphere was as cold as ice, with Eric's assertive

the discussion.

day that Barclay

everyone present wide-eyed. While others were trying to push their own sons into positions of power, Eric was doing the

began, everyone knew

spoke until now, he only talked about Barclay's mistakes, never mentioning his accomplishments. His single-minded determination to

over, Sega Group had seen remarkable growth

directors disagreed with Eric's plan to replace

were making money. No

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