The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Meanwhile, in Xante’s office.

Corinne sat at Xante’s desk. She looked through financial reports for the past six months and the latest project status updates.

Xante had ordered a cup of warm milk for her, and she took it to Corinne after getting it from her secretary. “Here, drink this. The reports can wait.”

“Okay. Thanks.” Corinne’s eyes never left the computer screen while she sipped her milk.

At that moment, Xante’s phone rang, so she walked off a little distance to pick it up. Her expression was riddled with mixed feelings after she hung up. “Umm… Boss?”

Corinne kept her eyes on the computer screen. “Yes? Speak!”

Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. “Someone from Holden Group just called.”

did that person

person in charge said that Mister Jeremy is very happy with the building we’ve designed and built, so they’d like to work on a project with us again. They have a new project in Southbank and would like us to take over the construction, so he called to ask

at Xante. “What

to get projects from Holden Group; rarely

not when Jeremy had found out about Corinne’s other

could be a trap. “I think we

take the project. I

a little taken aback.

computer house, leaned back comfortably against the chair, and took a slow sip of her

Holden Group isn’t really giving us a choice, right? Even if we turn down this project, they’ll just throw us another project. And even if we turn down all the projects they throw at us, what’s not to say