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

to work on a project with us again. They

at Xante. “What do you

would have to fight with each other to get projects from Holden Group; rarely would the company bypass the tendering process to deliver an order like this to

not when Jeremy had found out about Corinne’s

Xante naturally thought that this could be a trap. “I think we should just

take the project. I mean, it is

a little taken aback.

comfortably against the chair, and took a slow sip of

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