Chapter 1641

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Joen's actions were a textbook example of "cutting off your nose to spite your face." His assistant stood there, eyes wide, as Joen ripped up the check. It happened so fast, he didn't even have a chance to intervene. "Dr. Joen, you..." he started, disbelief coloring his voice.

Joen looked at the confetti of paper in his hands, momentarily stunned by his own rashness. But he quickly pulled himself together and said with a cool detachment, "Just note it down to be deducted from my account."

The assistant hesitated, nervously scratching the tip of his nose. "But sir, your account doesn't have that kind of cash flow," he mumbled.

A million dollars, gone in a blink.

Torn to bits.

Truly reckless.

Joen: "..."

Meanwhile, Mirabella and her crew were making their way to the hotel when someone suggested grabbing dinner together and maybe swinging by a well- known jazz bar nearby. Mirabella was busy texting, lost in her own world, so Blaze nudged her for her thoughts.

Since Dylan found out she was in Merrywoods, he'd been bombarding her with messages, trying to find a time to meet up. With the DO Group's HQ also in town, she was juggling her schedule.

"I'll pass on the jazz bar, but

us, Mira? It'll be a good time with everyone," Blaze said, sounding

raised an eyebrow, "It's

Patrick gave him a nudge. Blaze glanced over at Patrick, who cleared his throat

blinked, still not getting it,

in and whispered, "Mira's

the sting of

tilting his head. "You're abroad; it could be a nice

Blaze mentioned the boyfriend, Yara, who was chatting quietly with a classmate, gave Mirabella a quick look. Her grip on her

slightly at the word

shook her head, a smile playing on her lips, "He's tied up

down but didn't push

nodded, "Have a great

she returned her focus to her phone,

in thought. After all, someone from the illustrious Shepherd family wasn't likely to join a bunch of

gave herself a small,

snagged a large private room, perfect for over a dozen people, and in their

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