The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

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Chapter 159

Patricia’s voice wasn’t exactly hush-hush; her mellow, chuckling tone immediately had the whole office turning heads towards Sophia.

The office was filled with newbies; no one knew Patricia, but her comment about “the compensation my son gave you” reeked a bit of the ol’ casting couch, and the crowd’s expressions quickly turned into a mixed bag.

Right there in the office, Don happened to look up and catch the scene at the door. He quickly put on a smile and stepped in to smooth things over.

“Hey, Mrs. Crawley, what brings you here?” He approached with a grin, subtly wedging himself between Sophia and Patricia. “Sophia here’s our head honcho in design, handpicked for the job.”

Patricia scoffed, ready to retort, but Don beat her to the punch. “You’re here about the project, right? Let’s talk shop in my office.” While leading her away, he shot a worried glance back at Sophia.

Sophia’s face was the picture of serenity.

Seeing Don’s concerned look, Sophia returned a courteous smile and turned to face the HR specialist.

The HR person knew Patricia and had been specifically instructed by the big cheeses to handle the elevator card. Their gaze at Sophia was now laced with extra curiosity and probing.

Sophia didn’t accept the card.

“I won’t be needing that, thanks,” she said softly, her voice as gentle and calm as ever. “If you’re worried about explaining this to the higher-ups, just tell them I refused. If there’s an issue, they can come to me directly.”

The HR person hesitated but finally nodded, “Alright.”

they

Sophia got back to Cindy’s desk, Cindy couldn’t help but ask, “What was that

hand Sophia the elevator card, but she had turned it down, and no one in the office

“It’s nothing.”

pointed at the computer screen to guide Cindy on some changes, and then headed back

door closed behind her, shutting

the door was shut, Patricia turned to him and asked, “This

was no

ones.

personally, replying with a smile, “You must be joking, Mrs. Crawley. Is Brandon the type to play favorites?”

He obviously got the short end of the stick in this marriage, but he still feels guilty, like he owes her. It’s only natural he’d want to make

there are plenty of ways to do that without using such a key position as a token gesture.”

that key, it’s just a figurehead,” Patricia chuckled. “The real power’s in your hands anyway. You give her a fancy title, a little gold plating, and everyone’s happy. She looks good, you’re not

been given plenty of these ceremonial titles by Brandon’s

business without arguing, “Anyway, Mrs. Crawley, did you come to talk about the Zenithan-style resort

smirk. “What’s the deal with this

push forward without someone to follow through, just in case we lost them,” Don explained, feigning a frown, “I remember you were adamant about having the designer involved throughout the

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let someone poach the designer at a

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