The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 684

They'd all assumed the conversation would end there, but the group had no intention of dropping the subject.

One of the girls murmured, "CICI Group is powerful, sure, but SC Group's doing just fine too. And Mr. Vesper is the boss over there he doesn't need to work for CICI at all. If you ask me, there's got to be something more going on here."

Sebastian paused mid-bite, his fork hovering over his plate as he glanced sideways at the speaker.

He spotted a woman covering her mouth, glancing furtively around before lowering her voice.

Everyone around her was instantly drawn in, turning their full attention her way. "What do you mean, something more?"

"Yeah, come on, don't leave us hanging."

"Spill it! I have to know."

She clicked her tongue. "Seriously? You haven't figured it out yet?"

just tell us,

don't tease

all eyes fixed on her, faces shining with anticipation, she relented. "Okay, think about

his

"His

snapped

their careers is normal," someone

drop everything at the peak of his career, what

hands flew over mouths as if she'd just revealed some scandalous secret. "Wait... Are you saying Mr. Vesper is in love with

were catching on. The woman grinned. "Of course. Why else would Mr. Vesper leave his own company right when it's about to go public just to join us? No man would do that for no reason-unless he's lost his mind." She tapped her

she finished, a knowing smile crept across her face. "And let me tell you, I don't think it's just

She looked around meaningfully.

lost her cool because we didn't listen to Mr. Vesper? She's always so gentle, so kind-she never snaps like that. No way she'd get that upset for no reason. If you ask me,