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After being asked to get her guardian over, Zinnia frowned. Clutching her phone, she stepped out of the

office.

Maisie had already called her mom.

Standing alone in the empty hallway, Zinnia scrolled through her contacts. She wasn’t sure who to call.

She didn’t want to worry Sofia. Besides, Yosef was away on business, Timothy was busy at the hospital, and Howard had gone to another city for a competition. Her phone didn’t hold many contacts–just two names left: Perry and Yannis.

Originally, neither teacher had wanted to involve guardians, thinking the girls could sort out their own mess. But Tom was such a stubborn man. He insisted they call their guardians.

Zinnia glanced over at Betty. She stood nearby, sobbing dramatically and wailing for her mom. Zinnia frowned. Her finger drifted absently and accidentally tapped Yannis‘ number.

The dial tone buzzed, snapping Zinnia back to reality. She stared at the screen, panic flashing through her mind. Her fingers hovered over the hang–up button, but before she could react, the call connected almost immediately.

“Hello?” Yannis‘ clear, gentle voice came through the line. “Zinnia?”

Getting no response, Yannis pulled the phone away from his ear and checked the screen. It was definitely Zinnia. Still, there was no reply from the other end, just background noise–maybe Betty’s voice.

Across Yannis, a group of executives held their breath, eyes wide as they stared at their CEO at the head of the table.

They exchanged stunned glances, wondering who the caller was. The call felt like magic, pulling them out of the deep freeze they’d been stuck in.

In fact, just before this call, Yannis had been tearing apart their proposals one by one. The executives were getting absolutely roasted.

deity–instantly softened. He cleared his throat, and when

standing beside Yannis. They were desperate to know who was on the phone, hoping to curry favor with this mysterious “big shot“. Maybe, the

no idea Yannis was in a meeting. Seeing the others who had already finished their calls, she bit her lip and asked hesitantly, “Could you come to my

his words fully registered, he was already moving. He stood up, grabbed his suit jacket,

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adjourned and the scolding over, they exhaled in relief and slumped back into their

out from Toby who that was,” someone said. “A

executive guessed. “If that’s true, then we’re off the hook! Just like in those romance novels–once the CEO falls in love, he smiles

know

my daughter tells me,”

broke into laughter, the stress of the meeting momentarily

the call, Zinnia

my mom’s on her way. I asked her to bring snacks.

and Maisie settled into chairs in the office.

legs crossed. “So, Zinnia, who’s coming? Charlie or

about being scolded. Instead, she watched with great relish

replied honestly, “I asked someone else.

Zinnia, lips curling into a cold smirk. She didn’t believe Zinnia could have anyone to

on good terms with her, so there was no way any of them would

Lynns were all busy. That left only Sofia. If Zinnia called her, she would surely disapprove after learning

started it, but Zinnia threw the first punch. Betty knew Sofia couldn’t stand troublemakers. She would definitely hold it against Zinnia. And then, it would only be a

crawl back to where

her lips. ‘A newcomer could never match my standing in the Shaw family. Even if Mom knew

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