Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0419

I hadn't been feeling well lately, so I had been resting at home for the past two days.

It wasn't until Douglas called me that I found out that Frances was oblivious to the fact that I wasn't in town and had been visiting the office for the past two days, seemingly looking distressed.

To settle everything as soon as possible, I chose a bright and sunny afternoon to head over to the office. I was rarely at Jones Corporation, yet my office on the top floor had been kept neat and tidy. The second I opened the door, the faint smell of tea leaves immediately waffled toward me.

Douglas seemed satisfied as he said, "Ms. Jones, I had a feeling you would like this scent, so I had someone change it for you. What do you think? Do you like it?"

I took a deep breath and pulled my chair out. The smell made it difficult for me to breathe.

Douglas froze, and his expression was filled with shock as if he was not expecting me to say such a thing. I guessed he had assumed so because he had often noticed that scent on me.

He did not say anything else and called Frances, who was waiting in the visitor's lounge, over to my office.

respectful than before. Despite accompanying Daniel frequently to important events, most people would greet her as 'Mrs. Hawk". But now, people would greet her as "Ms.

greedy eyes, I asked, "I heard from Douglas that you've just attended a conference. Did you gain anything from the conference?" Frances didn't even stop to pause as she picked up the file and answered perfunctorily. "It was quite interesting. It was filled with

Is that true? A few

in her reach weren't enough to fill her appetite,

to my knowledge, the conferences you attend happen every year. They would collaborate with the same companies and rotate the speakers every year. "You might even be able to find the whole speech online. Didn't

be?" Frances was at a loss for words as she

she had successfully opened the

giving this to me?" She

stiff from all the smiling as I nodded lightly. "I don't want to waste your time as

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been wanting to meet me recently. After thinking it through, I cannot think of any

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