Ashton and Armond chatted amicably. These two men who had never met before seemed to be rather chummy with each other. One could tell at a glance that they were wolves in sheep’s clothing in the corporate world.
Linda was walking beside me. She noticed that something was off and said, “Don’t be distracted. We are at work now. Everything else should be set aside.”
I nodded, took a deep breath, and entered the conference room along with everyone else. Linda arranged for a secretary to serve tea.
Out of nowhere, Ashton, who had been talking to Armond all the while, suddenly spoke. “Mr. Murphy, I had a look at your list of employees just now. Ms. Stovall over here is your secretary?”
Armond nodded, and his gaze landed on me. With a vague smile, he answered, “Yes, she has just joined our company. She is quite capable.”
Ashton nodded and remarked thoughtfully, “No wonder you let her take over the Fuller Corporation project.”
I frowned. Why did he suddenly change the topic?
Sss! Maybe because the atmosphere was a little tense, the secretary who was serving tea accidentally scalded her hand. Due to the pin-drop silence, this little hiss sounded especially loud.
Armond’s brows furrowed for a brief moment. He went on and said, “Mr. Fuller, let us continue with our discussions regarding the Lavelian Village project.”
grunted in reply but did not speak. He looked at the secretary who got scalded, and
pause, he
manage to say anything before Linda spoke up. “Mr. Fuller, we are sorry. We hope you understand that even though Scarlett is Mr. Murphy’s secretary, she is in
an eyebrow. “It’s merely pouring some tea. It wouldn’t affect anyone’s job. If
and said,
She accepted the request with a
it made Murphy Corporation look petty and calculative.
“You should do it, Ms. Stovall. It would be rude for us to let
and took the teapot
that we are all seated in this conference room, we will definitely be working together in the future.
replied, “That is true. But if it’s something that we should do, we must
do. Since Ms. Stovall will
words were said in a daily context, or said personally when there was no one else around, or even said by somebody else – it would not
The implication behind those words was loud
everyone thought that Ashton and Rachel were an
on her porcelain and flawless face. She
When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett) Chapter 710
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Scarlett became pregnant with Ashton a married man. Confused about whether to discuss this with Ashton? Will Ashton accept this? Will Ashton leave his wife for her? And what will life be like for Scarlett and her child?
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