Somebody’s finally revealing her true thoughts.

As expected, after the anniversary party, Thora had already taken the liberty of labeling me as a self-centered and selfish person. She was convinced that someone like me wasn’t worthy of Ashton, let alone fit to be her opponent.

It was too bad that things didn’t always go well for overconfident women.

I turned to face her fully, making sure to level my gaze with hers before flaunting in a lackadaisical manner. “Perhaps I’m not as good as you when it comes to doing business, but capturing a man’s heart may not be your strong suit. I only need to curl my finger at Ashton and he’ll come back to me sooner or later. When that happens, it won’t just be a simple kiss. But you’ve reminded me of something. Losing the Pitcoin business opportunity is indeed a shame. If that’s the case, you should guard the gem in your hand, lest you slip up and allow someone the opportunity to snatch it away…”

With that, I flashed her a meaningful smile and spun of my heels to leave.

Behind me came Herman’s concerned voice. “Ms. Ziegler, are you okay?”

Thora, however, didn’t respond.

then did a smug smile tug on

even showing her business partner any courtesy. I knew that Thora’s competitive streak had been triggered. To gain an upper hand over me, she would

was exactly what I

glanced in my direction. After our eyes met, he visibly relaxed and

noticed that Emma and John were quarreling in hushed tones a short distance away

with anger as she put down the empty flute in her hand and grabbed a glass of red wine from the tray of a passing waiter. Then, she tilted her head backward

bother stopping her. Instead, he lowered his gaze and acted like this didn’t concern

vicious glare at him.

going on here?” I arched an eyebrow, curiosity

radiating from her. John flicked his eyes at her before shifting his face away, maintaining that unbothered look on his face. It seemed

so I hurriedly stepped in to play peacemaker. “John, can’t

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