Chapter 13
Chapter13
“Alice, Yancey is something I discarded. There’s no reason for me to pick him again. If you like him that much, then hold onto him,” Grace said as she raised her hand and faced down a tax Her words hit Alice like a slap in the fice.
“Grace, do you hear yourself? You spent wars chaping after Yancey, doing all kinds of embarrassing things. How can you say you don’t want him the pist never wanted you! He told me in bed that he’s never even kissed you. Imagine that! You have zero appeal!”
„Grace’s hand was already resting on the taxi door. Upon hearing those words, she chuckled.
“It a woman’s worth is measured by how many times she’s been
slept with, then shouldn’t prostitutes be the most attractive people in the world? Have you ever considered…
it might just be about convenience?
The roundabout insult hit Alice hard, right in her some spot. Her face turned pole in an instant.
“You!”
She raised her hand to slap trace, but Grace caught her wrist effortlessly.
While looking at Alice’s hulous face, Grace’s expression remained Indiferent
Her calm only made Alice’s outburst seem even more pathetic.
Grace let go
of her wrist with a flick “Talready said you can have him, but you don’t seem satisfied Do you even like him? Or do you just enjoy taking things from me?”
Alice’s face lost even more color at that, and she pressed her lips tightly together
Grace didn’t bother wasting another second on her. She got into the taxi and signaled the driver to go.
Alice stood trozen, her chest heaving with rage.
“she must be taking it! There’s no way she doesn’t care about Yancey! She’s probably just going to cry somewhere in private like she always did!” Alice thought, trying to The thought made her feel much better
“Alice, where are you? Are you there yet?
Alice’s eyes reddened immediately. “I just ran into Grace she said some things, but I’m fine, I’ll be there soon.”
The
moment Yancey heard the slight tremble in her voice, he was instantly on edge.
“What did she do to you this time? Why is she always so pathetic
“Yancey, don’t fight with her. I don’t want you to get upset before dinner”!
You’re just too kind for your own good. Forget it just come over first Don’t let her nain or night”
Alice felt much better. The same man who treated Grace like dirt put her on a pedestal.
Thedfference between them made her feel like she had already won.
“Grace, keep pretending You’re just a pathetic wreck,” Alice thought
Grace soon arrived at Palm Bay
The largest villa was set deep within the estate, surrounded by acres of private gardens, separating it from other mansions. It exuded exclusivity and wealth. After getting our of the tard, she stood outside the iron gates, resume in hand.
She had a feeling that her applications were likely rejected because of either Timor Ethan’s personal involvement.
But Ethan seemed too proud to bother with such underhanded tactics, so it was more likely Tim
Grace stood there waiting, and the wait lasted four hours.
Aspen, Ethan’s car finally approached.
Her gaze brightened up, momentarily pushing aside the unease she always felt around him, and she quicklystepped torwand
The car rolled to a stop in front of her, and the window lowered smoothly.
“Mr. Henderson,” she greeted.
Elan sat by the window, his voice as cold as ever. “What do you want?
“I submitted ten applications to Henderson Group today. All of them were rejected”
Her tone was sincere. “I believe I fully meet your company’s hiring standards. I reviewed Henderson Group’s recent project bids, and I saw one involving a government- backed Farin Support Project in Southbrook
“I put together a proposal in just a few hours. Mr. Henderson, Thope you’ll take a look at it. I’m willing to personally oversee the project in Southbrook.”
Projects like this are typically more about reputation than profit-
a way for corporations to build goodwill and position themselves for bigger government deals later.
Anyone assigned to such a project had to be tough. After all, Southbrook was notoriously underdeveloped
Quare stood outside the car hire gaze stealy and lopetd. She bowed slightly and
watched him expectantly
tjor any man to say no whim being looked at like that.
dis Adam’s apple bobbing slightly
A few seconds later, he finally spoke, “You’ve changed a lot for him this time.”