Unexpected Guests
Chapter 326 Unexpected Guests
“Hello, anything?”
Anna hadn’t expected this. When she first entered, Freya’s face was hidden behind the laptop screen. Now, standing before her was a woman who looked like she’d stepped out of a fairy tale–fingers dancing across the keyboard, backlit by the floor–to–ceiling windows, her striking features softened by a gentle demeanor.
The sight instantly cooled Anna’s simmering mix of resentment and insecurity.
It was obvious. This level of beauty was beyond comparison. If Louis had fallen for someone like this… well, it made far more sense than him ever noticing me.
All my rationalizations–that I could support him professionally, that I understood him better- crumbled. The truth is, I barely know Louis. We exchanged maybe five words a month. What right do I have to fancy myself a contender?
“I’m the department head,” Anna said, slipping into her polished client–service tone. Just checking if you need anything. Those assistants are new–let me know if they’ve been inadequate.
“No, they’ve been wonderful,” Freya replied earnestly. “The two of them did well. I’ll speak up if I need anything.”
Anna nodded and retreated, her mind in turmoil.
Back in the break room, the female assistant took one look at Anna’s expression and couldn’t resist. “So? Isn’t Mrs. Graham stunning? Mr. Graham could stand next to any woman and outshine them, but with her? They’re like something out of a romance novel.”
“Just… keep an eye on her. I still have something to do.” Anna muttered before escaping to her office.
There, she heard for a moment, then she grabbed her phone and fired off a text.
I might have lost, but that didn’t mean Freya had won. Beauty alone didn’t make someone worthy of Louis.
Brava, oblivious, continu
later.
typing happily until another knock interrupted fifteen minutes
“Come in,” she called absently, assuming it was the assistants again, thinking that the
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Chapter 326 Unexpected Guests
assistants here were really responsible.
Instead, a woman in a white trench coat strolled in–corporate but casual, her waves of hair perfectly styled.
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