I Ctrl+Alt+Deleted My Ex and Ctrl+C'd His Uncle novel Chapter 128

“Okay.”

Sophie gave a brief reply, picked up the notebook from the desk, and headed for the door.

The moment she stepped out, the designers swarmed around her, each of them holding coffee and desserts in their hands.

“Manager Chandler, thank you for treating us to the afternoon tea from Mr. Mason. He’s just too thoughtful!”

“Manager Chandler, is Mr. Mason trying to win you over by bribing us first?”

“Manager Chandler, what did you two talk about inside? Did he confess to you? I swear I saw him outside the door straig before he went in.”

thes for ages

Their chatter was filled with playful curiosity. Over the past few days, they had already figured Sophie out–serious and su approachable in private. That was why, in just a matter of days, she had already become their friend.

ork, but warm and

Clearing her throat, Sophie put on her most serious tone.

“Stop with the nonsense. Finish your snacks and get back to work. Mr. Morgan wants me upstairs for a meeting–probably about the Spring Collection. You’d better not drop the ball at such a critical time.”

She didn’t mention Zack at all, but everyone understood her meaning loud and clear.

The king yearns, but the goddess has no heart.

Having caught her drift, the teasing stopped, and everyone returned to their workstations.

Sophie entered the elevator to the top floor. Her expression remained calm, but inside, her thoughts were anything but.

Ever since that incident at the villa, she had sensed something was off. That was why she had deliberately kept her distance from Zack after they returned–she didn’t want their relationship to get complicated.

But clearly, things weren’t going the way she had hoped. Zack didn’t seem ready to give up on breaking through the fragile layer between them.

Inside the office, Zack quietly gathered up the food he had brought, then scribbled a note reminding Sophie to eat after her meeting.

Before leaving, he pulled a small blue hair clip from his pocket. His gaze softened, filled with an unfamiliar tenderness.

When he clasped the clip in his palm, it was as if he could still feel the warmth of that little girl from years ago. That memory, insignificant to her, had been the only courage that kept him moving closer all these years.

Sophie, when will you finally remember me…

When Sophie stepped out of the elevator, she didn’t head straight to the conference room. Instead, she stopped, taking a few deep breaths to steady herself.

“Do you really need to brace yourself before seeing me?”

The low, gravelly voice cut through the air. A tall figure cloaked in black shadowed her immediately.

“Or is it that seeing Zack left you so shaken that you need to calm yourself before this meeting?”

Sophie instinctively stepped back, forcing her tone into something steady.

“Mr. Morgan, which conference room is it?”

Marcus lifted a long, defined finger and tapped toward the office opposite. Then he strode ahead.

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I Ctrl+Alt+Deleted My Ex and Ctrl+C’d His Uncle

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Chapter 128

Sophie’s brows furrowed slightly.

A meeting in the CEO’s office? That was unusual.

Once she entered, she realized that wasn’t the only strange thing.

The vast office was empty–just her and Marcus. Not even Chris was present.

Even if she had been oblivious before, Sophie couldn’t miss the obvious now. She placed her notebook on the table and car to the chase.

“You didn’t call me up here for a meeting, did you?”

Marcus leaned back on the sofa, long legs crossed, posture effortless yet commanding.

“Sit.”

Sophie didn’t bother arguing. She walked over and sat opposite him.

“Then why did you call me up here, Mr. Morgan?”

“More important than that,” Marcus raised a brow, his tone unreadable, “is whether you have something you’d like to say to me.”

Sophie kept her voice level, though her heart raced.

“The contracts I gave Nina and the others were fake. So was the stamp.”

“But I’ve already gone to HR and filed the official paperwork. Everything is legal and aboveboard now. Even if you bring them back, you can’t find fault with it.”

“And honestly, I don’t believe for a second that you didn’t know what was happening under your own nose. If you didn’t call me out at the time, it means you were backing me. I took a risk, yes–but I did it to root out rot for the Morgan Group. You’ve got no reason to come after me for it now.”

Marcus let out a cold chuckle, his voice tinged with mockery.

“Not a bad analysis.”

“Then use that clever head of yours and think–why did I really call you up here?”

Sophie’s fingers curled slightly against her knee, her nerves tightening.

That phone call earlier–it had come at the perfect moment. Too perfect, as if Marcus had engineered it on purpose to pull her away.

She didn’t believe in coincidences. Lifting her gaze, she locked eyes with him.

“You’ve asked your question. Now it’s my turn.”

Her tone was cool, steady on the surface, though her heart churned beneath

But she had to hold the high ground. She couldn’t afford to lose the upper hand

“Mr. Morgan, you know everything about me, as if you’ve been watching from the shadows. You’ve been keeping an eye on me, haven’t you?

Marcus’s narrow phoenix eyes fixed on her, an amused smirk playing at the corners of his mouth.

A man in power pretending to step down–just to see how far the little one under his protection dared to go.

“You don’t need to answer. I already know the truth.”

“And don’t worry–I won’t be so self–indulgent as to mistake your attention for affection.”

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