Meanwhile, in Xante's office.
Corinne sat at Xante's desk. She looked through financial reports for the past six months and the latest project status updates.
Xante had ordered a cup of warm milk for her, and she took it to Corinne after getting it from her secretary. "Here, drink this. The reports can wait."
"Okay. Thanks." Corinne's eyes never left the computer screen while she sipped her milk.
At that moment, Xante's phone rang, so she walked off a little distance to pick it up. Her expression was riddled with mixed feelings after she hung up. "Umm… Boss?"
Corinne kept her eyes on the computer screen. "Yes? Speak!"
Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. "Someone from Holden Group just called."
"And what did that person say?"
"The person in charge said that Mister Jeremy is very happy with the building we've designed and built, so they'd like to work on a project with us again. They have a new project in Southbank and would like us to take over the construction, so he called to ask for a meeting."
Corinne looked up at Xante. "What do you think?"
Xante thought this was out of character for the company. Most of the time construction companies would have to fight with each other to get projects from Holden Group; rarely would the company bypass the tendering process to deliver an order like this to a construction company.
"I get it now. I'll set up a meeting time with the person in charge and see just exactly what they want."
Corinne continued to drink her milk while thinking of her next steps. If given a choice, she would not have taken this route to go against Jeremy, but since he made the first move, there was no use hiding from him anymore.
'Jeremy knows Xante, Aaron, and this company are the people and things I care the most about, so he'll try to take them away from me first,' thought Corinne. 'Oh well, let's see just what he's trying to pull.'
Xante walked off to the side to make a call to the person in charge when someone knocked on the office door twice.
Corinne thought it was one of the employees who had come to deliver some files. Without thinking, she told them to come in.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...