Chapter 160


    Chapter 160


    Curtis’ eyes were hard and unyielding, “Jeremy I know what you’re up to, and it’s not your ce to


    meddle in my affairs with her.”


    Jeremy hesitated, but ultimately didn’t budge, “I’m not trying to meddle. Curtis, if she’s not willing, you


    shouldn’t be forcing her.”


    The normally unppable Curtis actually paused at his words.


    “I’m not forcing her,” he said, looking at Leanne “Leanne, just hear me out.”


    “I don’t want to.” Leanne didn’t even nce his way, and with that, she turned and walked


    away.


    Curtis stood there, watching her leave without a backward nce, her retreating figure a stark symbol


    of his defeat.


    Herck of trust and outright resistance left him feeling a profound sense of frustration. It was like when


    he tried to make a name for ElitePinnacle amidst the squeeze of the top investment banks, struggling


    every single day like walking on a knife’s edge, fighting against time, facing the threat of bankruptcy


    and the humiliation of fleeing back home. Never had he felt so helpless.


    But this was a situation of his own making; he couldn’t me anyone else.


    Jeremy walked Leanne to the entrance of the spa, where a long corridor separated the


    men’s and women’s sections.


    Leanne, lost in thought, took a couple of steps inside before she remembered Jeremy still there and


    turned back to say, “Thanks.”


    Jeremy started to say something but stopped himself, “No problem.”


    Leanne nodded and continued on her way.


    She couldn’t fathom the meaning behind Curtis’ words. He was someone who never bothered to lie-out


    of disdain andck of necessity. Nothing in this world required Mr. Curtis to go to the trouble of


    fabricating a lie.


    If it was a lie, what was he after? If it was the truth, then what did the past three years


    mean?


    was


    Her thoughts were more muddled than murky waters, but she didn’t want to think about it. anymore,


    didn’t want to let Curtis trouble her mind.


    The privacy in the spa was excellent. She found the room where Joy and Selina were waiting, and


    when she entered, surprisingly, they were both still dressed, sitting opposite each other on the edge of


    the pool, sweating from the heat, their robes wrapped around them like armor, eyeing each other warily.


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    Joy asked, “Why aren’t you stripping? I want to see those abs you’ve been working on.”


    Selina replied, “How could I upstage you? You’re older, you go first.”


    Joy scoffed, “Since when do you respect me so much?”


    Selina snorted, “Just now.”


    Leanne slipped into the water, lost in thought.


    Noticing her demeanor, the two quickly shed their robes and prepared to join her. They nced at each


    other’s figures and then exchanged a look.


    Joy’s face turned sheepish, “I went overboard with the dieting, then binged on a cheese pizza, had a


    milkshake, and even a slice of cake, not to mention the midnight barbecue.”


    Selina sighed, “Figures. I’ve been posing for the same workout photo every day since day


    one.”


    Joy snorted, “You think I didn’t notice? You changed outfits to fake progress, but you forgot the


    timestamps on your photos, dummy!”


    Selina rolled her eyes at her, “…Damn.”


    Leanne burst intoughter, her spirits lifting, “Great, so in the end, the only person you fooled was me,


    huh?”


    With these two around, Leanne’s mood quickly improved. After soaking in the taking a shower, the trio


    headed to the buffet.


    spa


    and


    Joy, unable to resist her cravings, asked the kitchen to make her a pizza.


    As she went to collect her pizza, Leanne soon heard her arguing with Devin.


    Joy was fuming as someone had snatched her long-awaited treat, “I ordered that pizza, why the hell


    are you eating it?!”


    Devin said casually, “One on, just a pizza.”


    Skyler tried to mediate, “If you want a pizza, I’ll ask the kitchen to make you another one.”


    Grace chimed in, “Let the girl have it, Devin. Stop fighting.”


    Devin was about to respond when Joy raised a hand, “Hey, let’s get something straight. This isn’t about


    ‘letting the girl have it’ as if I’m in the wrong here. You don’t need to let me have anything; what’s mine


    is mine, and if it’s not mine, I wouldn’t take it even if you were on your knees begging me to!”


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