Chapter 100
Chapter 100
| trailed behind Hogan and Zachary, tiptoeing into the CEO’s office with butterflies in my stomach.
“Hey, would ck tea be okay?”
| nced at Hogan as he was taking off his suit jacket and gave a small nod.
Momentster, in the vast CEO’s office, it was just Hogan and me. The man sat in his ck shirt at his desk, his long, slender
fingers flipping through documents, a face already serious now etched with deep concentration, as if | didn’t exist.
He was obviously giving me the cold shoulder. But | wasn’t in a rush. When people were asking for a favor, they''d got to y the
part, right?
So | picked up a business magazine from the coffee table and started reading patiently. However, before | could even finish the
table of contents, Hogan spoke up, “Ms. March seems to be quite at ease.”
He said this without looking up from his documents, his tone casual but dripping with sarcasm. To be precise, this was the
second time I’d seen him tonight, and both times he’d spoken with this weird, sarcastic twist.
| was used to his antics. Closing the magazine, | spoke softly, “Mr. Zade, there’s something | feel | need to rify with you.”
Hogan didn’t respond, which usually meant | could continue.
“Reaching out to Director Irwin privately was out of line, | admit, but | had no intention of making things difficult for her.” | paused
for a breath before continuing, “Also, contacting awyer wasn’t to go against Rainbow Capital, but rather...”
“Not so?” Hogan suddenly cut me off, “Yet I''ve heard you went out of your way to find awyer specializing in criminal cases.”
He put deliberate emphasis on “out of your way*.
Confronted with his piercing gaze, | had no choice but to swallow my pride and say, “It’s our fault.”
“Whye to me?” Hogan nced at me with disdain, “Don’t you already have thepetent Professor Yearwood on your
side?”
Mentioning Darren left me momentarily speechless. After all, Darren meant well.
“Hah, one minute you’re talking settlement in front of thewyer, the next you’re busy scouting for one.” Hogan sneered, “Is this
how you always y the field, Ms. March?”
He practically gritted his teeth over the words “y the field".
Of course, | couldn’t tell him that our rush to find awyer was only because Cecilia had taken
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such a firm stance, so | softened my tone. “You’re right, Mr. Zade. Our biggest mistake was imagining you as someone who is
petty. But now that I think about it, you’ve always been so magnanimous. Why would you stoop to our level?”
Normally, | wouldn’t be caught dead saying something like that, but desperate times and a bit of liquid courage made the ttery
flow easily.
Hogan probably didn’t expect me to butter him up like that. He was silent for a couple of seconds before awkwardly averting his
gaze back to his documents and saying lightly. “Xaviera, | never realized before how slick you are with words.”
His tone was light, as if he wasn’t put off by it. | decided to strike while the iron was hot, “Just speaking from the heart, telling it
like itis.”
“Ahem.” Hogan cleared his throat and pressed the phone on his desk, asking, “What’s taking you so long to make a cup of tea,
huh?”
Great, he didn’t want to continue our conversation.
Shortly after, Zachary came in with the tea, “Xaviera, your ck tea.”N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.
| immediately stood up to take it, but suddenly felt a weight on the back of my head, and my hands started to fail me. With a
whoosh, the cup of tea spilled onto my chest.
“Watch out!”
The warning came with the sharp pain of scalding hot tea hitting my skin.
“Are you okay? Does it hurt?”
The man’s anxious voice was right next to my ear. | looked up to see his distinct knuckles reaching towards my cor, starting to
undo my buttons.
| tried to stop him, but ended up touching the warmth of his palm. My heart skipped a beat at the brief touch.
The next second, as | tried to pull my hand away, Hogan held it tightly.