Chapter 86
I followed behind Bruce and John, timidly entering the president''s office.
"Nancy, is ck coffee okay?" John asked
I nced at Bruce, who was taking off his jacket, before nodding.
Then, only Bruce and I remained in the vast president''s office.
Bruce sat in front of his desk, d in a ck shirt, and his long fingers flipped through some documents with precision.
His serious face was now filled with concentration, and he seemed to pretend that I wasn''t even there.
It was obvious that he was ignoring me:
But I didn''t want to rush things either. Besides, I was there to ask for help, so I had to y the part.
So, I picked up a financial magazine from the coffee table and studied it
But before I could even finish reading the content page, Bruce spoke, “You seem quite rxed." As he spoke, his dark eyes remained fixed on the
documents in front of him
And although his tone was casual, it dripped with sarcasm.
To be precise, his tone had always been this mocking since my past two encounters with him.
I was already ustomed to it.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
I closed the magazine and gently started, “Mr. Harold, I have something I want to exin to you.”
Bruce didn''t answer, and this usually meant that I could continue with the conversation
"We were certainly in the wrong to contact Ms. Lane privately. However, we never thought of making things difficult for her." After a moment''s pause, I
continued, "Plus, the reason we contacted awyer was not to oppose you, but...”
Bruce suddenly interrupted me, "Was it not? The information I received was that you intentionally found awyer in charge of court cases."
Bruce emphasized on the word "intentionally."
Seeing his gloomy expression, I could only stoop even lower. "It was our fault."
Bruce nced at me before scoffing. "Why did youe and look for me? Didn''t you already have Mr. Irvin as your helper?”
I suddenly didn''t know what to say when Dous was brought up.
After all, Dous was just looking out for me.
"You were just talking about reaching apromise with mywyer. Yet, you found yourself awyer right after that
"Have you always been so two-faced?" Bruce sneered and said the word "two-faced" through gritted teeth.
Of course, Peouldn''t tell him that we
found awyer because Cindy was
firm on-her decision. Thus, I coutd
only ? concede, "You''re right. Our
biggest mistake was thinking that
you''re a narrow-minded person.
"However, when I think about it, you''ve always been generous, and there''s no need for someone as forgiving as you to stoop to our level.”
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normally Say. However, given the.
urgency of the situation and that I
hada bit to drink, it felt easy f for me
to. tter him.
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Bruce didn''t expect that I wouldpliment him like that.
After pausing for a few seconds, he.
awkwardly averted his gaze. Then;
while lgoking at his documents; he
said,“ didn''t realize you wereso
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His tone was light, and it seemed that he didn’t dislike it.
So, I struck when the iron was hot. "I was just telling the truth.”
Bruce coughed softly before pressing the button on thendline before him. "Why are you taking so long to make coffee?"
Well, he didn’t want to talk to me anymore.
Soon, John came in with the coffee.
"Nancy, here''s your ck coffee.”
I immediately stood up to reach for it. However, I felt a strange weight at the back of my head, and I couldn''t control my movements.
And just like that. the cup of coffee spilled onto my chest
“Be carefull”
And along with this reminder came the sharp sensation of scalding hot coffee meeting my skin
"How bad is it? Does it hurt?" Bruce''s anxious voice rang in my ear.
When I looked up, I saw his slender hands reaching out to my cor and unbuttoning my shirt.
I rushed to stop him, but I identally touched his warm palm.
When our skin made contact. my heart skipped a beat.
In the next second, I tried to withdraw my hand, but Bruce was gripping it tightly. "Go out first.”