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    Natalie received a video call from Este just as she came out of the bathroom after showering.


    “It’s sote already. Why is Este calling you?” asked Brandonzily. He nced briefly over to


    Natalie as he checked the stock market with this tablet in his hand. He felt slightly baffled when he saw


    the caller on Natalie’s phone.


    “Este had never called me at such ate hour before. Maybe she has something urgent,” said Natalie


    matter-of- factly. Natalie picked up the call.


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    Este looked very anxious on the other side of the phone. “Hey, Natalie. Is Brandon with you?” she


    asked, going straight to the point.


    Brandon leaned over and saw Este and her surroundings clearly on the screen.


    Sean was next to Este. He had his head down and was unconscious. Beside Sean stood Vivian.


    Brandon frowned slightly.


    Seeing Brandon, Este waved her hand and smiled in relief. She hurriedly exined the situation, “Mr.


    Larson, it’s good that you are here! You see, Sean just finished his dinner with his colleague here. He


    got drunk and was pestered by a strange woman who was trying to take advantage of him. I wanted to


    send Sean home, but they wouldn’t let me because they didn’t believe I know Sean. I thought that it


    would be best to check with you first, seeing that he is your assistant.”


    Brandon looked deep in thought as he stared at Natalie’s phone screen. In the video call, Sean looked


    different from how he usually would when he was drunk. Brandon knew that Sean wasn’t so quiet when


    he was drunk.


    Moreover, why was Sean with Vivian?


    Natalie was just as confused and she voiced out Brandon’s thoughts, “Why are Sean and Vivian


    together?”


    She thought that Sean had a crush on Este. So why was he with Vivian instead? It was really


    confusing.


    Natalie opened her mouth and was about to ask what happened. However, Brandon interrupted her


    and spoke directly to Vivian, “Vivian, let Este send Sean home. There is still work left for you to do in


    the office.”


    Although Brandon couldn’t understand what was going on, he knew that Vivian was a dangerous


    woman. He knew that it wasn’t safe for Sean to be with her.


    Sean and Este had been quite close recently, and she was not involved in theirplicated affairs. It


    would be safer to leave Sean with Este than with Vivian.


    “Este, can you help me send Sean home? If it’s not convenient for you, I can get someone from the


    Larson Group to help,” Brandon offered while keeping hisposure.


    He could see the situation in the background in the video call. He was afraid that Este might not be


    able to leave easily, given that Vivian had a helper with her.


    He could tell that they were somewhere near Larson Group.


    Este refused Brandon’s offer with a smile, “It’s just a piece of cake. I drove here, so I can send Sean


    directly home by car.”


    With that, Este turned and looked at Vivian, who stood frozen by the side. She raised her eyebrows


    proudly at her and asked disdainfully, “Aren’t you going to greet your boss?”


    Vivian frowned slightly. She had to admit that Este was smarter than she gave her credit for. Este


    had even disrupted her entire n that night.


    Vivian then greeted Brandon with an embarrassed smile, “Good evening, Mr. Larson. I didn’t expect Mr.


    Johnson to be so bad at drinking. I shouldn’t have asked him out for a drink. You mentioned that there


    is work for me in the office. May I know what is it about? I’ll go back and get it done right now.”


    “Please sort out all the information about our new business partners this quarter and send it to my e-


    mail. After that, you’re off for the day,” Brandon said with indifference. He then hung up after he


    finished, i


    Natalie was left dissatisfied by the video call. She turned to Brandon and said usingly, “I haven’t


    asked what happened yet. Why was Sean drinking with Vivian at this hour? How did Este find out


    about that? And weren’t you overly worried just now? You even wanted to get the employees in Larson


    Group to help…”


    To Natalie, Sean and Vivian were strangers. What could possibly bring them together for a meal?


    It made more sense for Sean to be dining with Este instead as Este seemed to be pursuing Sean.


    It baffled her how Este could allow Sean to dine with another woman.


    Natalie had too many questions but no chance to ask.


    Brandon pinched the tip of Natalie’s nose and hurried her to bed. He tucked them in and said


    soothingly, “Doesn’t Este like Sean? I just did her a favor. Sleep now. Este will know what to do.”


    Brandon had expected such schemes from Vivian, but he didn’t expect that she would start her


    schemes with Sean.


    Natalie still wanted to ask, but Brandon already reached out and turned off the lights. He held Natalie in


    his arms and said softly, “Look at the time. You should get some sleep now. We don’t want you to be


    Natalie finally agreed to give up and turn in for the night. Meanwhile, Brandon had his own n…


    In the restaurant, Este put away her phone after the call ended. She walked towards Vivian and took


    Sean from her, slinging his arm over her shoulders. She then smirked and said, “I’ll be taking Sean


    home now. You’re okay with that, right?”


    Sean seemed to recognize Este even though he was drunk. Perhaps he knew that Este was the


    one holding him, so he leaned on herfortably.


    Vivian was evidently bursting with rage. Her lips tightened into a straight line as she ignored Este’s


    taunt. She didn’t want to give in so easily.


    “I have to go back to the office to work. Miss Lopez, please send Mr. Johnson back,” Vivian said,


    gritting her teeth.


    Vivian didn’t want to aggravate the situation. It wasn’t a quick game. She would juste up with


    something else if this n failed.


    She picked up her bag and prepared to leave. She also red at the nightclub girl who was still


    standing next to them.


    The nightclub girl had thought that they could continue. After all, Vivian’s offer was astonishing. She


    really wanted to make this deal happen, but she didn’t expect Vivian to back down.


    She was snubbed and even received deathly res. In a bad mood, she cursed, “Psychos! Wasting so


    much of my time! Shit!”


    Este smiledcently as she watched the retreating figure of the nightclub girl, who was leaving


    in disappointment. “You’d better go back to thepany to deal with work, or I’m afraid you won’t be


    able to go home until midnight,” she said to Vivian before leaving. Esteughed out loud, not taking


    Vivian seriously. Vivian rolled her eyes in frustration and anger. She didn’t calm down until she drank


    two more sses of wine.