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n slowly exined, “Yesterday, while we were in a meeting with the brokers, I received a call
saying you went upstairs alone with Steven. Mr. Connor was so furious he almost smashed his
phone. He left the brokers, ran through several red lights to get there, and fortunately, he made it in
time.”
Hearing this, a flicker of shock passed through Cam’s eyes.
So there was no betrayal or deceit. Her thoughts had been so had even harbored anger and
resentment towards Connor.
curdly wrong. It had all been a misunderstanding. Just yesterday, she
Her hands clenched tightly, she looked towards the man engrossed in hisputer, her heart
knocked on her head, chastising herself. How could she ever doubt his character?
filled with guilt and self–reproach. She
“Are you alright?” n couldn’t understand why she had hit herself.
Steven.”
Cam sighed softly, “I thought Mr. Connor had intentionally asked me to apany n‘ mouth
dropped open, and after blinking a few times, a burst ofughter broke the silence. “Why would you
think tha is not that kind of person.”
Yes, I misunderstood him,” Cam murmured guiltily, picking at the desk.
Mr.
Connor
“It’s good that the misunderstanding is cleared up. It even turned out to be a blessing in disguise,
allowing us to reim the shares,” nforted.
Cam pursed her lips and nodded.
After much deliberation, she finally knocked on the door to Connor’s office.
“What’s up?” Connor asked, seeing her hesitant expression.
Cam sped her hands tightly, her lips parting slightly.
“I’m sorry.”
Connor paused, puzzled, “Why are you apologizing to me?”
Cam hesitated, then shared her misunderstanding about him.
Connor was silent for a moment, then couldn’t help but chuckle. “So that was it.”
Cam nodded, her head lowered. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have guessed wildly about you, doubting
your character. You can punish me.”
Connor stood up, walked over to her, and gently patted her shoulder, saying helplessly, “Don’t get
upset
the use of having a mouth? It’s not just for decoration.”
His gaze fell on her tightly closed lips, and he smiled, “Although they do look pretty.”
over nothing next time. What’s
Cam felt a bit shy and covered her mouth. After all, beingplimented on her lips by a man felt
like a very intimate and sensitive form of praise.
Connor couldn’t resist flicking her forehead gently. “Silly.”
“Ouch!” Cam’s hand quickly moved from her mouth to her forehead, frowning and pouting.
“That’s your punishment. Don’t make the same mistake again,” Connor said, finding her expression
amusing.
Okay Cam rubbed her forehead, responding softly.
Back at her desk, Cam felt enlightened and relieved as the misunderstanding was cleared. Her
mood gradually improved.
Ping-
A new message notification.
She opened it to find a message from her mother, telling her that her uncle had transferred
$700,000 to her.
Cam immediately called Drew, who answered quickly.
“You redeemed $2 million?”
Drew hesitated, “Cam, don’t worry about it. I did my best. Apologize to Aunt re for me.”
“Why do I feel like you’re hiding something from me?”
Not at all.
“It better not be. Quit your job too. I always felt something was off with the Capital Solutions model.”
Alright, I know. Cam, I’ve got to go.
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Cam gave a few more instructions before hanging up.
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