Chapter 158


    Emerson looked at Ronan, but Ronan stayed silent. Ronan''s face was full of dissatisfaction, his gaze


    falling on Cordelia. He was upset because Cordelia hadn''t been home for a long time.


    All for some guy, she was totally smitten.


    She hadn''t exined anything to him, and theirmunication on Messenger had been cut off for a


    while.


    The two of them stood in front of Samantha and Cordelia. Samantha thought to herself, “It would be fun


    to embarrass Cordelia in front of Mr. Evans.”


    "Cordelia, don''t be mad at your husband. He didn''t mean it," Samantha pretended to whisper, but made


    sure Ronan and Emerson could hear.


    Cordelia thought, “So Samantha knows about her and Ronan. The office gossip is really something.”


    But why bring this up in front of Ronan? Was she socially awkward, or was she trying to y the good


    guy?


    She gave Samantha a puzzled look, then nced at Ronan. At this point, Emerson turned his head to


    look at Ronan, too.


    "You should make up with him. This can''t go on forever, and you have to go back home," Samantha


    said again.


    Cordelia gave an awkwardugh and mumbled a response. Hearing Samantha''s words, Ronan


    thought her way of persuading was quite good. So this was the Samantha that Adrian mentioned,


    Cordelia''s cousin. Although her words were a bit inappropriate, she was smart and knew how to butter


    him up.


    "It''s not his fault he did that." Samantha added.


    Cordelia looked at the elevator panel and thought, “When will this elevator reach the first floor?” She


    was extremely embarrassed by her cousin.


    "I get it. Just stop." Cordelia lowered her head.


    Samantha thought, “She''s blushing, so my tactic worked. Next time, I should find a more embarrassing


    situation to make her ufortable, and make her unable to stay at Lumos Enterprises.”


    The elevator reached the first floor. Emerson and Ronan exited first.


    "Someone''s speaking up for you. That person seems to be Cordelia''s rtive. I bet Cordelia will be


    back home soon," Emerson said.


    "Stop talking nonsense!" Ronan scolded Emerson. But deep down, he was relieved.


    Arriving at the lobby, Cordelia, and Samantha parted ways. Cordelia boarded the bus home.


    The next day, Samantha went out to deal with business and came home early in the afternoon. Her job


    was in sales, so she was usually out and about and didn''t need to clock in at the office.


    Adrian didn''t often stay at this house.


    Kendra was thrilled to see Adrian''s luxurious four-bedroom house, and with the scandal at Jamie


    Colby''spany, her preference naturally tilted towards Adrian. But Adrian''s cousin Samantha had


    Living alone in this four-bedroom house, Samantha was quitefortable. She was a bit in awe of


    Adrian, as he imed to have bought the house with his own money. To afford such a house in


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    At four in the afternoon, the doorbell rang. Samantha was quite surprised to see who was at the door.


    It was Cordelia''s "husband". Unexpected gains were always pleasant.


    Jamie thought the house was lent to Adrian by Cordelia, to avoid fighting with her mother over a house,


    so he was kicked out, and Ronan wasn''t mentioned.


    So, Jamie didn''t suspect Adrian and didn''t know that he was now helping Ronan.


    "You are...?" Jamie asked.


    "I''m Adrian''s cousin, Samantha. What''s up?"


    Samantha was thinking about how to lure Jamie to thepany and introduce him to all her


    colleagues. The notorious "office scandal" husband.


    "I''m Jamie. I''m here to get the car keys from Adrian. I need to drive tonight to entertain clients." Jamie


    originally had several cars, but they were all at his father’s house. After the scandal, he stopped going


    there.


    Now, the only car he had was the one in Adrian''s possession.


    Adrian was the driver, so of course, he had the keys. But Adrian wasn''t home today. He had been out


    all night, rushed home in the morning, threw the keys down, and left.


    "I remember he gave me the keys this morning, might have left them at the office. Will youe with


    me to get them?" Samantha suggested.


    "Sure." Jamie didn''t think twice.


    Samantha hailed a cab, and they both headed to Lumos Enterprises.


    They got out of the car, and Samantha said, "Wait here for a moment, I''ll go get them."


    Jamie noticed Samantha also worked at Lumos Enterprises. If he had known earlier, he wouldn''t have


    He checked his watch. It was almost five. He was getting antsy, hoping Samantha would hurry up.


    Before leaving the house, Samantha had sneakily brought the keys with her. Now, she was sending


    Cordelia a message on Messenger: [Cordelia, I''m free today, thinking of visiting Auntie, is that okay?


    But I don''t know where she lives.]


    Cordelia had wrapped up for the day, and though she found it odd that Samantha wanted to swing by


    her ce, she couldn''t exactly give her the boot. So, she shot back a text. [Sure thing. Just knocked


    off,ing down in a sec. Let''s meet in the lobby.]


    "Gotcha."


    As everyone started to clock out, coworkers trickled out of the office, hopped into the elevator, and


    made their way to the lobby. Cordelia was among them, scanning the crowd for Samantha.