Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora Ashford reported to Elysian on time the very next day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora was 27, a graduate of a prestigious overseas university with prior investment banking experience. She was more than qualified to work at Elysian in its current state.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only thing she still needed was time to familiarize herself with domestic tax laws and financial regulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Porter,\u201d Nora greeted Bethany politely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany nodded. \u201cMs. Ashford, your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is impressive. I hope your capabilities are just as outstanding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry. I\u2019ll prove it with results,\u201d Nora replied calmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany personally accompanied Nora to the finance department, which in itself\u00a0<\/p>\n
demonstrated how highly she valued her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The finance department was the brain of the company\u2019s entire operation and naturally deserved careful attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany announced, \u201cFrom now on, Ms. Ashford will be in charge of the finance department. I expect everyone to cooperate fully with her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that, she returned to her office and remained busy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Axel had stubbornly refused to confess, leaving Bethany with no other option. She could only have him placed under administrative detention for a few days and fined several thousand dollars, which effectively closed the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Holly heard about the outcome, she felt indignant. Over the phone, she questioned, Beth, why should he get off so lightly? Is there really no way to make things harder for Axel?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany laughed softly. \u201cThe scope of the administrative sanctions is limited, but the damage to Ella\u2019s reputation is far greater. Don\u2019t worry\u2013this is as far as Axel will ever go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What would truly trouble him lay ahead, though that was a story for another time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBeth, how did those basketball tickets you mentioned turn out last time? Did Mr. Brennan\u00a0<\/p>\n
like them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany massaged her temples. She hadn\u2019t seen Silas in two days. She left early and returned late, and after work, stayed in her room as much as possible. They managed to miss each other\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
perfectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even living under the same roof, she and Silas were no different from strangers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot really. He didn\u2019t like them, or maybe I just messed things up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
273\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hearing Bethany\u2019s story, Holly offered a half\u2013baked guess. \u201cBeth, I get the sense that Mr. Brennan may be jealous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany was baffled. \u201cJealous of whom?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I mean\u2013since you tried to set him up with someone else, could it be that the person he actually wanted to see at the stadium was you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany froze. \u201cHolly, have you forgotten that he likes men?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRight\u2026\u201d Holly couldn\u2019t quite explain it either. After all, rumors about Silas\u2018 preferences had been around for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen is there any chance that he turned straight again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany dismissed it as soon as she heard it. \u201cProbably not. Unless he\u2019s bisexual, but that\u2019s kind of off\u2013putting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cForget it. Don\u2019t overthink it. Aren\u2019t you only in a \u2018one\u2013year marriage arrangement anyway? After that, I\u2019ll introduce you to even more handsome straight guys.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany chuckled. \u201cAlright. I\u2019m hanging up. I need to get back to work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That afternoon, she stayed busy until her phone rang, only then realizing that it was nearly\u00a0<\/p>\n
time to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAunt Betty, where are you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany was surprised to hear Evan\u2019s voice. \u201cEvan, I\u2019m still at the office.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAunt Betty, I asked the driver to bring the car near your company.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evan suddenly sounded shy as he continued, \u201cCara really likes the hair clip you bought last time. I want to get another one, okay? Come with me to buy it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany fell silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was he really this precocious in first grade?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEvan, did you tell your grandpa and dad about coming to see me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI did! Grandpa even supports me coming to play with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 109\u00a0<\/p>\n
8\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing that, Bethany had nothing more to say. \u201cAlright. I\u2019ll come down right away. Be good and wait in the car.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a shopping mall right next to her office building, and she planned to take Evan\u00a0<\/p>\n
there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stepped into the elevator, and just as the doors were about to close, she heard a voice call\u00a0<\/p>\n
out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Mix-up Made Me His Enemy\u2019s Woman 109 Chapter 109\u00a0 Nora Ashford reported to Elysian on time the very next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-mix-up-made-me-his-enemys-woman-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}