hapter 164\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, let\u2019s do it your way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was willing to give Madeleine that safety net.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that she was getting ready to start a company, Madeleine\u00a0<\/p>\n
obviously couldn\u2019t keep doing odd jobs anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the day she left, all four secretaries\u2018 eyes were red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChase, will you still come to the company after this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine couldn\u2019t help but laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course I\u2019ll visit often, it\u2019s our family\u2019s company. Besides, I\u00a0<\/p>\n
need to come by regularly to keep an eye on my husband, in\u00a0<\/p>\n
case he\u2019s up to something\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she could finish, Teresa looked indignant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, Chase!\u00a0<\/p>\n
We\u2019re watching the CEO. We won\u2019t let him do anything shady\u00a0<\/p>\n
behind your back!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine patted her shoulder, pleased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 164\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, let\u2019s do it your way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was willing to give Madeleine that safety net.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that she was getting ready to start a company, Madeleine\u00a0<\/p>\n
obviously couldn\u2019t keep doing odd jobs anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the day she left, all four secretaries\u2018 eyes were red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChase, will you still come to the company after this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine couldn\u2019t help but laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course I\u2019ll visit often, it\u2019s our family\u2019s company. Besides, I\u00a0<\/p>\n
need to come by regularly to keep an eye on my husband, in\u00a0<\/p>\n
case he\u2019s up to something\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she could finish, Teresa looked indignant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, Chase!\u00a0<\/p>\n
We\u2019re watching the CEO. We won\u2019t let him do anything shady\u00a0<\/p>\n
behind your back!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine patted her shoulder, pleased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 164\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWith you guys here, I\u2019m not worried.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She packed up some personal belongings, and Roderick came\u00a0<\/p>\n
over to help her carry them as they left. The four secretaries\u00a0<\/p>\n
leaned against the doorway, looking dejected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, some other colleagues passed by and looked at\u00a0<\/p>\n
them, confused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you all acting like it\u2019s the end of the world now that\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chase is leaving? I thought you all hated her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Teresa shot them a look. \u201cWhat makes you think we hated her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn\u2019t? I remember everyone saying Chase was a mole\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWatch your mouth. Keep talking like that and we\u2019re telling the\u00a0<\/p>\n
CEO.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The passing colleagues were immediately frightened into\u00a0<\/p>\n
silence, quickly shoving each other as they hurried away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they left, they couldn\u2019t help but mutter, wondering if Daquan\u00a0<\/p>\n
had drugged them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sophia: \u201cSo, when do you think they\u2019ll catch the mole?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olivia: \u201cIt\u2019ll be soon. The CEO wouldn\u2019t have the heart to let\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 164\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chase keep taking the blame.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Teresa: \u201cYep. It\u2019s just a matter of time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A week flew by, and as the end of the month approached,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s work finally slowed down a bit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing he wasn\u2019t scheduled for the next two or three days, he\u00a0<\/p>\n
whistled cheerfully as he left work, ready to go home and get\u00a0<\/p>\n
some good sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After changing out of his white coat and leaving the hospital,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley saw a handsome couple walking toward him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two are haunting me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s eyes went wide as he looked at them, and he quickly\u00a0<\/p>\n
said in mock terror, \u201cI\u2019ve quit drinking recently, no more for me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Getting drunk once meant being laughed at by this couple for\u00a0<\/p>\n
three days. He couldn\u2019t take that kind of punishment anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine, with her arm linked through Roderick\u2019s, couldn\u2019t help\u00a0<\/p>\n
but laugh when she heard that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way you say that makes it sound like we\u2019re a couple of\u00a0<\/p>\n
drunks who only look for you to go drinking.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 164\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen what are you here for?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have the nerve to ask?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine had a speechless look on her face. \u201cIt\u2019s your fault for\u00a0<\/p>\n
agreeing to that blind date my parents set up. They sent me\u00a0<\/p>\n
here to subtly ask about your preferences.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s mouth twitched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d almost forgotten about that\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to treat us to dinner.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine finished speaking, then raised an eyebrow at the\u00a0<\/p>\n
man beside her. \u201cWhat\u2019s the most expensive place around\u00a0<\/p>\n
here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a rooftop restaurant. Molecular gastronomy. It\u2019s pretty expensive.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the one. You go get the car?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick nodded. \u201cOkay, wait for me here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley had a completely baffled expression the whole time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wait, what\u2019s going on? Did they just decide he was treating\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 164\u00a0<\/p>\n
them to dinner?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did he agree to it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bradley was fuming, glaring at Madeleine through gritted teeth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA meal at that place costs half my monthly salary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, come on. If you really lived on your salary, you\u2019d have\u00a0<\/p>\n
starved to death by now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick had already spilled the beans about Bradley to\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine. Even though he was a doctor, he had assets worth\u00a0<\/p>\n
over a hundred million and had long achieved financial freedom\u00a0<\/p>\n
through investments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the two were talking, a figure darted out from nowhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBradley\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine turned her head in confusion and saw a girl in a knit\u00a0<\/p>\n
cardigan and a beige long skirt approaching.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A palm\u2013sized face, almond eyes, and che<\/p>\n
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