Chapter 19\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a bang.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A sharp crash sounded as an expensive mug shattered into pieces at Asher\u2019s feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside the CEO\u2019s office, the entire secretary\u2019s area fell into dead silence. Everyone kept their heads down, breathing as quietly as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with Mr. Greene today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no idea. He\u2019s been in a foul mood since he came in this morning. Anyone who goes in gets yelled at.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard it\u2019s because his wife wants a divorce.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way! Mrs. Greene loves him so much!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s gorgeous too. How could Mr. Greene bear to let her go? I know I wouldn\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A junior assistant stood outside holding a freshly brewed cup of coffee, hands trembling. He braced himself, pushed the door open, and carefully placed the cup on the far corner of\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher\u2019s desk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, back turned, tall and straight. Yet, he was shrouded by a suffocating, hostile aura. His voice was cold as ice as he spat, \u201cGet out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The assistant felt as if he\u2019d been pardoned. He fled the office, quietly closing the door behind\u00a0<\/p>\n
him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside, Asher pulled his tie loose in irritation as his finger brushed his phone. The screen was still empty. There were no new messages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet had really let the police question him like a criminal, then had him escorted out without even an explanation. He picked up the phone and slammed it down on the desk again. Two seconds later, he hit the intercom. \u201cJesse, come in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jesse entered cautiously. \u201cMr. Greene.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you find out which card Mrs. Greene is using?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jesse nodded quickly. \u201cYes. It\u2019s her personal Haltrust Bank card. It\u2019s still active.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher waited. When Jesse didn\u2019t continue, his brows furrowed impatiently. \u201cWhat are you waiting for? Send me the card number!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0645\u0648\u0628\u0648\u0631\u06cc\u0644\u0632 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062e\u0648\u0634 \u0622\u0645\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u2013 \u0627\u0633\u0679\u0631\u06cc\u0645 \u0688\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0627\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 19\u00a0<\/p>\n
7\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, okay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jesse sent the card number to Asher. Standing nearby, he watched Asher, who had nearly been dragged to the police station the day before, transfer 500 thousand dollars into his wife\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
account.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher noticed Jesse\u2019s puzzled look and huffed. \u201cWhat are you staring at? Is there a problem with my sending my wife money? You don\u2019t give your wife money to spend? Are you even a\u00a0<\/p>\n
man?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jesse was at a loss. \u201cMr. Greene, have you forgotten that I don\u2019t even have a girlfriend?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asher paused, then nodded in sudden realization. \u201cNo wonder you never have any constructive opinions to share! You\u2019re useless! Get out. Out, out, out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jesse was puzzled. The job posting never said the company discriminated against single people!\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, Juliet received an email from the contact Zachary had introduced. When she saw the compensation listed in the contract, her breath caught in her throat. It was more than enough money to resolve her urgent problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She clutched her phone tightly, warmth flooding her chest. Zach had done her a huge favor. She couldn\u2019t let his kindness go unappreciated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet immediately replied to the email, then downloaded the documents that needed translating. She turned on her computer and brewed a cup of coffee to stay alert. But the moment the rich aroma hit her nose, her stomach twisted violently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUgh\u2026\u201d She covered her mouth, rushed into the bathroom, and retched over the toilet. But nothing came out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She steadied herself back to the desk and tried to focus. The computer screen was packed with technical terminology, the dense words looking like moving ants. She recognized the words, yet couldn\u2019t piece them together into coherent sentences.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The nausea came in waves. Every few minutes, she had to run to the bathroom to heave. Her efficiency was terrible. Still, she gritted her teeth and pushed through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the doorbell rang that afternoon, Juliet was slumped over her desk, barely able to lift her head. She struggled to get up and open the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJules, I\u2019m here!\u201d Ariane walked in carrying grocery bags. The moment she saw Juliet\u2019s face, she froze. \u201cOh my God! What happened to you? You look like your soul has been sucked dry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
MoboReels: Good Re\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
14.5\u00a0<\/p>\n
Install\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
the set the bags down and pressed a hand to pullet\u2019s forehead. \u201cHave you been pulling ad nighters again!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just a little anemic\u201d fulles didn\u2019t want her to worry\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201csit. Don\u2019t move. I\u2019ll cook for you.\u201d Artine prosted her onto the couch and design baw\u00a0<\/p>\n
the kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A moment later, she poked her head back out, holding a storage container \u201cThe au your fridge?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThose are leftovers from yesterday\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey look good. Who made them? You barely know how to work our ther\u2019s to war an\u00a0<\/p>\n
made barbecue ribs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet\u2019s cheeks burned slightly\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 19\u00a0 There was a bang.\u00a0 A sharp crash sounded as an expensive mug shattered into pieces at Asher\u2019s feet.\u00a0 […]<\/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":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-save-your-pleas-im-with-your-best-friend-now-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398","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=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions\/438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}