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Chapter 165 Secretly Rejoicing
Amanda’s instinctively feet started to take her toward the conference room for higher
management, but the task she had at hand now was to take over the job from the legal
department of the company. So, she stopped in her tracks and walked toward the legal
department after contemplation, thinking that she was being utterly ridiculous. Why
should I care what my ex-husband’s first love looks like? What has that got to do with
me?
Meanwhile, in the conference room, Elias sat at the end of a long desk, listening to the
reports from various departments as Natasha stood next to him.
He still couldn’t figure out what Natasha was doing here, and neither did he know what
Lazarus was up to. He also said that there’s going to be a grand show today, but where is
it? Why haven’t I seen anything of the sort?
Just like that, the two-hour meeting ended, and Elias left the conference room while
Natasha followed closely behind, going wherever he went and as annoying as a fly.
Elias whisked out his phone and called Lazarus as he hissed in annoyance, “Is this your so-
called grand show? All you did was get a woman to follow around me like a fly! Do you
have tofu for brains?”
Behind him, Natasha felt a little embarrassed when she heard that, but she continued to
follow him closely.
From the other end, Lazarus answered nonchalantly, “Have some patience. It’s happening
soon. Did you just finish your meeting? I think Amanda will either be waiting for you in
your office or run into you when you’re on your way back to your office.”
“When did you become a fortune-teller?” He had a look of indifference on his face as he
thought, Did this guy start fortune-telling? He’s making guesses and predictions all the
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However, at the next corner, he caught sight of Amanda standing in front of the elevators,
not knowing whether she was leaving or going to his office. Lazarus guess is actually
correct.
On the phone, Lazarus continued blabbing, “Just wait and see if you don’t believe me. I’ve
been playing. the field for years and know how a woman’s heart works. I’m telling you-”
Unfortunately, Elias only had his eyes on Amanda as he abruptly ended the call. “Shut up.
I see her now.” At that moment, Amanda was waiting for the elevators. When she raised
her head, she saw Elias walking toward her, a coincidence she wasn’t expecting. She
wanted to look for him at his office to discuss work. In the meantime, she could also check
out what his first love looked like, fulfilling her selfish curiosity.
Almost immediately, she saw the tall woman behind Elias. She was wearing a set of black
office attire. revealing a pair of beautiful, long legs. Her features were deep-set and petite,
and she carried an air of elegance with her. Frankly, she didn’t seem like a simple
secretary at all.
-Amanda’s instincts as a woman told her that this woman was Elias’ so-called first love.
Nevertheless, she kept chanting to herself to focus on work as she watched Elias approach
and greet her.
“Are you done with taking over the job?” he asked, standing next to her and waiting for
the elevator.
She nodded. “Yeah, I wanted to discuss the work with you in your office when I ran into
you here. What a coincidence…” Her eyes couldn’t help but dart toward Natasha behind
him, and Natasha smiled and gave her a nod.
“Okay, let’s talk in my office, then.” Of course, Elias had also noticed that she was looking
at Natasha behind himself.
“Mr. Winters, there’s another meeting in an hour,” Natasha announced suddenly.
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Although it was just a normal reminder about work, it sounded as though she was trying to
assert her dominance in Amanda’s eyes, and she pursed her lips.
Just then, the elevator arrived with a ding and the doors opened slowly. “Got it,” Elias said
and walked into the lift.
Amanda went in as well-the same time as Natasha did-and maybe it was by accident, they
bumped and squeezed into each other a little.
“I’m sorry, Miss Amanda. Please, after you,” Natasha offered before Amanda could open
her mouth, and the air turned still.
All Amanda could do was smile and say, “It’s not your fault. I was careless.”
Elias witnessed the invisible competition between the women and pressed his lips
together. The exchange of blows between these two women was completely lost on him.
When they were in Elias’ office, Natasha went to prepare coffee, hence leaving both Elias
and Amanda in the room.
Amanda was seated before Elias as she watched him reading and signing the documents
with a serious. look on his face. She couldn’t help but find him charming for just a
moment. “That secretary earlier… Is she your first love?” she asked.
He turned to her and said in a husky, low voice, “Who told you that?” How did she find out
so quickly?
A smile spread across her face. “I made a guess based on my instincts as a woman.” This
rumor was spreading like wildfire the moment she walked into the company, and
everybody was aware of it. How could he be so ignorant as the president of the company?
On the other hand, why would the president high above care about the gossip which was
spreading among the employees?
He paused mid-action before admitting, “Your guess is rather accurate.”
In fact, he wanted to say that Lazarus’ guess was even closer to the mark, and he had to
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmadmit that the other man could embark on a career in fortune-telling; Lazarus could even
predict that Amanda was coming to his office, a prediction that made Elias shocked and
speechless.
For a moment, Amanda didn’t know what she should say, and that was when Natasha
came in with two- cups of coffee. After she placed them in front of Elias and Amanda, she
said in a soft, amorous voice, “Mr. Winters, I didn’t add any sugar to your coffee. I
remember that your blood sugar is a little high, so it’s better for you to take less sugar.”
Her statement was meant as a display of her closeness with Elias; they were the ones who
were genuinely in love, and the small seed of jealousy in Amanda’s heart started sprouting
silently.
For some inexplicable reason, Amanda opened her mouth out of reflex and said, “By the
way, Aiden’s school is organizing a camping trip this week and wants the parents to join.
Are you free? If you don’t have the time, I’ll go with him by myself.” The reason she said
this was because she was sure that he would join.
Just as she expected, he answered with a frown, “Why didn’t you tell me about this
earlier? Of course, I’m going camping with my son.”
“Okay, I’ll let Aiden know about this. I’m sure he’ll be delighted because he always wanted
you to go with him,” she replied with a smile. When she received his answer, she
immediately felt better. Somehow her win was made sweeter after she stole a look at
Natasha to observe her reaction.
When she saw the puzzled look on Natasha’s face, a beautiful smirk tinged the edges of
her lip, but the next second, she asked herself, Why do I feel like a mean person for
feeling happy to see the surprise in Natasha’s eyes? What’s so great about being his first
love? I’ve even married Elias before and have a child with him!
She had slowly fallen into the trap of Lazarus and Elias inaking. While she had yet to
notice her change in her feelings for Elias, everything was changing like the shift of the
tides, including her attitude toward Elias.
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