NovelEnglishChapter 285 I got the gist of what he was saying. "Mr. Roulder, do you have any specific arrangements? Do you needto go on a business trip?" Xander nodded. "You'll have to go for two days." I had just finished the morning meeting and hadn't heard of any new dealings, so this must have been a last- minute assignment from Xander. "Where am I going? And what's the purpose?" I had to ask for details.
"Well... Il confirm that later." Xander's response leftspeechless.
He wasn't ready to givemore information, so I didn't press him further. I quickly finished up all my current tasks and got everything in order.
By 10:30 am, I finally had a moment to rest. I grabbed my cup and headed to the break room. Just as I reached the door, I overheard two women gossiping inside.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"The new engineer, Mr. Howell, looks so handsome. Those cargo pants he's wearing today make his legs look really long." "Isn't that a little exaggerated? I think you've got a crush on him. But I remember you used to be into Mr. Roulder." "Yeah, I used to think Mr. Roulder was alright, but ever since Mr. Howell came..." The woman sighed. "Mr. aman Roulder doesn't look so good anymore.
I couldn't help but smile at how ruthless their words were.
"From now on, Mr. Howell is my one and only crush. No one can be compared to him!" The woman finished speaking just as I entered the break room.
They noticedand greetedwith a smile. "Ms. Crown, are you having tea or coffee?" I held my cup up. "I'll help myself." I made myself a cup of coffee and sat down with them. So, you've fallen for our new engineer?" "Yes, he's just too handsome! I heard he used to be in the military," one of the women said without any hesitation in front of me.
"He is quite striking." I agreed with her as I sipped my coffee.
Hearingsay that seemed to excite the women even more. "Ms. Crown, you and Mr. Howell are both in the upper management. Could you help us find out if he has a girlfriend?" I pressed my lips together, trying hard not to laugh.
"Sure." I agreed.
The woman was thrilled. "Thank you, Ms. Crown!" I took a small sip of my coffee and added with a bit of mischief, "I'm not sure if he has a girlfriend, but he's likely living with someone." "What?" The woman was shocked, and her face immediately fell with disappointment.
After messing with her, I stood up with my coffee, ready to leave.
However, the woman called after me, 'Ms. Crown, how do you know? Have you seen her? Or did Mr.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmChapter 285 Howell tell you?" Seeing that she wasn't ready to give up, I decided to drop a bombshell. "I saw it myself." The woman was stunned. "What?" Her excitement deflated quickly, but she still wasn't ready to let it go. "Ms. Crown, have you seen Mr. Howell's girlfriend? What does she look like? Is she pretty?" Brandon sure had no shortage of admirers. Even I was struggling to keep them at bay. However, mine, and I needed to nip this in the bud 1 gave her a faint smile. 'I haven't seen her." he was
The woman looked atin confusion. So, I raised my hand and painted at my neck. "This morning, I saw it on Mr. Howell." I
She froze, and I left her with a knowing smile. As reached the door, washed I heard her gasp in realization. "A hickey!"
Grinning mischievously, I walked out of the break room elegantly and went straight to Brandon's office. Then, I knocked on the door. "Cin!" Brandon's voice cfrom inside. I opened the door and saw him typing away on his computer.
When he looked up and saw it was me, he greeted, "Ms Crown, please have a seat." Not bad. He was following the rules. We were just colleagues in the office.
Instead of sitting down, I walked over, went around his desk, and stood behind him.
Brandon seemed unsure of what I was up to and looked up at me.
I focused on his eye-catching Adam's apple before lowering my head. Then, I leaned in to give it a playful bite,
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