ust thirty minutes bef

eting notes when she decided

es and hushed whispers from her colleagues, but

a conversation through the door. It was Jack And

he draft was totally blank. She was obviously making up excus

oftly, though he sounded somewhat resigned. "You know h

ne of fondness in his voic

, what about Miss Pet

amily? They climbed the social ladder by clinging to the Dixon Gr

cal blow to Joanna, tightenin

ent led her to his bed, and now, it seemed, she

k, k

he conversation. She entered with a steely expression and walk

of the meeting. And the documen

uctions with a frosty tone. "Alright, rearrange the schedule. Free up tomorr

rant was famo

tion meant for h

onger timid but assertive and confident. "I hav

o her. He had already noticed her

signing on he

sp the situation, she

Anthony, "Did your girlfri

, a flicker of displeas

together in bed, she had whispered against his che

hold his interest, agreeing whil

pected her t

he had entered his life and his bed of her

dare

of Anthony's engagement

ut arranging her exi

il Mr. Dixon's preferences. M

voluminous jour

ith tears. "Joanna, are you truly leavi

is temper flared, no one dared to step into the CEO's

lace would be signific

l here. If anything comes u

ht of a large silhouette at the do

cretary Department, his ex

one else quickly rose and scattered

meone to replace me. It's best if we expedite the process." Joanna

with this charade?"

in spread across

. How could Anthony still think s

means I'm leaving. That was our

emands are growing by the day. Aren't the initiative of land from the sout

shock wave g

her mind. "She took

nausea over

aged to suppress the urge to vomit and jerked

y, his gaze piercing. "I'm losing my patience. Just b

e could make her stay b

had climbed into his be

a scene about quitting, possib

to the harsh reality, her tone tinged wi

their financial standing, and her brothe

fortunes might plummet again and wa

linchpin in securing all the curr

few days prior, she relented.

ve had clarif

end her affair

een them bec

ed, neither will

k his irritation, he moderated his voice. "The project bidding concludes in a m

ugh Joanna, steeling her d

erately, "I don't want anything