Chapter 148
Soon, he softened his tone. “If you feel that you can’t handle the work on your hands, you can distribute it to others. After they complete it, you can still get part of the bonus
“If you can get
can get Ms. Marrow’s offer, I can give you an additional 85 thousanddollars as a reward.”
Moira did not reply.
After sitting for a while, Baldwin left with a cold expression.
At five o’clock in the afternoon, her cell phone rang.
Seeing the name Virgil on the screen, Moira felt a surge of anger. She picked up the phone. Virgil, on the other end, spoke first. I’m downstairs at your company. Are you off work!”
His voice was very pleasant, low, and clear. If Moira didn’t know that he had lied to her, she would be very happy nowh
Moira was furious, but she suppressed her anger and said softly. “Yes, I am getting off work, I’ll go down immediately. After hanging up, to park her things and stuffed the photos and checks into her bag.
she began
When she went downstairs, she immediately saw the eye–catching Maybach parked across the road from the company. Moira stopped in its tracks. Looking at the flashy license plate, she couldn’t believe she actually believed him when he said it was his boys‘ car.
No boss would lend his car to his subordinates every d
Now in retrospect, many things in their life didn’t make sense. She just didn’t think carefully. “Why did he lie to me? Why would he marry me when he has a fiancee
Seeing Virgil get out of the car. Moira suppressed her anger and walked over.
Virgil opened the passenger door for her. After she got in, he closed the door and returned to the driver’s seat
On the way home. Moira tilted her head and looked out of the car window at the endless stream of traffic. Her fingers pinched the bag on her knees as she exerted more strength
“Virgil,” she called out.
“Yes!” Virgil replied.
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“Did you” Moira retracted her gaze and turned to look at Virgil.
Looking at his well–defined handsome side profile, she stopped talking,
“He’s just playing with you. Naturally, he won’t tell you that he’s Conrad. It would be troublesome to be pestered by gold–digger like your Lily’s words repeated in her mind.
Virgil stopped the car at the red light at the intersection and turned to look at her. His thin lips curled into a faint smile. “What did you want to say?”
The car was not a good place to talk. Moira changed the topic. “Let’s eat outside”
They had originally planned to cook at home. But she was no longer in the mood. She couldn’t wait to know the truth.
Flower Tide was also a famous high–end restaurant like Grain Palace.
Moura had arrn videos of it on YouTube and knew the food there was expensive.
Virgil booked a private room. After they sat down, a water brought the menu.
ally didn’t order anything
Sering the price on the menu, Modra eventually
Virgil roughly guard that she found the price expensive, so he said. “After paying the bill, I can get them to invoice me and reimburse me from the company.
In the past, whenever Moira heard the word ‘reimbursable‘, her eyes would light up and she would happily make her order and enjoy the food until her stomach was fully satisfied.
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But now, she knew that Virgil was lying to her. No company could reimburse a meal that cost more than 70 thousand dollars.
In the end, Moira did not order anything. She closed the menu and handed it back to the waiter,
“Let’s talk first,” she said.
“We can talk after dinner, Virgil said.
“I don’t have much of an appetite right now.
Virgil sat opposite her and looked at her quietly.
He had actually sensed that something was off. From the moment Moira got into the car, he could tell that she was troubled. Initially, he thought might be an issue at work, but now it seemed her concerns were likely related to him.
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