Neither Georgina nor Katie had expected Granger to be so polite to them, yet so unyielding when it came to turning Leah down-right in front of their faces, no less. Of course, Georgina still hoped that something might work out between Leah and Granger. She managed a smile, trying to

He appeared here, but it wasn’t as if he intended to join them or to stir up trouble. Looking at Charlene, he spoke with an easy familiarity, “Heading out to eat with Mr. Harden?” Charlene nodded. “Yeah.” “You’ll be back later, right?” “That’s right.” She still had unfinished business to

Chapter 494 After they’d finished discussing work, Charlene noticed Gaylord lingering behind. He didn’t leave right away-instead, he cast a thoughtful look at Granger. Uncertain whether the two knew each other outside the office, Charlene asked, “What’s up?” Gaylord, for his part, had been puzzled by Granger. He’d observed Granger’s

Chapter 493 Thorne was buried in his work, barely acknowledging Moran’s presence. After sitting there for a while and growing bored, Moran finally blurted out, “Forget it. I’ll just go find Granger.” Without looking up, Thorne responded dryly, “And you think Granger has time for you?” Moran fell silent. As

Chapter 492 The Ross family. Charlene had already discussed auctioning the diamond with Helena Ross before heading out to the auction itself. When Helena finally saw the dazzling stone Charlene had spent a fortune on, she stared at it in silence for a long time before she spoke. “Your mother

Chapter 491 Charlene had actually managed to win the diamond. Even though Moran had braced himself for the possibility, hearing the final result still left him in a daze. It wasn’t until the auction officially ended, and Charlene left with Maisie to handle the paperwork, that he snapped out of

Chapter 490 The moment Charlene spoke, it wasn’t just Maureen who was stunned-Laverne, Dalton, and Moran were all equally taken aback. Laverne’s reaction was no surprise. Dalton, on the other hand, had done some homework on Charlene beforehand. He knew the Ross family’s circumstances were relatively modest. Sure, their business

Chapter 489 Meanwhile Vesta handed a crisp envelope to her mother. “Here’s the invitation you wanted.” “Perfect. Thank Thorne for me, would you?” Maureen replied, sliding the invitation into her purse. She paused, glancing up. “Are you coming with us to the auction tomorrow, or is Thorne picking you up?”

Chapter 488 Leah curled her lip and gave a dismissive little scoff. “Taking on all those big contracts at once? Careful you don’t bite off more than you can chew.” But even as she said it, her words lacked conviction and came out tinged with jealousy. After all, if PrimeStar

Chapter 487 Thorne asked, “Want to go together when the time comes?” Vesta instinctively started to refuse. “I don’t-” She was about to say she wasn’t sure she’d have time, but then realized that wasn’t really her style. So before the word “don’t” was fully out, she changed course. “Sure.”