Chapter 23

Noel checked the time, but it was only 3 pm. "In another couple of hours."

"Can't you leave early?" Mandy Jessop was clearly upset. "I'd like you to go shopping with me."

Noel appeared slightly hesitant.

In the past, she could just leave work without a word since her father would not say a thing.

But now, Cordy had taken control, and Noel was worried she would notice and use it as an excuse to harass her.

Even so, she had even less reason to upset Mandy. If she wanted to marry Kyle without issue, she certainly needed his sister's favor.

After weighing her options, Noel agreed to it anyway. "I'll be right there. Where are we going?"

"Radiant Global."

"Be there in twenty minutes."

Hanging up, Noel drove to the mall.

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Meanwhile, Cordy was drafting a design in her office when her phone rang too.

She gave it a casual glance but eventually put away the draft and answered it. "Mr. Levine."

"When will you call me something else?" That familiar voice was ever deep and magnetic.