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Chapter 44 : Nicole Is shocked

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last update Last Updated: 2025-02-07 21:50:16

Nicole excitedly step into the building to go to Tristan's office, but since no one knew her, she was hold at the receptionist corner.

"Do you have an appointment?" The receptionist inquired with malicious look aimed at Nicole

"No, but...." She was cut from explaining.

"Then I'm sorry but we cannot allow you to just step into the boss office. What do you think of this place a walk in the park?" Another woman join in the conversation.

She was rather very unaccommodating, very unpleasant. Carrying an attitude of hautiness that doesn't fits in her personality. Nicole can't help but comment in her mind. "Her attitude compensates her appearance."

"I think we should call the boss secretary to ask him that Miss... What's your name?" The guard said. But other woman place her hand on the internal phone to prevent the guard from making a call.

"No ! Don't call please this is a surprise...." Nicole panic.

" Oh... So it is just another of those women who wants to seduce our boss." With tha
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