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Chapter 100- Business Meeting Gone Wrong

Author: Lauren
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Candice’s POV

Violet gave me a slow, judging look from head to toe. Her eyes scanned my face, then my blouse, down to my shoes, and then back up again. She scoffed as her face was filled with irritation.

She tilted her head and crossed her arms with a mocking smile.

“I wasn’t even supposed to be the one to come today,” she began, her voice thick with sarcasm. “But I saw a familiar name on the client list and thought… no way it’s her.”

She smirked and leaned forward a little.

“And of course, it was.”

I blinked slowly, biting down on my inner cheek to keep myself calm. I could already feel the frustration rising in my chest.

If I had known Violet was with this company, I thought bitterly, I would never have come back to the country..

I cursed in my head again.

I should’ve let someone else take this deal. Anyone else. Because now, this just turned into a whole mess. And I can already tell—it’s going to be a tough deal to close.

I tried masking my frustration with a calm smile.

I folded
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