Chapter 29Jessica Hemsworth“Good job… I’ll take it from here, Jess. You should go back to the company,”Mr. Hall said as he stepped out of the villa.I blinked. He got here before us.“Alright, Mr. Hall.”As I turned to leave, my eyes met Mr. Wong’s again. The same unreadable stare. Cold. Too still.He’d been staring the entire drive, and now—again. Not like a man appreciating a woman, no. It was like he was dissecting me, watching how I moved, how I spoke… like I was a riddle he planned to solve.I glanced one last time before climbing into the car. Even as we pulled out, I could still feel his eyes clinging to the glass.Weird.“He’s weird,” I muttered under my breath, leaning my head back against the seat.But a faint smile crept across my lips as Mr. Hall’s voice echoed in my head: “Good job.”“I knew I could pull it off,” I whispered. A small win. It felt good.Back at the office, I was barely seated when my phone rang. Alicia.“Hey, babes,” I said, sinking into the couch, finge
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