It really made things difficult for the receptionists.
Romina’s gaze fell on the straight–haired beauty, her expression growing more serious.
She hadn’t expected to be stopped here.
Meanwhile, the beauty looked at her with a mocking expression, clearly enjoying the spectacle.
Romina suddenly realized that her actions were indeed a bit abrupt.
She smiled at the woman and said, “Then forget it. I’ll come back to find him another time!”
“Miss…”
Romina had just turned around when the straight–haired beauty’s voice came from behind her, now tinged with even more contempt and arrogance.
Romina turned back at the sound. “What is it?”
“Please don’t come again in the future, so as not to add to our workload,” the straight–haired beauty sneered. “Our president is not a shallow man. Do you really think you can seduce him with such tricks?”
Hearing this, Romina more or less understood what she was implying.
Her expression turned cold, and just as she was about to speak, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice suddenly came from behind. “What nonsense are you spouting?”
Both women turned at the sound and saw a man standing to the side.
Although they had only met once, Romina still recognized Nasir.
The straight–haired receptionist greeted him respectfully, “Mr. Tucker.”
“This lady is Mr. Jericho’s family. How dare you insult her like that? Be careful you don’t get tired…”
At the words ‘family,‘ the straight–haired beauty’s pupils widened in shock.
Two employees passing by were also stunned by those words, sizing Romina up and down repeatedly.
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“Mr. Jericho is actually married?”
“Is he secretly married? How come I’ve never heard about it?”
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Hearing the murmurs around her, Romina instinctively stepped forward and tugged at Nasir’s sleeve. “It’s fine, Mr. Tucker. I just wanted to see Joaquin about something, but I didn’t let him know in ad- vance, so that’s why this misunderstanding happened.”
Seeing that her expression had softened, Nasir’s lips curved into a faint smile. “Then come with me. I happen to be heading to the project department for a meeting.”
“Alright, thank you very much.”
Romina followed Nasir, one after the other, into the elevator.
Nasir pressed buttons for two floors, then turned to Romina and said, “Joaquin is on the top floor, thirty- eighth. I have something to do, so I won’t be able to take you all the way up.”
“No need to trouble yourself, Mr. Tucker. I can go up by myself.”
Nasir nodded lightly, then changed the subject. “Ms. Sandoval, I heard Nadine drugged you that day as well?”
Romina was surprised. She hadn’t expected the topic to jump from Joaquin’s office to the incident with the drugging so suddenly.
The leap was so abrupt that it took her several seconds to react.
She replied calmly, “Yes…”
Nasir suddenly stepped a little closer. “Who saved you that day?”
As soon as he said this, Romina’s heart leapt into her throat, and her face instantly flushed red.
Joaquin had never told her that his friend…
Could be so direct in his questions!
“I heard you and Jericho are about to get divorced, so it couldn’t have been him who saved you. Joaquin also entered the room that day.” Nasir lowered his voice and asked, “Was it Joaquin?”
The blush on Romina’s face suddenly deepened.
At that moment, the door suddenly opened.
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For her, it was nothing short of a rescue.
“Mr. Tucker, we’ve arrived.”
Nasir grinned. “If you don’t want to say, that’s fine. I can probably guess anyway.‘
He strode away, the smile never leaving his lips.
It wasn’t until the elevator doors closed that Romina finally managed to compose herself.
At the elevator on the thirty–eighth floor, she saw Erick, who was about to go down.
Erick led her to the president’s office. “Mr. Bowman is in a meeting. He should be back in about ten
minutes.”
“Alright.”
After seeing Erick off, Romina looked up and glanced around.
His office was decorated in black, white, and gray tones, just like its owner–cool and reserved.
Her gaze fell on a large door beside the desk.
The president’s lounge.
As those words came into view, the sound of a door opening suddenly came from behind her.
Romina turned at the sound and met the man’s indifferent gaze.
Joaquin must have known she was coming. His face showed no extra emotion as he walked nonchalant- ly toward the desk. “What brings you here, Ms. Sandoval?”
Romina eyed his back, quickly got up from the sofa, and walked straight over.
“Aren’t you just asking the obvious, Mr. Bowman?” Romina came to the desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down. “I just transferred you five hundred thousand yesterday, and this morning you returned three hundred thousand to me.”
“Didn’t you say yourself that you only wanted to buy a two–hundred–thousand car?”
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