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37. Misunderstanding
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2021-07-10 11:21:15“Mia, have you seen Gabriella?” Max asked as soon as he left the room.
"I saw her following Mr. Sebastian." Her index finger pointed towards the room of the man she mentioned.
The CEO's eyes spontaneously opened wide. "What are they doing?"
The secretary could only grin. “I … don't know, Sir. I just told Mr. Sebastian about—”
Max already walked away with his brows furrowed in displeasure.
“How dare that woman accuse me of wanting to divorce her, whereas she's with another man,” the CEO muttered with his fists tightly clenched. He didn't notice that he breath had turned heavy.
Unlike the door to his room which was completely made of wood, there was a transparent glass box on the door of the secretary's room. As soon as Max peeked from there, Gabriella was seen sitting opposite Sebastian who was laughing casually.
"Since when did they become friends?" Max thought before snorting.
Before he could reach the doorknob, his he
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