The drunk man saw how relentless James was being and pointed angrily at him. “Just you wait!”Then, he spammed the close button on the lift.James did not enter the lift. He tidied up himself and turned, only to come face-to-face with Tamara’s smiling gaze.James smiled apologetically, “I hope I didn’t scare you?”Tamara shook her head before typing on her phone.James was taken aback by this before he came to a realization. His gaze fell on the screen.“Thank you for saving me,” Tamara typed.Something flashed across James’s eyes before he flashed Tamara a smile. “You’re welcome. Are you here to look for the boss?”Tamara nodded before shaking her head.She was indeed here for Margot, but Margot was downstairs.James said, “Cool. I’m here to meet the boss too. Let’s wait together.”Tamara nodded and headed for Margot’s office.James was shocked to see this. “Are you acquainted with Ms. Zimmerman?”Tamara nodded. It wasn’t until she entered the office that she typed: “We’r
Tamara nodded. Of course, she had heard about Bellmare’s Gladwell family.There were the big four in Bellmare, and they had a monopoly over Bellmare’s economy, with family branches all over the country.And the top dog of Bellmare was the Lynch family.Tamara used to wonder if there were any connections between Sebastian and the Bellmare’s Lynch family.“James is here on an errand in Londsville. The business operations here were all hosted by him. He had been staying at 1999 so that he could meet up with his business partners easily,” explained Margot. She soon changed the topic. “I heard from the manager that Jocelyn had been working here for the past week.”A week?According to Anthony’s investigation, Jocelyn only came back three days ago.It seemed that someone had sneaked Jocelyn home.Tamara stood up. “I’m going over to have a look.”Margot copied Tamara’s action. “I’ll go with you.”The two of them arrived at the basement. It was a big bar with dim lighting and shining
Tamara frowned and smacked Jocelyn’s hand away.Jocelyn grew unhappy at this. She pushed Tamara back. “How dare you hit me, Tamara? No one had ever raised their hand at me before.”Margot widened her eyes. “Tammy!”Tamara’s expression changed into that of fear. She wanted to steady herself but could do nothing as she fell backward.Margot couldn’t reach her in time. Tamara thought she was doomed.In the next second, an arm caught her, and she fell into a warm embrace.Tamara’s heart had dropped to her guts when she was falling over. Now, she quickly placed her hand over her stomach as adrenaline pumped through her veins.“Didn’t I ask you to go home?” A low voice came from above her. It sounded cold.Tamara snapped her head up and saw Sebastian’s displeased gaze.Tamara’s body was tense before. Upon seeing Sebastian, she relaxed and allowed herself to lean into his embrace.“I’m glad you’re here, Young Mr. Lynch. I almost shit my pants.” Margot patted her chest to calm hersel
In the car, Sebastian carefully tucked Tamara into the front passenger seat and bent over to fasten the safety belt for her.Immediately, she was overwhelmed by the refreshing scent on his body. His alluring face was close to hers, his breath gently tickling her face and causing her to blush.When he was done with the seat belt, he noticed her delicate earlobes were as red as beetroots. With a suggestive look in his eyes, he chuckled. “Are you shy?”The question sounded like a statement to her.Trapped between the seat and his chest, she had nowhere to hide.“I’m tired. Let’s go home,” she trembled as she signed.His breathing deepened as he cast a serious gaze at her. “Have you tried any treatment for your vocal cords?”Surprised, she paused before shaking her head.She recalled that her mom had told her about the congenital vocal cord disorder that she was born with.Her birth was a joyful event for the family. Unfortunately, after she was diagnosed with the vocal cord issue
At the same time, Tamara was texting Margot.Margot texted: “Tammy, why is Sebastian so scary? Does he treat you the same way?”Tamara texted back: “Shocking news! Our fearless Princess Margot finally met somebody whom she fears!”Margot: “Stop joking! I was scared to death for real. Did you see the look in his eyes? Thought he was going to kill me.”Tamara sent a laughing emoji that had a hand over the mouth. The rest of the message read, “Don’t sweat it. He acted that way because he was concerned about me.”Margot: “Hmm, are you showing off in front of me?”Tamara: “I wouldn’t dare to.”Margot: “Let’s drop the topic. Every time we mention him, you’ll break into that silly smile. By the way, James just called me to ask if you have time tomorrow to discuss the cooperation.”Tamara: “I’m free. I’ll meet with him tomorrow then.”…With that, Tamara exited WhatsApp and was about to check the latest news when she was distracted by the heat radiating from a palm currently rubbing a
Once they were seated, James smiled and said, “I have many ideas regarding our upcoming collaboration. Here’s an outline of my plan for your review. But before that, I’d like to give you ladies a gift.”As James spoke, he took out two exquisite-looking boxes and placed one each in front of Margot and Tamara.Margot hurriedly replied, “This is too much! You came to us asking for a collaboration. If anything, we should be the ones getting you a gift.”“Well, I think the good food and lodging here have already covered that,” James said with a smile.Hearing that made Margot feel glad. She shot Tamara a look that said, “Now that’s great business partner material!”Tamara could not help but laugh. She eyed the box, then typed on her phone, “Thank you for the gifts. We really appreciate them. Let’s take a look at your proposal first.”James was surprised by her reaction. “Do you not like the gifts I’ve prepared? Are they not enough?”Tamara hurriedly shook her head and typed slightly
“Why did you choose me?” A gentle voice immediately sounded from the phone. The voice was filled with emotion and did not have any robotic qualities to it at all!Tamara’s eyes widened as she stared at James.James merely shot her a warm smile. “This is a product that my people have recently developed. Individuals who have communication issues are the target users. Since this newest development garnered exceptional results, I wanted to let you try it. Do you like it?”Margot got overcome with emotion. “I had no idea your company would come up with something like this. It seems that not every entrepreneur cares only about profits, huh?”James burst into laughter. “But, Ms. Zimmerman, you’re also an entrepreneur.”Margot let out an embarrassed smile. Whenever she was excited, whatever she said always seemed to come back to bite her.Tamara carefully perused the phone’s available options. The software was designed simply, with no functions that were overly complex or made the interf
Tamara typed, “Alright, you should resolve that as soon as possible. You don’t need to send me home.”Margot was still a bit worried. She looked over at James and said, “Mr. Gladwell, I’ll have to trouble you to send Tammy home. She’s pregnant, so please don’t drive too fast.”The slight smile on James’ face suddenly froze. He looked over at Tamara in surprise without saying anything, but it was clear what he was thinking.Margot followed up hurriedly, “You weren’t thinking about getting together with Tammy, were you? Let me warn you; you’d better drop that thought this instant! She’s already a married woman, you know. She’s pregnant with her husband’s kid as well.”James let out a laugh. “No, of course not. Stop joking around.”Margot winked at Tamara. “Alright then, I’ll take my leave now. Text me once you reach home, alright?”Tamara nodded. After that, Margot left in a flash.“Let’s get going, Miss Simmons,” James said, walking her to the parking lot.Tamara was uncomfortab