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TBHL: Chapter 3

Author: Seera Mei
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I arrived at the office exactly at nine thirty. I went straight to Travis' office, but he wasn't there yet. It turned out that he was still in a meeting. I decided to look for Trish instead, to tell her that we only needed two more kids for the model search.

I found her in her department, and it seemed like they were busy looking for models. When they noticed me, they all politely greeted me before returning to their work.

Trish approached me with a smile and gave me a kiss on the cheek before speaking.

“Hey, what brought you here? Aren't you supposed to be in your office?”

“Yeah, but I came here to ask if you've found or chosen any kids for the model search yet.”

“Oh, about that, Bes, we just started looking for them now. That's what my team is working on right now. Why?”

I smiled at her response.

“You only need two more for the kids' section. To speed things up, look for those with portfolios.”

Her face brightened up at the news.

“Really? Just
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