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Chapter 197

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Iris glared at Yvonne. Yvonne had embarrassed her in front of Mr. Just once more.

Despite the glare, Yvonne remained unfazed, her mischievous smile intact. "Hey, do you know how long I've been waiting for you? If you got here any later, your birthday would have passed!"

She pulled Iris aside and whispered, "Why did you bring Jason Just along?"

Bringing a guy to a girls' party—how were they supposed to have fun?!

Iris shrugged helplessly. "He wanted to come along. He’s my boss; how could I refuse? Besides, I haven’t become an official lawyer yet, so if I want to handle more cases to gain experience, I need his help."

Yvonne snorted. "You can't refuse? What if he asks you to sleep with him? Would you do that too?"

Iris quickly covered Yvonne's mouth. "Shut up!"

Yvonne pushed her hand away. "Relax..."

Before she could finish, Iris covered her mouth again. "If you keep making that kind of joke, I'm gonna get angry." Iris' tone was serious.

Normally, she wouldn't care if Yvonne jo
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