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The meeting with the Chanoel company went smoothly. Mira found speaking her mother's language easier than she thought and the business partners seemed to love her accent and most times he was speaking directly to her rather than talking to Alex through her.

She turned to face Alex who was trying not to look upset but once in a while, it showed. It surprised and thrilled her to see him upset about her.

"He's probably upset that I stole his partners attention, not that he was upset about me" She thought as she sneaked another peak at him. He was reading through some documents. When they got to the hotel lounge that was the meeting point, Mr Chan, his new partner had decided that she should sit on a chair closest to him, while his personal aide sit next to Alex. He said it was so their conversations would flow swiftly. His hard on flirting and corning jokes suggested some other reason but Mira didn't mind the attention. Alex hated drinking publicly but he didn't refuse it when Mr Chan's