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Chapter 201 She Was So Adorable

Author: Autumn Fell
last update Last Updated: 2023-04-06 11:24:23
Claire was visibly stunned for a moment. She continued clutching her phone, not knowing how to respond to Javier.

“Judging from the way he spoke, could he be jealous again?” she wondered.

Hence, Claire coughed lightly before she quickly explained, “Um… I’d like to reiterate that I’m his boss, and he’s my subordinate. Do you not believe me at all, Mr. Marquez?”

Javier was silent for two seconds after that. Just as Claire swallowed nervously and was about to continue explaining, the phone call was suddenly disconnected.

“Uh…”

As she stared at the phone screen that showed the disconnected call, Claire was stunned for two full seconds before putting away her phone and rolling her eyes at Javier’s behavior.

After getting to know him over the past few days, she already knew that not only was Javier arrogant, cold, and distant, but he was also a jerk who tended to become jealous and had constant mood swings.

She asked the driver to stop the car at the entrance of Ollie’s school. There,
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