Chapter 73

The man's clothes were plain and he was wearing a face mask. He was patiently wiping the leaves of a plant on the desk, making sure each leaf was spotless clean.

Hearing Renee's voice, he gently raised his eyes and looked over curiously. "The new boss of Hunts & Co., I presume? The poor woman about to be abandoned by Stefan Hunt?"

Renee felt a little awkward. She cleared her throat softly and said, "The second part was unnecessary."

The man put down the spray bottle and took off his mask. His middle-age face looked kind and gentle, exactly as the information said.

From the information Liam sent her, Renee knew that the Hunts & Co.had three partners—two men and a woman—and this man, John Wayne, was one of them.

Among the three partners, John was the oldest and the most experienced. He looked like he would be easy to get along with, but he was actually the most cunning one.

John said, "I'm curious. We haven't met before and I'm dressed like this, so how did you recognize me?"

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