Though there were sconflicts between the two groups, all the problems were quickly resolved. At the end of
the day, the two groups reached a pleasant consensus.
Marco cleared his throat to grab Loraine’s attention, and when she looked at him, he asked her, “Are you free
tonight?”
“No, I'm busy,” Loraine replied.
Marco kept quiet for a moment and then said in a low voice, “The partnership is going well. It’s only natural for
us to have dinner together, isn’t it?”
A fake smile appeared on Loraine’s face.
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“Aren’t there many beautiful secretaries around you? From your work to your personal Life, they manage
everything perfectly for you. So, why not just enjoy their services?”
Marco's heart sank. He immediately turned to Carl and ordered him,
“Don’t recruit female secretaries from now on. And all the staff that have access to me, make sure they're all
men.”
Loraine was shocked to hear him giving such an order.
“You don’t really have to do this, you know.”
Those employees had not done anything wrong. It would be ridiculous to fire them for such a reason.
Since Carl knew that Marco had given the instruction for the benefit of
Loraine, he told her confidently, “Don’t worry, Miss Torres. | promise there won't be any other woman around Mr.
Bryant from now on.”
But Loraine responded with a sneer, “If he behaves well, I'm sure there won't be anything to be worried about.
Now, he’s replacing all the women around him with male employees. Is that because he’s guilty?”
“Loraine, you know | didn’t mean it like that,” Marco complained.
Carl defended him. “Mr. Bryant didn’t mean it Like that. Miss Torres, you should know him well. He's devoted to
his work and doesn’t meet with anyone in private whether it's a man or a woman.”
“If only that's truly the case,” Loraine said dismissively. She couldn't help but recall all the tthat Marco had
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“What?” Carl asked in confusion.
Marco understood exactly what she meant. “Of course, you're the only exception, Loraine.”
She was the only one he kept pestering and trying to talk to.
His statement made Loraine feel a little awkward.
His romantic words aimed at capturing her heart were getting more and more undisguised.
She was scared that he would say something inappropriate again, so she quickly said to him, “I have something
to deal with at the company, so