Chapter 409

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

"Understand you," Cedric replied, his imposing aura tempered by a note of gentleness and indulgence. His voice, richer than the coffee he had brought, hinted at a promise. "From this point forward, I'll make an effort to know you as well as you know me."

He had always thought she was too proud to bend, but he had not seen just how much she had silently endured.

Sophie's heart was jolted, her emotions so scrambled that no adjective seemed adequate to describe her current state. 'He said he wants to start understanding me?'

Almost evasively, she avoided those gentle eyes. When she spoke again, even she found herself sounding awkward. "If you really want to... understand, you’ve come to the wrong place. This is Luxford Group, not X Corp."

The absurdity of the CEO of X Corp. delivering her coffee was too much for her to process comfortably.

"Of course, I know this is Luxford Group. However, I might need to stay here for the next week."

"Why?"

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