39: Do You Think I Wish to Be Here?

Lizzie hesitated, glancing at the lobby, "Could I wait here?" she asked.

"Sure, but we can't guarantee when the CEO will come down," the front desk receptionist replied. After finishing their conversation, they both went about their business, paying no more attention to Lizzie.

With nowhere else to go, Lizzie sat alone on a nearby sofa, her phone clutched tightly in her sweating palms. She was uncertain whether to call him.

Half an hour passed in hesitation. Jepan descended the stairs, and as he exited the elevator, the receptionist greeted him, "Mr. Pang, are you leaving already?"

"Why, are you reluctant to see me go?" Jepan responded with a wicked grin, draping an arm casually over the receptionist's shoulder.

"We wouldn't dare to bother Mr. Pang," she replied, leaning against him without a care, despite them being in the company foyer. Spotting the petite figure sitting alone on the sofa, Jepan extricated himself from the clinging woman and moved towards Lizzie.

"Sister-in-law?" Je