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Chapter 31

Author: Oluwapelumi
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-09 20:52:47

Karen's Pov.

I opened the door slightly revealing a man who stood tall with his back to me looking through the glass of the skyscraper.

“Good morning.” I started, closing the door behind me.

“I wasn't expecting any more-” He paused as our eyes crashed, realization dawning on my face.

“Liam?”

His shocked expression soon melted into a smile. “Oh Karen, what a coincidence!” He chuckled, stepping away from the window and to his desk.“I didn't expect to see you so soon.”

“Neither did I,” I replied, stepping into the room, trying to shake off the flutter of emotions that his presence stirred in me.

I didn't expect Liam to be financially unstable but neither did I expect him to be the CEO of Lex Operate. I tried to hold up my strained smile, printing it plastered on my face. My legs shaked as I moved closer to his work desk standing just a few inches away from the chair.

“Take a seat.”

At his command I made my way into the child slipping into delicately while trying to mask my nervousnes
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