Chapter 17
The unexpected incident didn’t affect the club much. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and some even got to leave wicker. The atmosphere was lighthearted, and it didn’t take Jong to people to move on.
After packing up her things, Samantha left the clit and immediately spotted Layla standing at the entrance
Lista greeted her with a smi “Jodiet dolo ́t yell at yesi, dat shaba
#hecouldn’t be bothered,” Kesetha replied, chucking. She grinned gostile, looking completely embothered
Lanka Inoped her arm through Sauntha’s and hesitated for a moment before speaking. “Samantha, anually wasted for you because I need a tent
“Well, you know how I thought I was abost to marry into wealth, so I quit my job and moved out of my apartment? Now that I’ve been kicked est, I have neito Mr.Mose took back all the money here, too. Long story short I’m broke and homeless could you take me in
“oh, nigha!” Samantha suddenly smacked her forehead, finally remembering something important. “About the money I borrowed from you before–I’ve saved up enough to pay
www back now
“Don’t Twant to act like I’m banke for a few days, otherwise, my family will start lerching off me again, just let me crash at your place for a bit once I get a job and a stable income,
Alright, but my place is very small and kindern–down
“That’s Dine As long as Thom somentere to sleep
The moment Landa stepped inside Samantha’s home and saw the cramped space with only one bed and barely any room to move, she couldn’t help but glance at Samantha Wom yousaldamall, you maly meant it.”
Samantha laughed awlowardly and pulled a spare Manket from the closet.
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Layla had come empty–handed, bringing nothing but herself. Samantha hunded her a change of clothes and told her to shower first. Then, she headed downstairs in a 24–hour
Me everything tha vad happened that day, abot shower to wash away the bad luckfelt absolutely necessary.
in the finer Samantha ertumed, Layla had already changed into clean clothes, but she couldn’t help complaining,
I can deal worth the small spare, but what’s up with that w water heater! The water pressure is weak, and the temperature keeps fluctuating! Do you seriously shower like this every
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**Your landlord as just taking advantage of you because you’re too nice. He’s too lazy to fix it! I’ll tak to him tomorrow.”
“Thanka, Layla, On, by the way, I bought you tortigante, asoothbrush, and a towel.”
“Isbould be throne thanking yosular letting me play
Dayta grabbed the lag and headed to the bathroom to freshen up
Samantis suddenly asked, “Layla, are you mad at me for what happened today?
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I wenaadly think that jerk was capable of doing it.”
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Samantha waited to defend Leonardo, Ind she was and the mote she explained, the worse it would sound. So, she kept quiet
However, Layla wasn’t done. She asked again, “So when it was just the two of you in that room, what exactly happened?
Samantha lowered her gaze, avoiding eye contact. She filtered out all the strange, intimate moments they had shared and simply said, “He grew me a check for two million as compensation
“You took it, right?” Layla’s eyes lit up. “Two million bucks? That’s life–changing money!”
Although Layla let out a dramatic sigh, she still understood. “You really are just an inexperienced young woman, turning down that much easy money! If it were me, I’d take it first
and think about it later.”
Samanthabit her lip, feeling a little wronged but too timid to argue
Layla sighed, exasperated but understanding her way of thinking “Forget it. Let’s just call it taking the high road for once. Two million? whatever. Your pride is worth more than that, right? If you’re into him, great. If not, just ignore him.”
“Yeah!” Samantha nodded enthusiastically as she responded. Her eyes spackled, and her smile was bright and carefree,
The two of them curled up on the tiny bed in the cramped apartment Life was tough, but at least their hearts were warm, filled with love and companionship.
The next day, Leonardo sat at his table, absentmindedly flipping his phone over and over. It was as it waiting for some important messges.
Every time Simon came in to deliver documents, he noticed the same small movement. At first, he didn’t think much of it. But when it kept happening, he couldn’t help but teel a
little curious.
“Mr. Garrett, are you waiting for some important news?”
“No,” Leonardo replied.
“if there’s anything you need, just let me know. I’ll take care of it.”
“This isn’t something you can handle.”
“Well, why don’t you try me?”
As his assistant, Simon’s job was to solve problems and ease Leonardo’s burdens, no matter what.
Leonardo’s expression darkened slightly, appearing as if he were annoyed.
“Bring me the proposal for the new product line this quarter. Then schedule a meeting for the afternoon. After that, I need to visit the studio to check on the site and review the samples.”
Just like that, the switch inside him flipped and he was now fully focused on work. His employees were more than used to this kind of intensity, so no one ever slacked out. After all, Leonardo paid well.
Simon nodded and replied, “Yes, sir. I’ll take care of it right away.”
As he left his office, be felt something was off. Leonardo seemed unusually tense today, almost as if he was using work to distract himself from something
The moment the door closed, Leonardo flipped his phone or again, checking the screen. Aside from a few unexpected work messages, there was nothing new.
There were no new messages at all, which meant that from last night until now, Samantha hadn’t considered adding him on WhatsApp. The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became.
Then, he stood up and dialed Simon. “Move the meeting up. We’re starting now.”
“Y–Yes, sir!”
Simon had no idea who had plssed Leonardo off so badly. As far as he knew, no o
no one even had the nerve to make him angry
