Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1686

What on earth was Steve trying to achieve? To Sylvia, his sudden pursuit felt incredibly abrupt and jarring. This was especially true considering that the Michell family had just ruthlessly targeted the Moore family in the business world right before the holidays. Just how much calculation and ulterior motive was hidden beneath this sudden romantic pursuit? She didn't even dare to dwell on it. Nor would she ever believe that simply nursing him for a few days while he was injured would be enough to make the lofty Steve fall sincerely in love with her. She wasn't that naive.

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The following morning, Sylvia arrived at the office sporting two heavy dark circles under her eyes. She remained on edge the entire commute, terrified she would bump into Steve the second she walked through the doors. Fortunately, he was nowhere to be seen by the time she settled into the executive suite. Sinking into her office chair, she let out a long sigh of relief. Once her tightly wound nerves relaxed, she couldn't help but find her own paranoia slightly ridiculous. Technically speaking, she was his boss now. As long as she didn't summon him, an external legal counsel with no fixed office hours had absolutely no reason to loiter around the company.

Two days passed in peaceful tranquility.

On the afternoon of the third day, Sophia knocked and entered the office, clutching a thick stack of documents. "Ms. Moore, the contracts for the Westside Project have been drafted." She placed the file near Sylvia's hand. "We need Mr. Michell to review them."

Just hearing his name caused Sylvia's brow to twitch uncontrollably. She slid the folder back across the desk. "Take it directly to him. From now on, you don't need to run these routine contracts by me. Just coordinate and handle them directly with legal."

Holding the phone to her ear, Sylvia lowered her gaze. She knew she wouldn't be able to keep this from Abriella forever, so she decided against hiding it. "The new legal counsel we hired... is Steve, which is why I didn't want to go to him."

"What?" Abriella, who had been taking a sip of water, nearly spat it all over her screen. A piece of gossip this massive was something she absolutely refused to let slide. "Don't move! Wait for me in your office! I am coming over to see you right now!"

Half an hour later, Abriella rushed into the executive suite of Agri-Tech Ventures. Dumping the takeout lunch boxes she had brought onto Sylvia's desk, she didn't even pause to catch her breath. Leaning forward with both hands planted on the table, she stared intently at her friend. "Spill it! How on earth did you end up hiring Steve into your company?"