CHAPTER 24: CHAPTER 24: WANT TO KNOW WHO THAT PERSON IS

"Thank you!"

Sabrina genuinely thanked Josee Sheffield.

Josee seemed displeased with her polite attitude, furrowing his brows, "Thank what? This is earned by your own medical skills, it’s your due reward, just barely a start! If you really want to thank me, wait until I find a bigger deal, and then it won’t be too late to thank me!"

Sabrina, knowing his character, smiled, "Alright, then I’ll wait for President Sheffield to make me rich!"

Because of this paycheck, Sabrina was instantly motivated.

At Hawthorne Group, her salary had never been this high!

...

Hawthorne Group.

With Jordan Hawthorne’s support, Brooke spent several days finally soothing previous clients, and also used her father’s connections to find a few new clients, barely patching up the earlier financial gaps.

However, Brooke didn’t plan to tell the truth, instead deliberately showing off in front of Jordan.

"These clients, I befriended them abroad by chance, since the Research Department lost due to me, I brought them here, are you satisfied, Jordan?"

Jordan smiled gently, praising, "Very satisfied!"

The clients Brooke introduced this time were quite influential.

Without strong connections, it couldn’t be done!

Only she had this ability!

Jordan deeply admired her, inevitably looking down on Sabrina a bit.

While at Hawthorne Group, Sabrina was known for focusing on development and rarely actively seeking client collaborations.

Moreover, she was slow in getting up to speed when she first joined the Research Department, taking more than a month.

Brooke took only a week.

The difference in strength was obvious!

Jordan firmly believed he had made the right choice, quickly raising his hand, taking a delicate box from the drawer, handing it to Brooke, "As a reward for your efforts, open it and see if you like it."

Brooke’s eyes showed surprise, but she pretended to be reserved, "Why bother with this? I’ve never expected any reward for assisting you. Besides, what you give is certainly precious, I can’t accept it, or Sabrina will be unhappy again."

"Whether she’s happy or not isn’t important, you’re the star of this success!"

Jordan insisted gently, "Besides, let’s not mention our continued cooperation, why be so polite to each other?"

Brooke hesitated for a few seconds, then bit her lip, shyly said, "Since you say so, I’ll accept it."

With that, she took the box and opened it.

Inside were a pair of exquisite pearl earrings.

Brooke instantly recognized them as items from an auction a few days ago.

Worth several million!

"So beautiful!"

Brooke’s eyes brightened, full of joy.

Jordan smiled warmly, "As long as you like them!"

....

After ’enslaving’ Sabrina for a few days, Jossee finally gave her a weekend off.

Tessa seized the opportunity and immediately invited her out for a meal.

Sabrina brought Darling Zara to the appointment.

As soon as they entered the private room, without even having a chance to greet, the little one in Sabrina’s arms was snatched away.

Tessa held Zara tightly, giving her a series of kisses, "Missed you so much, let me kiss you enough first... Oh my! Our darling Zara is too cute! These soft cheeks are too adorable! And this milky scent, I just love it..."

She spoke while rubbing her face against the little girl’s face.

Zara, afraid of tickles, kept shying away, her face displaying a rare shy smile, her laughter was like a soft, crisp kitten sound.

Upon hearing it, Tessa’s heart melted, eagerly bringing Zara to her seat, saying, "Look quickly at the gifts godmother brought for you, all your favorite pink little foxes, there’s a music box edition, a keychain version, and the latest winter skiing dolls..."

She pulled all the gifts out of the bag, quickly piling them up into dozens.

Zara obviously loved them, looking at this one, touching that one, overwhelmed with choices.

Sabrina watched and couldn’t help but laugh, "You’re buying too many things!"

Tessa dismissively replied, "What’s the problem? As long as darling Zara likes them, I’ll buy as many as she wants!"

Saying that, she started a new round of hugs and cuddles with the little one.

The unwillingness to let go seemed insatiable!

Sabrina shook her head and began ordering food.

While waiting, Zara had already chosen her toys and was chatting with her little fox, saying she wanted to be good friends with it.

Tessa noticed, surprised, "Why do I feel like... darling Zara has changed somewhat?"

Before, when meeting, she’d react a little but mostly stayed immersed in her own world.

Unlike today, she seemed so... lively?

Sabrina understood her confusion.

In recent days, Zara indeed showed some emotional changes.

From her observations, it all seemed to be attributed to the painting.

Tessa heard this and was intensely curious, "What kind of painting is that amazing?"

"It’s this one..."

Sabrina handed her phone with the photo for Tessa to see.

Tessa was clearly seeing this version of Zara for the first time, utterly stunned.

After a long pause, she marveled, "This... is painted so well! Don’t even mention the artistry, the craftsmanship is superb, and it’s so lifelike! Although it looks different from the Zara we know, somehow it feels... aligning with Zara at this moment?"

Sabrina agreed with her instantly, "Exactly, this painting seems to want to show Zara’s inner world... You just said Zara seemed to change a bit, I’ve observed that her transformation started when she got close to this painting!

The person who gave her this portrait probably guided her, trying to invite her to peek out from her secluded world!

Initially, I didn’t think much of it, just assumed it was street art, seeing her cute and drawing casually, but now I suspect the artist might know psychology!"

Sabrina had some regrets, "That day, the artist left too quickly, I couldn’t see them, it would’ve been great to meet them!"

Tessa pondered for a few seconds after hearing this, "Using painting as a form of therapy is indeed a common psychological technique! But finding that person might be quite tricky, that plaza is one of the most crowded places, we can’t possibly sit there every day waiting, right?"

Sabrina knew it would be difficult, but still felt it was a pity.

Tessa noticed and thought of something quickly, "In the area you were that day, is there any surveillance? If there is, we could try getting the footage! That way, we can know who helped our darling Zara?"

Sabrina’s eyes brightened.

Why hadn’t she thought of this!

"That day I was at the cake shop with Zara, the one we often go to... if I remember correctly, it’s owned by your elementary school classmate, right?"

Tessa slapped the table, "Why didn’t you tell me sooner, there’s definitely surveillance! I’ll call her now!"

Without delay, Tessa pulled out her phone to make the call.

A few minutes later, the call ended.

Sabrina eagerly asked, "How did it go? Found anything?"