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    Lorna shrugged, not the least bit fazed. “Why shouldn’t I be happy? This bottle of perfume is worth months of my paycheck. You might make more than I do, but I doubt you’d ever splurge on something like this. I got it as a gift, so I am pleased!”

    With another dismissive eye roll, Greta muttered, “I won’t waste my time arguing with you.”

    Meanwhile, Brenna’s phone buzzed with a message from Rosie.

    “Heard the Mitchell Group’s been having stock issues. Did you step in and save them with your expertise?”

    Brenna’s expression turned cold as she read the message. She didn’t respond.

    Soon after, Rosie sent another message.

    “Want to have dinner with me tonight?”

    Brenna continued to ignore her. She knew Rosie was always scheming and had no interest in dining with her.

    She figured this would be the end of it.

    But when she left thepany after work, she found Rosie waiting for her by a sleek car, grinning as if they were old friends.

    “Brenna, we haven’t had a meal together in ages. Let’s have dinner and catch up,” Rosie said.

    The instant Brenna caught that cold, scheming look in Rosie’s eyes, a wave of disgust washed over her.

    “I don’t want to talk to you,” Brenna said.

    Her tone was icy as she turned away and headed for her car.

    Rosie moved to block her, only to be stopped by Brenna’s bodyguard.

    “I’m offering you a business deal! You won’t even sit down and hear me out?” Rosie called after her, her voice tinged with exasperation.

    Brenna didn’t pause for a second. She quickly slipped into her car, and her bodyguard followed, pulling the car away.

    “Unbelievable. She’s so arrogant!” Rosie huffed in annoyance. The truth was, she had spent days gathering intel. She’d teamed up with Hector, nning to pressure the Mitchell Group and force Ethan to cooperate with her. Their scheme had rattled thepany; the Mitchell Group’s stock had taken a nosedive, and the losses had been huge.

    She had believed this would be the perfect moment for her to step in and mend fences with the Mitchell Group. Unexpectedly, someone had managed to stabilize the stock prices before she could. No matter how hard Rosie investigated, she couldn’t uncover who had helped the Mitchell Group.

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    Earlier at lunch, she’d tried to fish for clues from Gracie, but the woman never let anything slip, rendering her efforts in vain. Itter dawned on her that Gracie was too smart. Unlike Isabe and Tina, Gracie could see through her intentions easily.

    After getting nowhere with Gracie, Rosie tried her luck with Brenna, hoping she might let something slip.

    She knew Brenna had a sharp mind and plenty of resources. If she could just get Brenna talking, maybe she’d discover something useful.

    But Brenna didn’t even give her the chance to speak.

    Rosie couldn’t shake the feeling that Brenna had a hand in stabilizing the Mitchell Group’s stock. But she had no proof and was unwilling to believe that Brenna was capable of doing something like that.

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