Female Novel
Chapter 183
Chapter 183
Sophie stood up and began to sort through the documents in her hands.
Coincidentally, on her first day of internship, she was assigned to a company collaborating with BurkeInternational
To outsiders, Palm’s Jewels seemed to have minimal financial interactions with the Burke family, withonly a few project collaborations In the past. However, the economic growth of Palm’s Jewels over theyears was closely linked with Burke International
Their relationship was anything but ordinary.
If it hadn’t been for her recent need to confront Burke Intemational, which led her to conduct extensiveresearch, she wouldn’t have
known about this connection
It seemed James had left quite a few contingencies in place.
The internship work was dull and mostly consisted of menial tasks.
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At that moment Sophie’s phone pinged with a message from Reece. He had sent a photo of herslacking off at hernovelbin
Sophie immediately realized what was happening and looked up to spot Reece standing just outsidethe employee area, surrounded by a few assistants
He gave her a casual smile.
Sophie remembered that Reece had been making waves in the entertainment industry lately, havingrisen above Conn in status. Today Reece was here at Palm’s Jewels to discuss a partnership.
Palm’s Jewels was a high–end domestic jewelry brand, and she had put in considerable effort to landthis business deal
That young man indeed had some skills.
“Sophie, where are the files I asked you to organize? Alexis asked impatiently.
Training new staff was always tiring, especially when faced with their youthful faces that remindedAlexis of her own fading youth
“Here they are “Sophie handed over the documents to Alexis.
Alexis glanced through them briefly, noticing that Sophie’s attention was still outside.
Following Sophie’s gaze, she caught sight of Reece and naturally assumed Sophie was flirting withhim. She scoffed coldly. “Focus on your job and stop daydreaming.”
Then, Alexis turned and walked away.
1. er. She wasn’t planning to take this internship or its people seriously, as it was just
Sophie let the comment go in one ear and out the other. for a month.
Dung lunch, Sophie casually ordered some takeout and was about to fetch some hot water outside theemployee area when a hand
d her into a comer.
e was dressed in a trendy white suit, his shirt open to reveal a sleek line of chest muscles, and a silverearning a touch of allure.
“Ms. Sophie, don’t you think you owe me an explanation?”
g in his left ear adding
Sophie opened her mouth. Faced with Reece’s question, she hadn’t intended to hide anything. “I’mstudying at Eastwood College, you knew that, right?”
Reece remained silent, waiting for her to continue.
Sophie said, “Eastwood College has an internship requirement for graduates, and the school assignedme here.”
Reece seemed to be gauging the truthfulness of her statement.
Sophie pushed Reece away, saying, “Technically, I’m your CEO, so why are you questioning me?”
“Sorry, I always thought we were partners,” Reece corrected.
Sophie didn’t argue. She hadn’t planned on having Reece as a subordinate anyway,
With Reece’s potential to become a leading actor in a few years, rather than having him under her atthis time, it made more sense to partner with him for a mutually beneficial long–term relationship.
Sophle looked around. An actor pulling aside a staff member during lunch break would surely makeheadlines if the security cameras caught them