CHAPTER 143
Author: R. AUSTINNITE
last update2025-01-14 00:21:14

Maxine's eyes widened in shock when she saw who it was. Persis strolled into the office majestically, her hair flowing behind her as she walked. She looked like a model who had just stepped off a magazine cover.

Her light brown eyes shimmered, making her appear even more radiant.

‘An angel?’ Maxine thought, taken aback by the beauty standing before her.

Harold, on the other hand, had his jaw dropped. ‘As long as she is here, there’s no way he’ll look at Maxine, he thought. If she’s his fiancée, then we’re done for.’

“You must be the one spreading nasty rumors about my fiancé,” Persis said, walking toward Tedmond and standing beside his seat. “You wanted to offer me an apology? Let me hear it.”

Maxine snapped out of her trance and peered at Persis again. This time, all her confidence drained. With Persis, who was more beautiful than her, present, Maxine couldn’t rely on her looks as a source of confidence anymore.

“I’m sorry for spreading such rumors about your fiancé,” Maxine said, he
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