Chapter 1357

Staking A Claim

Sally has a silver tongue, so I might not be her match when it comes to verbal sparring. Therefore, I’ve
got to play some tricks and go all out! As Juan’s thoughts progressed in that direction, he swiftly had an
idea.

After thinking the entire plan through, he drawled, “You want to play games with me, huh, Sally? I’ll
have you know my methods and back out voluntarily.”

In the other room, Kyle stared at the moonlight reflected on the ground. He tossed and turned, his
profound eyes brimming with worry.

Truthfully speaking, he felt that Juan’s analysis back at the Seet Residence indeed made much sense.

There’s no doubt that Sally approached the Seet family deliberately. But what’s her motive? And what
exactly does Grandma know? Also, does she really have feelings for Juan and is willing to date him?
Or… does she merely want to use him to draw closer to the Seet family?

While he brooded upon it, he felt that Sally and everything that had to do with her was a mystery. I’ve
got to keep a close eye on her.

It was a very long night that dragged on interminably.

In another room, Nina likewise had a lot on her mind and couldn’t fall asleep.

Destiny is indeed astonishing. I wasn’t fated to be with Chris, but Stephen then appeared. And by a
stroke of coincidence, he has many similarities with Chris. I just can’t help seeing Chris’ shadow in the
way he carries himself and does things. Could it be that God took pity on my infatuation and sent him to
me? And could there really be two people with completely different looks and figures yet appear so
alike in certain demeanor and thoughts?



The more she contemplated it, the more mystified she grew. Stephen was a mystery, and she was
inexorably gripped by the urge to unearth his secrets.

As soon as Nina arrived at the office the next day, she saw Stephen talking to a woman.

From the look of things, they seemed exceedingly intimate, so much so she couldn’t help wondering
about their relationship.

When she had drawn close to them and heard the woman acting coquettishly with Stephen in a gentle
voice, realization instantly dawned upon her. She’s probably his girlfriend.

When she halted for a moment, Stephen spotted her as well and greeted, “Good morning, Ms. Nina.”

“Ms. Nina? Is she your boss? She’s really beautiful!”

After saying that, the woman trained her gaze on Nina and studied her. Nina likewise started
scrutinizing the woman, finding her very much alluring. Well, well… He has quite the taste.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Nina.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Stephen’s girlfriend, Melanie Read.”

At that moment, Melanie found Nina to have a superior aura the average woman lacked that she
actually felt a tad inferior.

Nonetheless, she didn’t show it in the least but continued looking into Nina’s eyes with a smile.

“The two of you really make a good match.”

“Thank you, Ms. Nina. Actually, I have an ulterior motive in coming here today. I want everyone here to
know that Stephen has a girlfriend.”



Melanie crossed her arms, making it abundantly clear that her remark was meant for Nina. Clocking
her expression and demeanor right then, Nina understood the meaning behind her words.

Don’t worry, Ms. Read. Our company prioritizes work, and the female employees here know where to
draw the line. They’ll naturally keep a respectable distance from Stephen.”

“I’m glad to hear that! I’ll keep your words in mind, Ms. Nina.” When Melanie had finished saying that,
she reached out and patted Stephen on the shoulder. “Have a good day at work. I’ll be leaving, then.”

“Sure.”

After she had left, Stephen flashed Nina a sheepish smile. “My girlfriend is a bit willful, so please don’t
take offense at her, Ms. Nina.”

“It’s fine. I can tell that she must love you very much since she came to the office to stake her claim to
you.”

At that, Stephen was at a loss for words.

She loves me? Perhaps so.

Smiling, he took out the blueprint from last night and handed it to Nina. After glancing through it, Nina’s
brows furrowed slightly, and dubiousness showed on her face. “If you hadn’t handed it to me
personally, I would’ve thought that someone else did this. How did you come up with this design
concept?”


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