Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1680

He raised a brow again, his tone dripping with a careless, provocative edge. "What's wrong? Aren't you the fearless iron lady of business? Have you suddenly lost the confidence to hire a top-tier lawyer like me?" He paused, his voice growing infinitely more punchable as the final syllable lifted in a mocking lilt. "Or perhaps... you know deep down that this little startup of yours is destined to go under, and you simply can't afford my salary, so you're too terrified to hire me?"

Sylvia ground her molars together, a small muscle ticking in her jaw. She knew exactly how venomous Steve's tongue could be. Whenever he felt like it, he could deliver the most devastating insults in the calmest, flattest tone imaginable. Armed with the very courtroom eloquence that allowed him to turn black into white, she didn't stand a chance against him in a verbal sparring match, even if she had ten mouths. All she could do was glare at him, the corners of her eyes reddening with anger.

Right at that moment, a knock sounded at the door, and the assistant walked in carrying a tray. Sylvia immediately turned her head away, unwilling to let her subordinate see her in such a compromised state. Fortunately, the assistant was completely focused on her task, carefully setting down the coffee cups, completely oblivious to the bizarre tension suffocating the room. She retreated quickly, pulling the door shut behind her.

Once the door clicked shut, Sylvia turned back around. Pointing a stiff finger at the exit, she delivered a frigid eviction notice. "I am not hiring you. Leave!"

With that, she spun on her heel, ready to walk out.

Steve didn't move an inch from the sofa. He let out a slow, deliberate tsk. "It seems Ms. Lincoln really misjudged you."

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