With someone else in the room, Charles stopped talking.
Sebastian glanced at Charles, then waved the secretary off. “Tried to what?” he asked, his voice flat.
Charles hesitated for a long moment, then gave up. He swallowed his words.
After all, this was Sebastian’s private life. It wasn’t his place to weigh in.
Besides, when it came to relationships–especially between husband and wife–outsiders‘ advice rarely mattered.
If they themselves couldn’t see clearly, no amount of advice would help.
People had to go through things themselves. Sometimes, they had to fall hard before they saw things clearly.
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Charles gave an awkward smile. “It’s nothing, Mr. Mason. Just thinking out loud. I’m not really good with this kind of stuff.”
Sebastian frowned, wanting to press further, but a glance at the time made him drop it.
Just as he was about to leave, he paused and looked at the cup on his desk. A flicker of annoyance crossed his face. “Get rid of this lemonade. And toss out all the ones Kathleen brought earlier.”
Charles didn’t dare say a word. He quickly nodded and got to work.
Meanwhile, Maxine had just left the Mason Group building. As soon as she got into her car, her phone rang. It was Zachary, Urban’s assistant.
“Ms. Hudson, how’s your resignation going? If things are on track, we’d love to show you around the office this afternoon and get your onboarding started,” said Zachary.
Maxine took a deep breath and said seriously, “Is Mr. Soto available? I need to speak with him.”
Zachary paused and said, “One moment.”
A minute later, Urban came on the line. “Ms. Hudson, what can I do for you?”
Without beating around the bush, Maxine filled him in on what had happened that day, leaving out any mention of Sebastian. She only said there were a few issues she had to sort out before officially joining.
Urban was quiet for a few seconds before asking with a slight chuckle, “Mr. Mason giving you a hard time, huh?”
Maxine was mildly annoyed by how quickly he caught on, but she didn’t deny it.
Urban laughed lightly. “No problem. If needed, I can reach out to him. We’re not close, but we’ve worked together before. I doubt he’d ignore a request from me.”
Maxine’s heart tensed. She turned him down immediately. “That won’t be necessary, Mr. Soto. Just give me two days. I’ll handle it.”
Urban seemed to have been half–joking. He agreed readily and said, “Alright, I’ll wait. But don’t feel like you have to handle everything on your own. If you need anything, you can always come to me.”
Maxine gave a brief reply and was about to end the call.
But Urban suddenly added, “Oh, one more thing–I almost forgot. There’s a party at River East Horse Farm tomorrow night.
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My sister, Pandora, will be there, so we’re bound to cross paths. Would you be willing to come with me?”
Maxine quickly assessed the situation and asked cautiously, “Will Pandora be bringing a lawyer?”
“Hard to say,” Urban said casually. “She fired her last one and is still shopping around. But don’t get the wrong idea. I’m inviting you purely to put her in her place. She’s gotten a little too full of herself lately, and I’ve had enough.”
Faced with her potential client, Maxine didn’t feel like she could say no, so she agreed.
Urban sounded pleased. “Great. Send me your address. I’ll pick you up tomorrow.”
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