Chapter 20

Emma was momentarily stunned. She instinctively glanced in the direction of the voice, only to see a tall, slender figure getting up and leaving. She narrowed her eyes and found the silhouette oddly familiar. But she couldn't remember where she had seen it before. Shaking off the thought, she turned back to the man sitting across from her, whose expression was dark with embarrassment. "Sir, what redeeming qualities do you have? From what I've seen so far, you're nothing but disgusting and petty. And tell me, is a 30-year-old man earning 20 thousand dollars a month really something to be proud of?" Emma scoffed. Her annual salary at Castro Group was 300 thousand dollars. The man had no comeback. He clenched his coffee cup tightly until his knuckles turned white. She stood up, pulled a few dollars from her bag, and tossed them on the table. "The coffee's on me. There's no need to thank me." With that, she turned and walked away with effortless grace. The man gritted his teeth an