Chapter 167 She's Not Ordinary

Their rapid-fire exchange had left the HR manager reeling. When he stepped back into the room, his eyes flickered between confusion and hope as they landed on Elinor. "Is the deal for the building set? Their faces looked pretty sour, though." As a seasoned HR pro, he could read people like an open book, and he knew those two left with a bad taste in their mouths. They were supposed to be sealing the deal, not stepping on toes. The thought made the HR manager's discontent with Elinor bubble up again. Elinor caught his look and read his thoughts like a headline. "What's got you worried? If that building's off the table, we'll find another. I'm just trying to get back what was my dad's. It's not about the building itself." Elinor's reminder of the promised salary bump brought the HR manager back to his senses. Was Elinor, who could toss around triple salaries like pocket change, really sweating the small stuff? The HR manager sighed. "You have a point. I just think avoid