4 – Chas

r th

if she should be relieved or even more nervous. He had given

women to recruit. One by one, she reviewed their profiles-intelligent, beautiful, suc

man really wan

denly rang. She frowned when she saw the

" she a

e been MIA for too long!" Mia's l

usy, Mia. I'm at a c

omething to do with Chase

Emma groaned, twirling th

'm coming over.

ed the call. She sighed but secretly admitted

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Ar

two boxes of donuts. She sat across

a observed. "But you do look

itted, taking a

e Don

ed her ey

brow. "Hmmm. Did

oked. "What? N

ut seriously, what exactly

cond chance Chase had given her-

?" Mia complained. "Why n

ead. "It's not t

interest in you?" M

moments-where she felt something different in the way

said playfully. "But fine, I'll help. I know some

that day, Emma felt

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rst Ca

nt to introduce the first candidate-Isabelle Dela Veg

t Isabelle

her hand. "Nic

s, Isabelle looked her up a

er?" Isabelle asked,

ghtly insulted. "Yes. I was tasked with findin

would I even want to meet Chase Don

rds. She had no idea how

n't just any man. He's a billionaire CEO. And kn

t her and smirked.

arked i

d. "I'll give it a t

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Encounter

cted women to Chase's office to present th

ned up before him, his expr

nd extended her hand. "Nic

didn't shake her hand. Instead,

est selection?"

. "Uh... well, they're al

finish. He stood an

il their eyes were level. "I'm giving you one more

ody turn

this man re

ht crossed her mind-maybe he wasn'

e locked onto hers. It felt as if he were

abelle, who was used to commandi

looking for?" Emma

may leave," Chase said icily b

t the office. Even though Chase hadn't explicitly reje

he wasn't ready to leave, not when she

she started

an eyebr

with them?" she asked, tryi

ed to the window, gazing out over t

nted someone smart, attractive, and in

back to face her. "

demanded, unable to

t was either dangerous or

l planning to

an down Em

t, she realized-this