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Eloise Atkins slept with a random guy.
Her whole body ached, reminding her of the wild night of passion they had!
She turned her head and caught a glimpse of the guy’s back, seeing his muscular and enticing shoulder. There was a tiny mole on his shoulder blade that captivated Eloise, making her curious about his handsome face.
She slowly regained her memory.
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Yesterday, Eloise got a WhatsApp from her boyfriend, Adam Ruiz, saying he wanted to split. Eloise was devastated. She went out for a drink and when she came back, she couldn’t open her room door. She kept knocking until someone finally opened it. To her surprise, there stood a hot guy wearing just a towel around his waist. He looked at her with annoyance.
Eloise thought he was a gigolo because she got a call earlier, asking if she wanted some service. She said no firmly at the time. But now, being drunk and heartbroken, she changed her mind.
Now, she was cringing with embarrassment. It seemed she got pretty wild last night and was begging the guy for a romp. The thought made her blush.
After turning red, Eloise snapped back to reality.
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Seeing the guy still out cold, she hurriedly got dressed and bolted without washing up.
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After getting on the elevator, Eloise realized she was on the fifth floor, but the room she had reserved was on the fifteenth floor, which meant she had gone to the wrong room last night.
No wonder she couldn’t open the door.
In utter remorse, Eloise buried her face in her hands. Turns out, she didn’t spend the night with a gigolo, but with a guest of the hotel.
She prayed she’d never cross paths with him again. It was so embarrassing.
Last night, with the lights off and a few too many drinks, she had no clue what the guy even looked like.
When checking out, she had to cough up a hundred bucks because she left the room card in the fifth–floor room.
Returning to that room was out of the question, she just didn’t have the nerve.
Eloise’s trip to Kcos City was for the Top Ten Outstanding Advertisers Conference. Once she received her award, she’d bid farewell to Kcos City and never see that man again.
Kcos City was a whopping 1,500 miles from her hometown of Torri City. Eloise finally breathed a sigh of relief once the plane
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But, as fate would have it, when she arrived at work the next day, she found out that the bidding proposal her company had worked so hard on for Girado Group had been rejected.
Eloise’s boss, Brian Harper, called her into his office to discuss the matter.
“If it gets rejected again, go to Girado Group and find out if your ex–boyfriend had a hand in it,” Brian impatiently instructed.
Eloise’s ex–boyfriend, Adam, was the advertising director at Girado Group.
“Got it,” Eloise replied..
She headed over to Girado Group and managed to track down
Adam.
“Eloise, you should know that I’ve always kept my personal life separate from work, right?” Adam said, slightly annoyed.
“But if it wasn’t you, why was our company’s bid rejected? And it happened right after we broke up,” Eloise asked, her tone indifferent yet curious.
“It was Mr. Barone’s decision. We don’t know the reason either,” Adam explained.
Eloise was puzzled. “Mr. Barone? You mean Callan Barone?”
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While Eloise had heard of Callan’s name before, she had never actually met him. He wasn’t someone who made headlines and preferred to keep a low profile. Given his involvement with numerous foreign companies, Eloise didn’t think he would pay much attention to domestic ones like theirs.
With the bidding price being 600 million dollars, it was a significant project for Eloise. However, she couldn’t fathom why it would be enough to catch Callan’s attention.
Determined to find out the reason, Eloise composed herself and knocked on the president’s office door.
With his deep and magnetic voice, Callan allowed Eloise to enter. She walked in, holding the bidding document from Sava Company.
The atmosphere in the office was tense and serious, and Callan was seated behind his desk.
For some reason, Eloise felt a sense of familiarity with him.
She speculated that perhaps he had appeared in the news before, so she recognized him. He appeared to be around thirty years old, exuding the calmness and wisdom of a mature man.
“What’s the matter?” he asked Eloise, his eyes coldly penetrating.
It felt as if his gaze could see right through her.
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He seemed to have caught a cold, as his voice was slightly hoarse.
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“Mr. Barone, it seems like you’ve caught a cold. You should take care of yourself,” Eloise said considerately.
“Cut to the chase,” he replied, furrowing his brows and covering his cough with his fist.
Eloise felt that the way he spoke to her made it seem like they had met before.
Under his intense gaze, she lowered her head and looked at the bidding documents in her arms.
“Mr. Barone, I’m Eloise Atkins, the design director of Sava Company. Our bidding documents were rejected, and I’m wondering why. Your company had reviewed our qualifications before, and everything seemed fine. But why…?” Eloise trailed off, then looked up at Callan.
She genuinely had no idea why their bid had been rejected.
“There’s nothing wrong with it,” Callan replied in a flat tone.
“Are you dissatisfied with my initial design?” Eloise tilted her head slightly, seeking clarification.
“No, your work ability is exceptional.”
Hearing the president of Girado Group praise her, Eloise
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couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement within her. At twenty–four years old, even though she had already become a director, it was still challenging for her to conceal her emotions. A faint smile appeared on the corners of her lips.
“Why did you turn down our offer if you trust our company and me?” Eloise asked, puzzled.
“It’s about someone’s character,” Callan replied.
“I’m sorry?” Eloise furrowed her brows, even more confused.
She understood that a reputable company like Girado Groùp wouldn’t want to associate with anyone with a bad reputation to avoid tarnishing their own image, but she had no idea who Callan was referring to.
Could it be Brian, the president of Sava Company?
Brian had been divorced twice and had three children, but he had never cheated during his marriages. He only started new relationships after the divorces. Besides him, Eloise couldn’t think of anyone else who could have sabotaged the bid this time.
The bid was worth $600 million, involving Girado Group’s advertising business for a year, including TV and internet advertising. Winning this order would meet Sava Company’s profit targets in just two years.
That’s why Eloise didn’t want to give up on this opportunity and gathered the courage to visit Callan’s office.
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“Is Adam your boyfriend?” Callan asked again.
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Eloise was taken aback, never expecting it to be related to her.
Only a few people at Girado Group knew about her relationship with Adam, as he never brought her to the company for events. Eloise didn’t even know his colleagues.
Besides, Adam didn’t assist her in obtaining the bidding
documents.
“He is my boyfriend, but we didn’t rely on any personal connections during the bidding process. He didn’t pull any strings for me. I…” Eloise suddenly felt the need to defend herself. She was slightly embarrassed and nervous.
Callan stared at her silently, making her uneasy.
“Do you know who I am?” He frowned and looked at her.
Eloise felt a sense of familiarity but couldn’t recall anything about him.
She thought, “Should I know him just because he’s good–looking?”
“Should I?” Eloise replied honestly.
Callan sneered and opened a drawer, taking out a card and placing it on the desk.
Later that night, Eloise had left behind two things in Room 505:
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the keycard to the room and a bedsheets, slightly stained with her innocence blood.
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