Chapter 67
Author: Guddy pearl
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After the meeting with Hailey, he drove straight to the office, he was smiling all through his way to the office.

Alex's car came to a halt in front of the company, and he hurried out of it before he would be late for an important meeting

"Mr. Alexander, you have a meeting in two minutes," Mr. Kim said

"Ok," Alex said

***

James and Mrs. Darius smiled at the thought of their plan, although they haven't done anything yet, but the thought made them grin

"I love the sound of it," James said

"Same, I can't wait to see the look on his face and more importantly, I can't wait to see him crawl and beg," Mrs. Darius said and after some time, James left the office with a satisfactory smile on his face

During the meeting, James used the opportunity to discuss with some staff members, and it turns out that a lot of them didn't like Alex, and it was to James and Mrs. Darius's advantage

"He is a scum, and I'm tired of putting up with him" James and the staff agreed, it was a good opportunity to bri
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