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“Okay,” Kristian responded sweetly.
Once Freya grabbed her water and headed off to the study, Ethel and Kristian were left eyeing each other in
silence.
Before Kristian’s accident, Ethel wouldn't have dared to even meet his gaze—let alone glare at him.
But now, things had shifted.
Ethel demanded, still looking for a fight, “Freya's busy now, so you have to listen to me.”
Kristian nodded obediently. “Okay!”
Ethel was momentarily stunned into silence. A phrase she'd once seen online echoed in her head. Sincerity really
does work.
Faced with someone so obedient, sweet, and eager to please, she just couldn't bring herself to be mean. “Get
“Sure.”
“Grabssnacks from the cupboard.”
“Okay.”
“I want sfruit.”
“I'll go rinse them.”
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The two of them bantered and played like children in the living room. Seeing they weren't squabbling, Freya
finally turned her full attention to work.
Christmas was just ten days away, and lately, Melvin had been swamped with preparations for the company’s
annual party and masquerade ball.
“Ms. Briggs, the hotel and schedule are finalized,” Melvin reported during their video call. “The annual party will
be held on the first and second floors. After that, single guests can head to the eighth floor for the masquerade
ball. Everything's arranged.”
Freya gave a brief grunt. “What are this year’s lucky draw prizes?”
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“Sas last year. Three first prizes—two hundred thousand dollars each. Five second prizes—one hundred
thousand each. Ten third prizes, fifty thousand. The rest get participation gifts like iPads, laptops, phones, or
shopping cards, all given randomly,” Melvin rattled off casually.
Anita International Group had always been generous with its employees, handing out lavish gifts and hefty year-
end bonuses every holiday season.
The cash rewards and prizes rarely changed.
Freya was silent for a beat. “Let's add a grand prize this year.”
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“For Cap. For Ellis Lambert,” she said slowly.
She'd originally planned to transfer
Ellis to a branch closer to his home,
but he'd declined, s & he wadn't
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So instead, Freya decided to reward
him with an apartment. That way,
he'd stop feeling the need to keep
sending her money out of gratitude.
“Put it in with the consolation prize
boxes,” Freya instructed, her tone
crisp but deliberate, Si@was@niiays
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meticuidb& inher planning. “After the
raffle, just announce that there's a
mystery grand gift tucked among the
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That way, it would not draw any unnecessary attention. And it would give her a legitimate excuse to hand the
gift to Ellis.
Melvin nodded along to everything
without hesitation. “Alright. Are you
attendin the apnyalfaity this year?”
a Kis voice casual. Freya had
never shown up at previous ones—he
usually managed everything himself.