Chapter 1340

Aria pulled out her phone and sent a text to Anisha. "I've got the Delgado family under control. What's the next step?" Anisha's reply came quickly. "Extract the Delgado family's secrets, no matter the cost. If you manage to get their secrets, I'll promote you to Springflower's Regional Director for the Northwest." Feeling confident, Aria responded, "I'll work even harder!" After hanging up, she felt a sudden urge to go to Hadley right away. Nonetheless, she calmed herself, knowing that the kiss needed time to linger in his mind, to grow stronger in his thoughts. The longer he replayed it, the more obsessed he would become and the more he would crave her. This was something she had learned in Springflower's training sessions, where she had scored the highest in her cohort in this area. She took a deep breath, deciding to hold off on her next move to ensure a bigger payoff. ... At the edge of Cornelius Town, a car idled by the roadside. A man dressed in a food delivery uniform ap