Chapter 299

My chest tightened—I thought Ronald Wright had figured something out. But he didn’t wait for an answer. Instead, he suddenly dipped down and bit my neck, hard. I almost punched him. “Ronald Wright, how am I supposed to show my face now?!” He smirked and messed up my hair in that annoying way of his. “Then don’t. Just show it to me.” After that, Ronald left for work. The second he was out the door, I bounced out of bed. It was 8 a.m. here, which meant it was evening overseas. I was originally planning to call Lily Hayes first, then dig up some dirt on the bidding project so I could move forward with my collaboration with Ethan Morgan. But before I could even unlock my phone properly, Robert Harrison called. I picked up, stunned and thrilled. “Robert?” His deep, steady voice came through. “Yeah, it’s me. My phone broke a few days ago. Just got it fixed. I heard about you and Ronald. Sounds like he’s giving you a hard time. You need me to step in?” He was still stuck abroad, in legal trou