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    Perhaps she was missing Noah so much that she was mistaking a stranger for him now.


    Beside her, Tina asked in a careful tone, “What should we do next, Sadie?”


    Sadie looked up. Then, her eyes regained their usual rity.


    “We can’t walk away from the coboration with the Burgess Group. What is Mr. Noel’s schedule for today?”


    Tina quickly checked her notebook.


    “He is set for a breakfast meeting at the Chroma Cafe this morning.”


    “Let’s go, then.”


    Gathering her purse and coat, Sadie led the way out, with Tina hurrying after her.


    They arrived at the Chroma Cafe half an hourter.


    Tina was tense throughout the drive, seemingly worried, yet hesitant to speak her mind.


    Sadie understood Tina’s worry—Tina feared that she might lose control of her emotions again once she saw Patrick.


    After all, his facial features bore an uncanny resemnce to Noah’s.


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    “Don’t worry, Tina,” Sadie reassured her. “I’m perfectly capable of managing my emotions.”


    Getting out of the car, Sadieposed herself, squared her shoulders, and entered the Chroma Cafe.


    Her eyes immediately found Patrick. He was sitting by the window, his face mostly hidden behind a silver mask. He sat up straight, ever refined and dignified.


    His long fingers were tapping gently against the table, as though he was waiting for someone.


    “Good morning, Mr. Noel,” Sadie greeted him as she approached. Her tone was courteous but considerably distant. “Yesterday at the Glory Jewelry Exhibition, it was a huge misunderstanding,” she exined. “I simply confused you with another person.”


    Noah nced up and swept an indifferent gaze over her, as though he had been expecting her to appear.


    He showed no reaction to her exnation. Instead, he rose from his seat and picked up the coat draped over the chair beside him.


    “Since the misunderstanding is now cleared up,” he said coldly, “you may leave, Ms. Hudson. I have other matters to attend to.” He turned away, only for Sadie to intercept him.


    “Please wait, Mr. Noel,” she said, urgently this time. “The Burgess Group is nning to expand into the domestic market, right? I’m sure you wouldn’t settle for anything less than the best of the best to partner up with on your endeavors. And I think we both know that only the Wall Group ticks all your boxes.”


    She spoke slowly, enunciating every word to express her conviction.


    “You’ve been holding back these past few days, haven’t you? Waiting for me to initiate contact?”


    Noah paused at her words.


    This woman was clever.


    He sat back down, his deep eyes never leaving her face.


    “Then how do you propose we go about our coboration, Ms. Hudson?” he asked, his voice now tinged with interest.


    Sadie sighed to herself in relief. Her gamble had paid off.


    She settled into the seat across from him, exuding confidence and grace.


    “Before anything else, I’d like to apologize for my behaviorst time. To make amends, the Wall Group is offering an additional five percent interest on top of the existing terms of the contract. If you are agreeable to this, we can arrange for a business dinner this Friday and finalize the details.”


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