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"Mr. Jameson Uba, please forgive me and understand that I can't help you." Miya shook her
head immediately. Then she added, "However, I promise to stay neutral. Whatever you and your brother fight over, I can't support you, but I won't support him and go against you either. But, of course, I do hope you two can find a solution in peace. You are brothers, after alI."

"Don't waste my time and speak nonsense. Listen, I will pay you one million every time you help me, but if you refuse, then I will make sure you regret it." Jameson snapped.

"Mr. Jameson Uba, I honestly don't have the capability in obtaining any confidential
information from your brother, and I don't want to have anything to do with whatever conflicts between you two. Please, please!”.

"You will regret it."

"I merely want to stay away from it."

"You are his lègal wife! You are already involved." Jameson sneered and waved his eye, implying that Miya should leave now.
Miya hesitated, took another look at Jameson, and left. She strode out of the café and ran into
the streets, and found comfort in the crowds under the sun. Her. heartbeat slowly resumed its
normal pace. It's going to get tougher, it seems. Miya thought, wondering what Jameson Uba would do next, worried about her mother. When she went into the Uba Corporation and walked past the reception desk towards the lift, she spotted Xenon, accompanied by Levi and the bodyguards, going into his exclusive lift. Xenon glanced at her coldly and looked away.

Does he know that Jameson Uba and I met? Miya. thought worriedly. Though rejected him, who knows if Xenon Uba believes or not.
Miya didn't have the gut to tell Xenon what had happened. She could only pray quietly that
everything would be fine.

She had hardly sat down by her desk when a girl informed her that Xenon wanted to see her in his
office. Shit! Has he found out already? Miya's heart sank.
She was shivering slightly as she. walked into Xenon's office. He fixed his eyes upon her, and she tried to meet his stare as calmly as she
could. "What can I do for you, Mr. Xenon Uba?" She asked.

Xenon beckoned her over, and reluctantly, Miya went and stood next to him. To her surprise, he wrapped his arm around her waist swiftly and pulled her into his embraçe. She sat on his thigh,
looking down on the floor. He lifted her chin up so that her eyes met his and asked casually, "Don't
Do you like the food at the canteen?" Miya denied immediately, "It was just cos I don't know anyone, and I thought I would feel awkward eating alone. So I went out for lunch."

"l see. You will join me for lunch from now on then."

No! Luncheon with him every day! It will be torture. Miya thought depressingly. "But people will talk if they see us." She said with an awkward smile.

"Why should you care?" Xenon sneered.

"Huh. I'm just worried about you. I mean, you are the CEO. I'm just a little secretary."

"Just feel honored."

"l am honored." Miya obeyed.

"ls there anything else, Mr. Xenon Uba?"
Xenon retreated his arm and waved his hand. "Go back to Work.".

Miya hurried away. She thought about the cold stare of Xenon and the conversation with Jameson Uba earlier, and it worried her terribly. She tried to occupy her mind with work, yet no one assigned her any work to do.

Xenon was smoking in the office, looking thoughtful, when Levi came in.
"What have you found out?" He asked.

"Mrs. Miya Uba went to the café across the road for lunch and was soon led to the VIP room on the second floor to meet Jameson Uba."

"What did they talk about?"

"We don't know as there were no cameras in the room. But she was in the room for nine minutes."

"Jameson is quick. He already knows to ask her." Xenon commented. He sounded angry.

"Mr. Xenon Uba, what should we do with Mrs. Miya Uba? Levi asked. He avoided giving any comments.

"Jameson won't be able to get anything important from her. She's just a pet."

"Do you mean we don't need to follow the two of them?"
Xenon gave it a thought and said, "He wants to get confidential information about the company
through people around me. Every now and then, give her some fake information and see if she tells Jameson. Then I will know if she's loyal. If she betrays me, both of them will suffer."

"I see. That's a brilliant idea." Levi put his thumb up.
In the afternoon, Miya had nothing to do except that she was asked to make tea twice for Xenon
and gave him a massage once.
She thought she might as well make good use of the time and went through lots of new designs
of famous and luxury brands, getting some inspiration, and even started sketching her own
ideas. She also looked for some Time flew by as she was busy drawing. Someone knocked at her
desk.

"Mrs. Miya Uba, Mr. Uba is waiting in the car."
Miya looked up at Levi and looked around to see that everyone had left. It was half-past five, half an hour after clock-out time. "Oh, sorry. I've completely. forgotten about time. Thanks for
reminding me."

Miya packed her bag quickly and ran to the lift. When she got out of the Uba Corporation
building, she spotted Xenon's car straight away, but she also noticed a lot of staff leaving work. Won't it be too noticeable getting into his
car now? She thought.

As she was hesitating, Xenon grew impatient and asked the driver to open the window. Miya saw him looking at her sternly, and she quickły ran to the car.

"Thanks for waiting for me, Xenon. I can take a taxi next time." Miya got in and said with a smile,
hoping to ease the tension.

"Leave the office ten minutes earlier from tomorrow on and wait for me in the car," Xenon said plainly.