Catherine Jones and Shaun Hill

Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South] Chapter 23
“Alright Jones, keep up with the good work. Perhaps the traffic will increase after lunch hour. Seize the opportunity to hand out the leaflets as quickly as you can. I agreed to hire you because I think your pretty appearance might attract clients. You must work hard. A great designer is useless if she can’t close deals.”

“I will.”

Catherine ended the call quietly.

Shaun stole a glimpse of her out of the corners of his eyes. The car was not spacious, thus he overheard the entire conversation with her boss. “You should work somewhere else.”

She twitched her lips into a bitter smile. “It doesn’t matter which company I work for. Everything will be difficult in the beginning.”

He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel without commenting further.

Coincidentally, they drove past an unusual-looking building with a unique style. “What’s that place?” he asked casually.

“Melbourne Culture and Technology Center.” Something came into her mind out of the blue. “The construction has just recently been completed. Summit wanted to take on the design project but lost the opportunity to another company. Not long ago, I was thinking of taking on the design project myself but there’s no point even thinking about it now.”

“Why?”

an open bidding process. A small company like ours isn’t even qualified to

will not be

not true.” The confidence was evident in her tone. “I was crowned champion in the AM Award in the United States. Countless companies offered me a chance to work with them. Back then, as I was certain that I would inherit the family business, I

twitched his lips. Unexpectedly, the thick-skinned woman

I can give you a chance

up in the seat, her eyes widening in surprise. Her jelly-like luscious lips parted slightly as if she could not believe her

winner. Show me if you’re actually as capable as you claim to be.”

boasting. I’m confident I can win this.” She felt her

“Shaunny, you’re the best…”

called him by that name—sometimes gently, sometimes simply trying to bootlick him. However, this was the first time she sounded genuinely delighted. She did not even realize the flirtatious tone in

to catch a glimpse of the woman. Her bright round eyes twinkled above her sun-kissed cheeks. It was difficult to put into words the charm and allure

awkwardly flew to undo the buttons near his neckline as he suddenly felt the heat rising

then

all. I

some time, he already knew that she was great at cooking.

too much about saving his own dignity to make the