Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 525:

Quickly, Marissa pushed Connor away and then gave her flushed cheeks a vigorous rub. Any other woman would have been so embarrassed that she would have run into the lounge to hide. However, Black Snake didn’t go anywhere.

Burnet couldn’t have possibly visited Connor at this time just for some idle chit-chat. He must have an important matter to discuss, and she most certainly wanted to hear what he had to say. After all, she might gather some information about Clarissa.noveldrama

Connor, unlike Marissa, wasn’t flustered in the slightest or red-faced. He instead looked at Burnet indifferently, rolled his eyes, and remarked, “Since you know you’ve interrupted something important, then perhaps you should leave. Or do you like to witness a couple being intimate?”

Unfazed by Connor’s words and attitude, Burnet strode over to the sofa and sat down on it in a graceful way that accentuated his strong and rugged features.

At that moment, instead of getting down to business, he began to tease Marissa, saying, “Miss Nash, weren’t you just dating my brother, Xander, a few days ago? In fact, you actually told me personally that you would love to become a member of the Hoffman family. But then, here you are, getting quite intimate with Mr. Daniels.”

Pausing for a moment, he raised his eyes to look at Marissa before continuing, “Am I correct to say that you won’t divorce Mr. Daniels and will break off your relationship with Xander?”

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Even though she was well aware that Burnet was just joking with her, Marissa replied seriously, “Well, after comparing both men, I believe I will be better off with Mr. Daniels. He is simply of better value.”

“Ha,” Burnet chuckled softly when he heard her reply. The rumors he had always heard about Tiffany tended to describe her as a fool, impossible to like in any way. However, after meeting her twice, he found that the rumors couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Tiffany was actually one of the most interesting people he had ever come across. He now understood why Connor was in love with her. There was simply no way one would remain indifferent to such a beautiful and intriguing person.

Connor was quite amused when Marissa described him as “of better value.” Sure, he was well aware that she was merely teasing Burnet, but he felt pleased nonetheless and couldn’t help but smile.

Turning to face Burnet, he asked, “Why couldn’t you have stayed for a bit longer in the elevator at my company? I mean, it’s quite a spacious and comfortable place, right?”

Looking back at Connor, Burnet said sarcastically, “Judging from your words, it looks like you believe I arrived too early and ruined your chance at having a good time.”

“Ha,” Connor chuckled loudly and shrugged.

Smiling, Burnet continued, “Actually, I’m seriously beginning to believe that you were the one who had me trapped in the elevator to prevent me from interrupting your intimate moment with your wife. You know, you could have just informed me earlier that you would be busy, and I wouldn’t have come to Daniels Group.”

Though Burnet was known to be normally reticent and stoic, which had caused Silver Fox to refer to him as a dummy, he was quite talkative and humorous with Connor.

With a shrug, Connor picked up his sandwich, took a bite out of it, and finally asked, “Well, why are you here?”

“There’s something I need to discuss with you,” Burnet replied. Then he glanced at Marissa. Clearly, the discussion he wanted to hold with Connor had to be done in a private setting. Marissa’s wish had been to stay and hear what Burnet wanted to talk about, but since he had clearly excluded her, she had to leave.

After pursing her lips for a moment, she stood up and began to walk toward the door. “I need to go to the Collaborative Research and Development Department to check on something.”

“Thank you,” Burnet said with a soft smile.

With that, he casually picked up the teapot on the coffee table, poured himself a cup of tea, and then took a sip. But as he swallowed, something went wrong, and he began to cough violently, clearly choking.

“Ahem! Ahem, ahem.”

Burnet quickly placed the teacup back on the coffee table as his coughing intensified. However, no matter how hard he coughed, the tea that had gone to his lungs stayed there, discomfiting him more and more. With each passing second, his face reddened and the veins in his head bulged out.

Even though he was a very strong and healthy man, he soon collapsed on the sofa and looked like he was going to choke to death at any moment.

When Burnet began to choke, Marissa was already about to open the office door and go out. But when she heard the commotion, she stopped and turned around. When she saw the state Burnet was in, she realized that Silver Fox’s curse had come true!

Initially, Connor didn’t pay much attention to Burnet because he thought the choking was just minor. After all, a former battlefield legend couldn’t possibly be choked to death by a sip of tea, right?

But when Burnet collapsed on the sofa, Connor immediately realized the gravity of the situation and quickly rushed over to Burnet’s side to check on him with a serious look on his face. Marissa also rushed over to help when she saw that the issue was quite serious

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