I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)
Chapter 533

Chapter 533 An Olive Branch

The internet is a vast world where news, once fermented, becomes common knowledge.

Annie woke up early to a flood of notifications, compounded by Sophia's constant calls. She knew the details without even checking the trending searches.

She was stunned for a few minutes, unable to calm her mind. Although Benjamin was no one to her and had no direct connection, he was involved with Harper. Harper was the most important person to her, more than anyone else.

So, she couldn't stand it, nor could she pretend nothing had happened.

Up to this point, Harper had been missing for five days.

Before this incident, she might have been able to hold back, for Harper's safety, to keep him from being disturbed by Frank. But now, she couldn't restrain herself.

Annie got out of bed with a blank expression, freshened up, changed clothes, and then left her apartment.

She drove aimlessly through the streets, eventually parking her car in front of the Ellison Group building.

Sitting in her car, she pondered in silence for a long time before finally forcing herself to open the door and get out.

It took a lot of courage for her to walk into the Ellison Group's building.

Annie approached the reception desk and explained her visit, to which the receptionist said, "I'm sorry, but you might not be able to see Mr. Ellison without an appointment."

"Could you call him for me? Tell him Ms. Jones is here; I think he'll want to see me."

Annie smiled sweetly. Being beautiful and charming, she quickly won over the receptionist.

The receptionist then called the secretary's office and relayed her message. The secretary was quite shocked but immediately went to knock on the conference room door, whispering to Larry, "Mr. Ellison, Ms. Jones is here downstairs, wanting to see you. What do you say?"

Larry was momentarily stunned, a look of surprise filling his eyes before he quickly got up and headed out.

The meeting was abruptly interrupted, and everyone turned to Larry in surprise. The secretary quickly spoke up, "Let's take a break, everyone. Mr. Ellison has an urgent matter to attend to." Nods of understanding followed, and no further questions were asked.

Larry left the conference room and headed straight for the elevator, the secretary hurrying after him, whispering, "Mr. Ellison, shall I go down and bring her up?"

"No need, I'll go myself."

Larry declined calmly and adjusted his suit jacket slightly, his expression tense as if he were nervous.

The elevator was especially slow, adding to Larry's impatience.

Finally, when it arrived, he faced yet another wait to go down.

Stepping out of the elevator, he immediately saw Annie standing at the reception, her head bowed and her lightly curled long hair falling around h her shoulders, partially

covering her cheeks. Yet, her high

nose bridge and fair skin were still visible.

She seemed to sense something and instinctively looked up, her eyes meeting the man approaching her.

Their gazes locked, both silently observing each other.

Larry was the first to speak. He asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you call before coming?"

Annie wanted to say that she feared hesitation might stop her if she called, so she decided not to do anything and just showed up.

She didn't answer his question directly, instead asking politely, "Do you have a moment? I need your help."

Her tone was courteous, with a touch of unfamiliar distance in her words.

Both could feel a certain reticence, a mutual desire to draw closer, yet hesitating to do so.

Larry, especially, as he looked at the

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woman so close to him, felt an indescribable emotion. After a brief silence, he asked softly, "Shall we talk upstairs or here?"

He was asking her preference, without any pressure or insistence.

Annie pressed her lips, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "Let's go upstairs."

The area was bustling, only attracting more attention, which was not ideal for conversation.

After all, this was his territory.

Standing here for just a short while had already drawn many curious glances, and she didn't want to be

the subject of public scrutiny, so she chose to go upstairs with him.

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