From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent (Anthea ) novel Chapter 550

If you hadn’t witnessed it yourself, who would ever believe it? Mr. Christensen—a man famous for keeping his distance from women—had his phone answered by a woman.

“Yes, just a moment. I’ll let him speak with you,” Anthea said, then leaned over to hold the phone up to Sherman’s ear.

“Hello.” Sherman’s lips barely parted, his normally cool voice now edged with an extra chill. “Have Four Corners handle negotiations at the southern construction site. I want your department’s proposal on my desk in three days.”

He already held a commanding presence, but when it came to business, that authority was almost magnetic.

Anthea couldn’t help but think it was a shame.

How could someone this remarkable choose to live like a monk?

When the call ended, Anthea set the phone back on the center console, then casually opened the car’s mini-fridge and pulled out a box of dessert.

At some point, Sherman’s fridge had become stocked with every kind of sweet treat imaginable.

Maybe... even Sherman himself hadn’t noticed it.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the line, the head of the planning department was stunned.

He’d thought the rumors about the “future Mrs. CEO” circulating in the office chat were just gossip.

But it was true.

And her voice—she even sounded beautiful.

She must be even more stunning in person!

He was tempted to share what had just happened in the group chat, but as soon as he opened the app, he closed it again. As a department head, he had to set an example. Gossiping about the boss in front of everyone? Not a good look.

Sherman dropped Anthea off at her apartment before heading back to the family estate.

Elsewhere, Rebecca’s life had taken a sharp turn. Now pregnant, she couldn’t be sentenced to death; at her first trial, with all the evidence stacked against her, she received life imprisonment, with the sentence suspended for a year.

Even if she wasn’t locked away immediately, her movements were now strictly limited and her daily life monitored by the police.

Her freedom was gone for good.

Rebecca sat in her room, staring out the window at the sky, her eyes burning with resentment.

Why?

Why was it that after Anthea left the Morris family, her life only got better, while Rebecca’s became a nightmare?

But at least...

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