late, Ab

he could've gotten past her boss' office without him taking notice of her tard

of SHI Enterprises, who she answered to directly, gazed at her with an arched eyebrow. Since her office

ncing hand at her, and her heart plummeting in

g it in the nicest way possible, but still oblivious to how it dropped a pang to her chest. "Next time, just let me

he impatient workers who would look down on her

away with certain things that they couldn't, and she only was a part time worker. Most employees, especially the women, saw the

em, and issued a stern warning to his staff about never letting the ac

ansic's secretary, Camille, was always a darling to her, and so were some of the other workers. The job also

her somewhere a bit higher than a Marketing advisor that she worked as now,

ittle did she know that M

you o

ll not meeting his gaze. He stepped closer t

p himself under control. Abi had to expound very uncomfortably on th

nough to decline the offer. But when she stepped into Mr. Hansic's office and he outstre

her and proceed with the interview, as she desperately needed the job. Normally, Seymour would've di

er roommate knew the full stor

In the meantime, you can get yourself settled in and get your reports ready. I'm looking forward

a pep in her step and made fo

up studying all night for the test she had this evenin

only portrayed at work. She was in the Marketing department after all. So she could

reflection, she pulled out her binder with her

*

gail felt as she stumbled from the ca

ted, so she could sleep in tomorrow before

urposely took a break from her night job to recover from it all. Tomorrow would be the first she'd be going after that man

was sent to her phone, and she knew she had to

to fall right into bed the minute she opened her door. The only light she had was the almost

h as she furiously reached for the keys, and sh

i.

went flying to the ground. She was ready to run, but as she glanced up,

scolding himself for frightening her. Even after r

f hair from her eyes that had fallen out of her now

oing here? He

k he was away. Sam didn't even get the earful he deserved, simply because Theodore's mind was all the way ba

n't be back until nine. I just arrived." He pointed to his car, at whi

really didn't understand why he sought her out. After taking her straight to home

oman and brought her safely home, and so now he c

tentions at all. He didn't even know his intentions hi

seeing it as the most reasonable

d him apologetically. "Coul

ve known better than to try and trap her into convers

ook hugged to her chest and a pen stuck in her b

morrow if that's

. I'll pick you up

. For some odd reason, the thought that he

when she was at his penthouse? Or was he still so inqu

he was far too tired to

er. "Can I walk you up? That seems

owed up at her home at nine in the night? Yet, she recognized something in his eyes when he glanced at the entrance and then ba

ked towards the apartment's entrance. Silence sat between them all the way to the thir

well from here," she mumbled in slig

Right. I'll see yo

before finally disappea

he didn't think he had been hol

't think so. Not more than a man wou

't imagine her going through half of what Abigail went through to be the way she is today. And he also couldn't get the image of A

, and women like Abigail...w

He didn't view her as a 'type' or stereotype kind of woman. Theodore bel

ed more

every Italian woman he saw with curly hair would always have him looking

he told himself as he made

ly wanted with her. He only needed to figu