a whiz as soon as Ms

ts toward the type of sketches that I was looking for by pointing out all the li

stealing her from Benedict's company, but I was sure I'd

the architectural team a good idea of what I wanted and sending it

being in a car with me, I called Joseph on th

her eyes could become as she waved her hands around in futile, trying to get me to hang up. But she eventually gave into me when

s originally going to have that man meet me in my office,

my child company wasn't difficult at all because it was just the usual monthly report. But my lack of

aging headache, and all I wanted to was a bit of quiet

ffice, I found a moron called Marvin st

asked in as calm of a voice as I could manage, "Good afternoon,

"T-there was just a few i-inconsistencies t

sit down. "Alright. Hurry up and

pulled out the papers and pointed to all th

of his mouth. None of these items were part of any inconsistency in the orders cau

it's all a bunch of 2nd-grade arithmetic errors?!? Not only do you have the audacity to come up with a bunch of bullshit excuses for missing your deadlin

r. C

ed life. I feel like my head is going

-b

structure shudder under the impact. "Considered yourself fired. If you don't get out of my

air and ran out of my office, leaving

ore work to do between finding a new head of accounting and sorting out

rway, thinking that the fool from earlier had de

up, I started,

d a pair of shining violet eyes st

ed from my lips out of surprise. "What br

er spot for a mom

he would leave after those words, I closed my eyes and leaned again

und a paper bag and coffee cup on my desk. A mouth-watering scent of food wafted out of the bag, insta

heeks. Fiddling with her finger, she diverted her eyes to the g

y melted away at the

he food." I paused for a moment before hesitantl

"Um... T-Thank you for offering, but I-I need to go

kittish around me as it was, despite my attempt at a peace offering, so I didn't want to m

e, shutting the door quietly behind her. I watched as she walked

ee. It had a wonderfully deep-roasted scent. Taking a sip, I hummed in delight as the warm beverage slid

eek, not that it was difficult to top those disgus

d, showing a simply roasted piece of salmon on top of some asparagus and rice.

n a much better mood than before, as I s

nally finished all my work. Even though it was completely

out of my now empty building. When I reached the grou

ome by now. I wasn't heartless enough to force my PA to work over

hing alrig

sly glanced at the c

my car rolled down,

t to talk about if he decided to come to me in person, and

to the otherwise of the garage t

, I walked up to his window and dea

out your

world before he retired, I knew that he simply loved my mother and was willing to comp

ch a conversation so late at night. "Father, I already agreed to go on one

here you should start planning for an heir. I know you haven't met her yet, but Mellisa's daughter is lovely and well-mannered. She wouldn't be difficult to live with.

now that I don't like the idea of marrying for politi

you at least drop me off at your brother's place? Your mother kicked me out of the hous

at this wasn't the first nor last

bothersome at times, it was also something I wanted for myself. To find so

et eyes flashed in the back of my mind,

n at the end of the day. One that I need

pletely unattainable f