The corners of Gavin's lips curved into a faint smile.

The subordinate giving the report froze, his eyes widening in shock.

What on earth?!

Did he just witness that?

Their notoriously serious and unsmiling boss-especially during work-had just smiled. In the middle of a meeting at his phone.

Several others in the room noticed it too. Their gazes darted between each other in silent but frantic communication.

What's going on?

Did Mr. Cooper just smile? At his phone? During a meeting?

"Is he... dating someone?" everyone thought.

"Ahem!"

Gavin's assistant cleared his throat, immediately breaking the silent chaos. First, it was a warning to the staff to rein in their imaginations, and second, it was a subtle reminder to Gavin, who was typing a reply. Even the assistant couldn't help the slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Who would have thought?

iron will and unshakable focus, was texting his girlfriend during a meeting... and smiling like that. Okay, maybe not quite

early. There's breakfast in the pot. Warm it up and eat. I'm in a meeting. I'll call

and turned his sharp gaze toward the subordinate

of your points," Gavin said, his tone brisk. "Explain this to

waiting for a reaction, he continued, elaborating on the specific

who had just been swept up in his own whirlwind of gossip, felt his

a battlefield

This. This was it.

glanced at the subordinate sympathetically, offering a silent candle of

out the breakfast Gavin had prepared-chicken soup and scallion pancakes. The dishes were beautifully made, looking so appetizing that she couldn't resist taking

the food hit her tongue, her eyes lit

Delicious!

right then and there that she was eating his cooking from now

with a notification. Glancing at the screen,

okay? Do

initiated a

revealing Selena's usual neutral

doing great, Sis," Jolie said cheerfully.

Jolie had already called, would've been rude to decline.

wearing a camisole nightgown, and the marks on her

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