"I'll wait for you to come back," Jolie said softly before hanging up the call.

The phone let out a soft beep, and the beautiful girl on the screen disappeared.

Gavin frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flickering across his face. She ended the call without letting him say anything. But as he replayed her soft words about waiting for him, the irritation quickly faded.

When his assistant walked in, the first thing he noticed was Gavin staring at his phone, an unreadable smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

The assistant froze, momentarily feeling as though he'd seen a ghost. Blinking hard, he looked again.

Phew!

It must have been his imagination. Gavin still wore his usual cold and impassive expression.

"Mr. Cooper, these are the proposals submitted by the planning department," the assistant said as he placed the documents on Gavin's desk.

"Mm," Gavin acknowledged, immediately opening the files to review them.

timetable in front of him. "Per your instructions, I've cleared as much time as possible, focusing the important matters over the next two days and deferring less urgent tasks until

and gave

worked out perfectly.

office door swung open

the assistant turned to see Wilfried

Chairman," the assistant immediately greeted with

waved his hand, signaling the assistant

his pen down. "Dad, what

tossing a stack of photos onto the coffee table. "You've been quiet lately, which tells me the girl isn't interested in you. Since that's the case, take a look at these. If anyone catches

"Dad, who said

let out a dry laugh. "If she liked you, would you

together,"

studying him.

said. "It's only been a few days. We're taking it slow. When the time is right, I'll bring her to meet you." Wilfried eyed him skeptically, but after a moment, he nodded. "Fine, I'll wait for

he stood and left the

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