"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.

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

at the schedule and gave a brief

which worked out perfectly. By the time

office

Gavin and the assistant turned to see Wilfried stepping

Chairman," the assistant immediately greeted

signaling the assistant to leave

set his pen down.

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,

this, Gavin's brow furrowed. "Dad, who said she doesn't

dry laugh. "If she liked you, would you

already together," Gavin

paused, studying him. "Is that

lie to you," Gavin said. "It's only been a few days. We're taking it slow. When the time is right, I'll bring her to meet

that, he stood and left the

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