A female employee with dark circles under her eyes spoke up quietly, "Jamie, have you ever been scolded by Mr. Lucas?" Jamie instinctively replied, "No..."

The moment the word left her lips, she regretted it.

As expected, everyone's eyes lit up with curiosity, and they swarmed around her, pestering her for tips on avoiding Ben's wrath. Jamie, clutching her laptop, bolted out of the office like her life depended on it.

"Too dangerous," she thought to herself.

The office was no longer a safe haven for her.

Still holding unfinished reports, Jamie decided to retreat to a quiet lounge to complete her work. But as she entered, she froze.

Ben was already there, sitting with his laptop, his piercing gaze lifting to meet hers.

Jamie instinctively stepped back, "Oh, sorry, wrong room."

"Jamie," Ben called out, his tone firm, "have you been avoiding me?"

Jamie's heart raced, unsure of how to respond.

a tangled mess.

feel, but running away? What's that supposed to mean? Do you see me as someone

Ben

out a quiet sigh. "I promised I'd give you time, and I'll keep that promise. But please,

felt a pang of guilt as

stop dodging him. She forced herself to treat him as normally as possible, pretending everything

of behavior had an

were the first to notice the

wore his usual stoic expression, but

human again!" one colleague

my proposal without making me redo it

kept her head down, pretending not to notice her coworkers speculating about the mysterious change

no time to think about such

that Ben's father,

of underlying health issues, including coronary artery disease. Though not immediately life-threatening, his condition

Sr. had been so determined to

biologically part of the

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