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.

emotions had been a tangled mess. She had no idea how

resolute. "You can reject me if that's how you feel, but running away? What's that supposed to mean? Do you see me as someone to

truth was, Ben

give you time, and I'll keep that promise. But

guilt

that, she resolved to stop dodging him. She forced herself to treat

behavior had an immediate

first to

usual stoic expression, but compared to before, his demeanor was

human again!"

another added. "He approved my proposal without making me redo it

pretending not to notice her coworkers speculating about the

she had no time to

Ben's father,

including coronary artery disease. Though not immediately life-threatening,

why Mr. Lucas Sr. had been

wasn't biologically part of the

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