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.

ago, her emotions had been a tangled mess. She had no

Ben had clearly had enough of her evasiveness. He stepped closer, his voice 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 be afraid of?" Realizing

truth was, Ben wasn't entirely

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

a pang of guilt as he left the

She forced herself

change of behavior had an immediate

were the first to notice the

his usual stoic expression, but compared to before, his demeanor was practically warm and sunny. The

again!" one colleague

my proposal without making me

not to notice her

had no time

Ben's father,

high blood pressure had revealed a slew of underlying health issues, including coronary artery disease. Though not

why Mr. Lucas Sr. had been so determined to keep Ben

biologically part of

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