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 few days ago, her emotions had been a tangled mess. She had no idea how to face him. Avoidance seemed like the

feel, but running away? What's that supposed to mean?

was, Ben

out a quiet sigh. "I promised I'd give

a pang of guilt as he left the

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

change of behavior had

employees were the first to

stable. He still wore his usual stoic expression, but compared to before, his

human again!" one colleague

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

pretending not to notice her coworkers speculating

soon, she had no time

that Ben's father,

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

understood why Mr. Lucas Sr. had been so

part of the

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