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“Nothing much. My mom just called.” Jolene Marsh smiled calmly, “It’s a family matter, so it’s nothing to bother you about.”

Bowen had a good idea of what was going on at Jolene’s home. However, every time he tried to ask her for more details, she would beat around the bush and give vague responses.

Her problems were hers to deal with. She refused to ask him for assistance with something that she could handle on her

own.

It was this trait that told Bowen early on that he’d found a good companion.

She was probably the only one in the world.

Even pushing her away was easier than expected.

After all, she was more than willing to get out of the way on her own.

She was the only lover who knew her place and the

boundaries she shouldn’t cross. She would never go beyond.

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what was accepted of her.

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That was why Bowen simply gave her the contract and left. “Bring it to me by the end of the day.”

“Of course.” She smiled, “I’ll get it done right away.”

soon as the door closed, her face fell, shedding

open the curtains before settling back into

at 5:30 PM, but she never left

contract that Bowen had

just barely managing to finish around half past six. Her smile disappears immediately

of the city, it would take her at least thirty to forty minutes to drive there. This would

hurriedly gathered everything up and headed

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been the only victim of a long workday. Bowen hadn’t left either. The only source of light in his office was his desk

lights, cheerfully saying, “It can hurt your eyes if you’re on your computer

only to do a double take at her stunning makeup.

give you enough work if you had time to

I thought I’d go for something that’s

Mr. Evert, I’ll be heading

haven’t finished reading the contract yet.” He opened up the sleek file in his hands.

she could do was stand beside his desk as she waited for him

one by one. Jolene quietly

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now 6:35

wouldn’t get her there in time.

check the time, Bowen finally

he asked flatly, “Am I keeping you?”

“My time

scrutinize the documents for another ten minutes, wanting to find something, anything, to

prided herself in her seamless work. It wasn’t easy to find something done incorrectly by

finished his reading, he finally set down the

she was about to declare herself done with work for the day, Bowen stood up.

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