Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire

Chapter 726

Chapter 726

My office door was closed. My name was still there.

I held the handle for a second before opening it.Just to feel it.

When I stepped inside, I found Matthew sitting at the desk.

Not in the main chair.

In the guest chair.

The detail made me smile before a single word was spoken.

Matthew stood the moment I walked in. He had the kind of presence that comes from a man who learned how to be discreet even when he deserves applause.

Even so, his eyes looked lighter.

“I wanted to officially return the crown,” he said, with a smile that balanced humor and respect perfectly.

“Symbolically, of course.I didn’t actually buy a crown.” I laughed.

The sound came easily.No defenses.

“Good,” I replied.

“That would’ve been an unnecessary expense.I already have an entire board to remind me how heavy it is.” He laughed too, and the office felt less like an office and more like a place.

“And I bet you probably have one in your closet.” I pretended to think about it.

“Maybe,” I said, and we both laughed again.

I walked over and hugged him.

A real hug.

Not the polite, distant kind this building usually demands. I felt his body stiffen for a second, like he still wasn’t used to being… appreciated like that.

“I’ll never be able to thank you for everything you did for me,” I said quietly.

Matthew took a slow breath.

“That’s what friends are for,” he answered simply.

I stepped back and moved to the desk, setting my bag down in its usual spot.

My office looked exactly the same. But I wasn’t.

“I want you to stay,” I said, getting straight to the point.

“If you want to.” Matthew looked at me carefully.

“Stay?” he asked.

“In Florentia?”

I leaned lightly against the edge of the desk.

“As Executive Director of Operations,” I said.

I watched his expression change.

The kind of surprise that happens when someone realizes they’re not just being useful.

They’re being chosen.

will offer you the position formally,”

pretend to be surprised.” Matthew

like he was testing the idea inside

actually sounds perfect.” Warmth spread

a change of scenery anyway,” he added, with a

said, and

bring you as much happiness as

a light

with the

the

waiting for

we make plans?” I

with Nick before coming here.” Mia pointed at me like

“Not you,” she said.

Matthew with very clear

Matthew blinked, caught off

.

I raised an eyebrow.

“Oh,” I murmured.

Mia shrugged, satisfied.

his neck, hiding the embarrassment in a way I

like he’d

“See you later, Gwen.”

“See you,” I replied.

was already heading

quick wave and

closed, the silence

time it wasn’t

silence. I walked to my chair and sat

in a long time, I let myself smile without worrying about

Things were

were good at

And I knew, with a quiet certainty, that this

Valement Estate had a

noise you could identify

sounds that came together and turned

creaking

Tires crunching over gravel.

down

soft clink of

coffee machine running

footsteps that no longer tried to be careful, because

And it

Strong coffee.

Warm bread.

lingered in the

clean smell of freshly pressed laundry drifting

standard hotel soap Martina had approved with

I could still catch the faint scent of cold stone

that these walls

motion. One of the staff girls was lining up trays. Another

right in the middle of everything without

couple in room three,” she

honey. No honey, Nick. I know you think it’s ridiculous, but that’s what

opening the fridge. Martina shot me an amused look, and I smiled back.

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