“What are you busy with?” Lupine complained. “Lindberg Corporation isn’t fighting against you nowadays; Nacht Group is monopolizing the corporate world. What could you possibly be busy with?”

 

“It’s true that everything’s going fine in the company, but…”

At that point, Ben realized what Lupine was doing. If not for his wary nature, he would have let the secret slip without noticing.

“But what?”

“I’m Mr. Nacht’s right-hand man. I have to do everything myself. Naturally, I won’t have a lot of free time,” Ben said with a smile. “Nevertheless, I can still come out here once in a while.”

 
 

“Oh, all right.” Lupine realized that her plan had failed, so she decided to change her strategies. “There’s something in your hair.”

“What?” Before Ben could react, Lupine had reached out toward the top of his head, causing him to stiffen up.

 

Her fingers gently combed his hair, seemingly casual but affectionately. His heart began thumping loudly.

“It’s a leaf!” Lupine took out a dried leaf from his head and chuckled. “Were you at a forest? How did the leaf get into your hair?”

it was from earlier, when I was

was as red as a tomato, and he was

took out a small bag of something from her pocket. “I made these green

these?” Ben took them and placed one in his mouth. Its sweetness

 

and the three other little ones like them too. The three little ones, especially. They’re always

are adorable.”

them too, right?” Lupine asked in a merry tone. “Ms. Lindberg was worried that Mr. Nacht wouldn’t like the three little ones, but it seems like they’re getting along with each other. I’m sure

but he’s a kind man inside.” Pride swelled in Ben’s heart when he talked about Zachary. “The

They even told me

with a smile, Lupine asked, “Will Mr. Nacht

think so,” Ben replied before his mind truly

Lupine wanted to know more about. “I noticed something

Ben explained. “Maybe his legs went numb when he was reading the kids bedtime stories. Moreover, it seems like he was scalded when he was chatting with Ms. Lindberg in the

all?” Lupine wondered out loud. “It looks to me that he’s

something got into his eyes when he came down the stairs earlier,” Ben said

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