Sensing the tension in the air, Ethan stood up, picked up the documents on the table and left immediately

“You guys talk,” he said as he walked out.

There was a helpless look on Garrett’s gentle, strikingly handsome face. it was only when Ethan left that Garrett took his glasses off the bridge of his nose. He held his aching head and looked at Laney.

“Anyway, this was just part of the disguise. I have spared a room for you here, you can do as you please in there. There is also a gym at the company. Just don’t stir up any trouble for me.”

Laney nodded politely. She didn’t like Garrett in the least bit and thought he was just a superficial man who enjoyed judging people by their appearance. She said in a plain tone, “Don’t worry. I won’t disturb you.”

Garrett didn’t even want to look at her any longer or be bothered by her mere presence. He waved her out and said, “Alright, you can leave now.”

same bland tone. She put down

the office door, she made a departing comment, “Mr. Harding, my name is Laney, Laney Garcia. If you find it so difficult to pronounce or remember, just call me Miss Garcia. If you keep calling me ‘woman’, I will mistakenly think that you are being disrespectful to me and I might lose my témper.”

much of her time around men. She learned that when there was any conflict, the most effective way to deal with it was to put up a fight. With an unhappy

in the gym. She didn’t have many hobbies but she was positively obsessed with exercising and

two-hour meeting with the senior executives at midday, Garrett’s entire body

ease the muscle tension. He changed into his gym attire and walked in. The first thing he saw was Laney punching a sandbag in the corner, her

from the sound he heard when her fists made contact with the punching bag. He thought that not even a tall, strong man could be sure to win a fight against her. He had practiced boxing techniques before, but he only did it to build up his

wondered who would be able to handle such

escaped Laney’s sharp eyes. In the reflection of the mirror, she saw Garrett enter

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