Most of ST Group’s staff clocked off at 5, so did Hayden. But the company’s financial affairs were really a mess, prompting Joseph to work extra hours.

“Are you sure that you don’t want to leave with me?” standing at the door of Joseph’s office, Hayden knocked, smiling.

Joseph shifted his focus from those numbers onto Hayden right away when he heard her. Her smile revitalized him. “It’s OK. I’ll go home soon as I finish this category. I t won’t take me long.”

“You make me feel so bad. How about I give you a raise in your wage?”

“Is that so? You’re feeling bad? I doubt it.”

He squinted, beckoned at Hayden, “come here.”

“Change your mind?”

Casually, Hayden walked in, stopped right in front of his desk, her body slightly reclining forward.

“It’s not too late to change your mind, I’ll be here with you if you say yes.”

In response, Joseph said nothing but pulled Hayden close to himself, leaving a peck on her lips before she could react.

The kiss made Hayden squirm. She broke away from Joseph and looked backward. Nervously, she muttered, “the door’s open, what are you doing?”

Joseph working here had already unleashed a storm of rumors. The board would not go easy on them if they got caught flirting in the office.

But Joseph was calm, as if nothing had happened. His eyebrows raised slightly, he said.

“Alright, you could leave.”

“Why? Are you mad?”

her with an ambiguous smile, “I just think that a kiss would be enough to recharge my batteries. Or, do you want any

face reddening, Hayden understood

of

deepened as

the garage, Hayden confronted Mark when she’s trying

“Miss Hayden.”

to see him, Hayden asked, “What are you doing here?

Mark nodded kindly, “indeed.”

tenth floor, you could take

elevator,

Miss Hayden has any odd moment? I’d like

had dinner, right? I know a great restaurant

winter and there was an impending cold wave. Trees on the

restaurant downtown, where they could appreciate the

could

Hayden broke the silence.

“actually, you don’t have much to do with what I’m about to say.

“Go ahead, please.”

the relationship Joseph’s in with you. I assume Miss Hayden is

want me to

Joseph’s mind once it’s set, not even Mr. Harrison. And I think I know Miss Hayden enough to know

had to admit, what Mark just

what is this

Mr. Harrison has always known that Joseph is a

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