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?”

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

don’t,” her face reddening, Hayden understood what Joseph

fled out of the office without

in Joseph’s eyes deepened

confronted Mark when she’s trying to start her

“Miss Hayden.”

asked, “What are

Mark nodded kindly, “indeed.”

on the tenth floor, you could take the

the elevator, Hayden

any odd moment? I’d like to have a

had dinner, right? I know a great restaurant in the

was an impending cold wave. Trees on

window in a restaurant downtown, where they could appreciate the

you could

Hayden broke the silence.

have much to do with what I’m about to say. But considering the current stage you and Joseph are in, I feel you have the rights to

“Go ahead, please.”

and his grandpa because of the relationship Joseph’s in with you. I

me to

And I think I know Miss Hayden enough

what Mark just said was fair.

is

is actually not you. Watching Joseph growing up, Mr. Harrison has always known that Joseph is a cold person, he’s cold whether to his family or friends, and even

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