Single Mother: Struggling With The Dangerous CEO

 To add, Patrick would never allow this to happen.

He preferred avoiding her altogether.

‘It's only a joke.It's fine just to listen and not react” she thought to herself, brushing the promotion rumors off.

It had been four days, and Patrick still had not come back to work.He had no clue just how serious his illness was.

All the more, he didn't know the exact number of days his body needed to recover fully.

Like a snail moving every minute, Sophia was as busy as ever.

Later that day, Sophia started packing up the files on her desk.

She was just about to turn off the computer and go home after a day's work when John suddenly appeared by the door of the evaluation department.

"Sophia, come out with me for a moment.I need you to do something"

John had a heavy and worrisome look all over his face.

Patrick had been away for so long already.This might have caused an extra strain on John's part.

‘‘Without the guidance of Patrick on company matters, John must be exhausted by now” Sophia thought to herself.

Just around the corner by the stairs, John handed over a document to her.

"You have to go to President Evans’ apartment right now and give him this document.Be there before six o'clock; he must decide by then” John instructed her firmly.

Sophia felt shocked and annoyed by this sudden task.

"It's late already.It's time to get off work and go home, Mr.Ward’’ Sophia replied, wanting to end the day already.

"But this is work” John raised his eyebrows and looked over the file he was holding.

"You could've asked other employees to do this for you.Why does it have to be me?"

Sophia tried to protest in a low voice.She was telling the truth.

Other employees would be so quick to jump at this opportunity to go to their boss' apartment.

They'd do it in an instant before John could even finish the instruction.

Also, Adriana regularly visited Patrick at home; she could do it instead.

"Are you my boss now? Do I have to listen to you? I don't seem to remember that being the case."

John's face went even darker as he said those words.

Already impatient and concerned over the ticking time, John shook the document, indicating Sophia to accept it and do the task.

Sophia remained hesitant, but she knew she had no choice but to do what she was told.John said it perfectly; this was work, and she was merely a lowly employee.

Despite official work hours being finished, she had no reason to refuse.

John gave her the access card to Patrick's place.

way

some time.She was

impossible to put

complicated for her, not understanding

she had a

aside the unpleasant divorce from five years ago, including the resentment

from all these, Sophia knew Patrick was a person that was difficult

a simple man who handled problems

not cunning, ensuring

lot of positive attributes, more than enough to swoon any woman

he was engaged, it didn't stop

everything, except for the

was the one who

I'm willing to be with any man without thinking of what's right? Who

didn't expect to

such a

this point, his face sunk and turned pale, prompting him to say the next

for? Aren't you aware that a divorced woman is already worthless, Miss Hill? Honestly, we had gotten along just fine when we were dating, but looking back, I wonder if what you showed back then was

together? You must already think he'll marry you.If that's the case, the joke's on you.It's obvious he's only playing around’’

existence drain out as her blood flowed the other way.Her

person's heart was indeed

of her current situation, and she

both are already at my door.Why don't you come in and do the talking

apartment door opened and revealed Patrick standing just inside.He wore a simple grey V-neck shirt that loosely hugged his chest.He

quite a bit before

you talk about?"

expect him to ask more

shook

things to do.I'll go ahead and leave now?’ Finn hurriedly said, wanting to

Sophia, already annoyed, continued to press the doorbell and sneered, "So, you mean to say that a fragile woman can be deceived easily? Do you think I'm willing to be with any man without thinking of what's right? Who do you think you are, Mr.Bower?" Finn didn't expect to hear

talked about him in such a bad

face sunk and turned pale, prompting him to say the next words with

that a divorced woman is already worthless, Miss Hill? Honestly, we

Mr.Evans might end up together? You must already think he'll marry you.If that's the case, the joke's

her blood flowed the other way.Her head was all over the place.She suddenly

person's heart was indeed hard to predict.She was aware of

door.Why don't you come in and do

cue, the once tightly shut apartment door opened and revealed Patrick standing

that loosely hugged his chest.He was comfortably leaning against the

quite a bit before I

you talk about?" Patrick

expect him

"Nothing!"

shook his

go ahead and leave now?’ Finn hurriedly said, wanting to escape

your company's Astra development case could not

already feel the

Patrick spoke calmly, "It's because you are

knowing he had no power;

head and remained silent the whole