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.

she made her way to the

some time.She was obviously hesitant about this whole ordeal, hence, her

was impossible to

complicated for her,

night, she had a

unpleasant divorce from five years ago,

knew Patrick was a person that was

a simple man who handled problems

intelligent but not cunning, ensuring fairness in all

more than enough to swoon

engaged, it didn't stop women

exceptional at everything, except for the

one who couldn't accept the

be with any man without thinking of what's

to hear this from

a bad light, hurting his self-esteem and

sunk and turned pale, prompting him to say

simply an employee who does everything her boss wants.Isn't that what you came here for? Aren't you aware that a divorced woman is already worthless, Miss Hill? Honestly, we had gotten

think he'll marry you.If that's the case,

could feel her existence drain out as her blood

was indeed hard to

of her current situation, and

don't you come in

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

we talked quite

did you

him to ask

Finn shook his

I almost forgot! I have some things to do.I'll go ahead and leave now?’ Finn hurriedly

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

about him in such a bad

face sunk and turned pale, prompting

what you came here 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

might end up 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’’ Finn said, not holding back.Hearing all these, Sophia

could feel her existence drain out as her blood flowed the other way.Her head was all over the place.She suddenly went

aware of her current situation, and she couldn't help but

door.Why don't you come in

shut apartment door opened and revealed

that loosely hugged his chest.He was comfortably leaning

didn't expect to see Ms.Hill here.So, we talked quite a bit

you talk about?"

expect him to ask

"Nothing!"

shook his

forgot! I have some things to do.I'll go ahead and leave now?’ Finn hurriedly said, wanting to escape the

you know the reason why your company's Astra development case could not be approved after all

feel the tension

few seconds, Patrick spoke calmly, "It's because you are a snob who would look down

could take, and knowing he had no power;

lowered her head and remained