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.

made her way

stood in front of Patrick's unit for quite some time.She was obviously hesitant about this whole ordeal, hence, her unmoving stance.She was feeling all

to

complicated for her, not

she had a lot of thinking to

put aside the unpleasant divorce from five years ago, including

from all these, Sophia knew Patrick was

was a simple man who handled problems smoothly and

intelligent but not cunning, ensuring fairness

attributes, more than enough to swoon any woman to fall in

though he was engaged, it didn't stop

for the fact that he did not love

one who

Do you think I'm willing to be with any man without thinking of what's right? Who do you think you are,

didn't expect to hear

a bad light,

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

you any better, then? You are 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 along just fine when we were dating, but looking back, I wonder if what you showed back then was

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

Sophia felt her entire body go cold.She could feel her existence drain out as her blood flowed the other way.Her head was all over the place.She

heart was

situation, and she couldn't

are already at my door.Why don't you come in

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

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

what did you talk about?"

expect him

shook his

have some things to do.I'll go ahead and leave

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

in such a bad light, hurting

sunk and turned pale, prompting him to say the

are 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?

so confident that you and Mr.Evans 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 felt her entire body go

as her blood flowed the other

heart was indeed hard to predict.She was aware of her current situation, and she couldn't help but feel

at my door.Why don't you come

on cue, the once tightly shut apartment door opened

shirt that loosely

expect to see Ms.Hill here.So, we talked quite

you talk about?" Patrick

not expect him to

"Nothing!"

his head

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

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

already feel the tension

because you are a snob who would

he could take, and knowing he had no power;

her head and remained