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.

her way to

Patrick's unit for quite some time.She was obviously hesitant

impossible to put them

for her, not understanding them

previous rainy night, she had a lot of thinking to

the unpleasant divorce from five years ago, including the

knew Patrick was a person that

simple man who handled problems smoothly and

intelligent but not cunning,

than enough to swoon any woman to fall in love with

it didn't

at everything, except for the fact that

the one who couldn't

Do you think I'm willing to be with any man without thinking of

expect to hear

in such a bad light,

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

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

he'll marry you.If that's the case, the joke's on you.It's obvious he's only playing

out

person's heart was indeed hard

aware of her current situation, and

already at my door.Why don't you

the 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

expect to see Ms.Hill here.So, we talked quite a bit before I went up, Finn innocently

did you talk

not expect him to ask more about

Finn shook his head

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

your company's Astra 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

such a bad light, hurting his self-esteem

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

divorced woman is already

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

drain out as her blood flowed the

aware of

my door.Why don't you come

once tightly shut apartment door opened

grey V-neck shirt that loosely hugged his chest.He was

expect to see Ms.Hill here.So, we talked quite a bit before I

what did you talk about?"

expect him

"Nothing!"

shook his head

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

development case could not be approved after

feel

few seconds, Patrick spoke calmly, "It's because you are a snob

had

lowered her head and remained