The Ex and Her Riches

Kieran followed Inez out of the conference room and back to the CEO’s office.

Sensing her foul mood, he refrained from speaking throughout the entire journey.

After entering the office, Inez walked over to her chair, sat down, and turned to Kieran.

She lectured, “Mr. Kieran, it’s a basic requirement to put your phone on silent mode when you’re in a meeting. You-

Before she could finish, Kieran extended his left palm toward her and apologized, “I’m sorry, it was my mistake. There won’t be a next time. If you’re angry, you can punish me with a ruler like last time.”

Inez paused, unable to continue reprimanding him because his sincere attitude rendered her lecture useless.

As she stared at Kieran behaving obediently, her anger dissipated.

“Where did you learn to admit to your mistake right away? It’s so unlike your stubborn self from before.” “Being stubborn doesn’t get you anywhere. If a man has low emotional intelligence, he will be destined to be lonely because he won’t find a wife,” Kieran replied seriously.

Inez stifled a laugh.

During their time together, the more she spent time with him, the more she found him pleasing.

Sometimes she thought he was adorably silly, and other times she admired his earnest pursuit of her.

In truth, she was moved by his persistence in pursuing her for several months. After all, he was Kieran Harris, the second son of Salinsburgh’s wealthiest family and a man known for his aloofness and arrogance.

As she pondered, Kieran remained obediently standing before her with his left hand extended toward her, ready to receive any punishment.

If he hadn’t admitted his mistake and resorted to stubbornly defending himself, perhaps she would have chosen the simplest and most brutal way to educate her disobedient secretary out of frustration.

However, his upright attitude made it impossible for her to punish him.

At the thought of that, she gently tapped his palm with her hand.

“Considering it’s your first mistake, I’ll deduct a week of your salary. Any objections?”

It was only a week’s salary deductions.

never

Your punishment is fair, Ms. Mossey,” he

blinked and refocused her gaze on the computer screen, casually saying. “Just now at the meeting, I noticed that you turned off your phone completely. The messages were quite urgent, so maybe there is something important. You

was then Kieran only membered that he had turned his

saw that

How are you Kieran? Did you manage to capture

you bringing back to Salisburgh?

dinner as the head of

recently, but I don’t trust others to handle

I’m partly responsible for your successful

flurry of texts with a

a smile appeared on Kieran’s usually

Inez couldn’t help asking, “If I may ask, what has brought

need for the formalities, my dear fiancée.”

frequently, and he was becoming more comfortable

played along, saying, “Yes, I’m asking you

she had ever admitted to being his

to Salinsburgh

Inez listened to him attentively, her eyes

month of pursuing her, was he going back to Salinsburgh to resume his position as the esteemed

mix of emotions but couldn’t pinpoint exactly what she was feeling.

moment of silence, she asked, “So, how soon do you plan to leave, Mr. Kieran? And… will you be coming

approached her and handed her his phone to show her the messages. “Kiddo wants you, her futur sister-in-law, to come with me. She’s inviting

she asked,

finished reading Gwendolyn’s messages soon enough.

for their descendants’ spouses. A girl from a small affluent family in Fairlake wouldn’t catch the attention of such a prestigious family like the Harris family, and their engagement only happened because of Kieran’s stubbornness.

turned out that Gwendolyn was willing to accept her,

come with me, Inez? Just treat it as a short vacation and an opportunity to relax for a few days.” Despite feeling happy, Inez didn’t immediately agree. “Didn’t we agree that you would pursue me for a year? If I go to Salinsburgh to meet your family now, doesn’t it mean that I

as traditional as you think, especially now that Kiddo is the head of the family. Her decisions are more open-minded. Even if

Inez had nothing to

I go, things may get complicated at Mossey Corporation. I’m afraid I have to consult my parents before making a