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.

Kieran was never short

Your punishment is fair, Ms. Mossey,”

the computer screen, casually saying. “Just now at the meeting, I noticed that you turned off your phone completely. The messages were quite

only membered that he had turned his phone off

her phone, he saw

How are you Kieran? Did you manage to capture Iner’s

are you bringing

real you both to dinner as the head of the family!

but I don’t trust others to handle it. If you have some freely please come back

you can! After all, I’m partly

texts with a

smile appeared on Kieran’s usually stern face.

couldn’t help asking, “If I may ask, what has brought you such joy, Mr.

the formalities, my dear

had been mentioning their engagement quite frequently, and he was becoming more comfortable exercising the

asking you as your fiancée. I’m just curious.”

was the quickest she had ever admitted to being his fiancée. Delighted, Kieran explained everything to her.

to

listened to him attentively, her

he going back to Salinsburgh to resume his position as the esteemed Mr. Kieran

strange mix of emotions but couldn’t pinpoint

do you plan to leave, Mr. Kieran? And… will you be

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

herself, she asked, “Me going with you to Salinsburgh?”

Gwendolyn’s messages soon enough.

her because she had always thought that the Harris family had very high standards 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

willing to accept her, which made

a few days.” Despite feeling happy, Inez didn’t immediately agree. “Didn’t we agree

not as traditional as you think, especially now that Kiddo is the head of the family. Her decisions are more open-minded. Even if you

point, Inez had nothing

still didn’t agree right away. “If I go, things may get complicated at Mossey Corporation. I’m afraid I have to consult my parents