The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2761

“Ahab, I swear I’ve been calling your name for ages. What’s the matter with you?”

Ahab scratched his head awkwardly and shuffled through the papers in his hand. “Huh? Did you call me? Sorry, must’ve spaced out… didn’t catch a wink of sleep last night.”

His behavior only piqued curiosity. “Would you mind checking the draft I revised? See if it’s up to snuff?”

Ahab sheepishly accepted the document, avoiding eye contact with Regina.

“Sure… I’ll give it a look. Why don’t you head on back?”

Under the watchful eyes of the office, he slowly settled back into his chair.

After a while, he tried to sneak a peek at Regina, only to catch her staring at him with a thoughtful smirk. He immediately looked down

shook her head. Ahab was even more of a pushover than she thought. She

-unnecessary.

energy on a man who was so spineless and shirked

Regina finally turned her attention away, Ahab let out a sigh of relief.

thinking she might not even

third-rate publication. Logically, no one should trace it back to him. And considering the number of colleagues Regina had rubbed the wrong way,

that thought, Ahab felt his confidence swell. He had followed her secretly that one night, and that had led to a sensational scoop for the paper – a veritable

to catch flak from the higher-ups. Their company was strict

in this scenario, Regina was the victim. His surreptitious photographing and manipulative editing

tainted just from interacting with him. Since she’d started at the company, she had never encountered a colleague as pestering and entitled, coasting on family connections, poaching work from

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