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

a pushover than she thought. She

-unnecessary.

her energy on a man who was

Ahab let out a

he straightened his shoulders again, thinking she might not

back to him. And considering the number of colleagues Regina had rubbed the wrong way, who could guarantee it

secretly that one night, and that had led to a

to himself, Ahab couldn’t wait for Regina to catch flak from the higher-ups. Their company was strict about ethical conduct; even petty thievery was grounds for dismissal, let alone

had forgotten something crucial: in this scenario, Regina was the victim. His surreptitious photographing and manipulative editing to slander a colleague were the real

to deal with Ahab. Honestly, she felt 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 others, and not even bothering with

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