When Ethan had told Laney about Garrett’s words, it made her feel wholly uneasy and unsettled. Instead of feeling comforted, she was even more worried and restless than before.

On the next day, and as a consequence of their chat, she looked utterly listless when she went to work.

The instant Janet laid eyes on her, she sensed that something was amiss.

“Are you still thinking about what happened between Garrett and his girlfriend yesterday?” Janet asked tentatively, touching her arm gently.

Laney didn’t feel like there was any need to hide anything. “I feel so overcome by guilt. I was the reason for their breakup.”

For her entire employment as a bodyguard, she had never become entangled in any of her employers’ private affairs, let alone accused of being a slut.

But Ethan was her boss, and she had no option but to follow his instructions.

the couple. She peered around before she whispered in Laney’s ear, “To be honest, I think Mr. Harding is partly to blame. There was nothing between you two, and we all know that. But he has a reputation of being a player, so even if it wasn’t you, he would have been having a meal with another woman yesterday, and

this rationale, she nodded. Even if she tried not to think

playboy. He dumped that woman so readily, which must mean he hasn’t taken their relationship seriously. No wonder he changes girlfriends so fast,

must mean he hasn’t taken their relationship seriously. No wonder he

order not to look suspicious, she had begun to learn about her job as a secretary. She thought that at least she should

entered the office, he saw Laney sorting through the documents

to Laney and

the documents in her hands and said in an icy tone, “Mr. Harding, this forms part of my job as your secretary. Besides, please keep a distance from me from now on.

to stay in his presence a moment longer, so she turned on her heel and was about

reason, Garrett felt annoyed. Laney’s attitude towards him was now obviously

mind what happened yesterday.” Garrett’s voice came from

to explain this to me. Your behavior now will only make others misunderstand the

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