“What would you like to eat?” Ethan had just finished a video conference. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the scenic night view of the city.

In the horizon, he could see the thousands of lights that brought the city to life. The window reflected his tall figure in suit. His hair was combed back neatly. He was looking down, gazing at the city with sharp eyes, as though he was its ruler.

“Honestly, I want to have fish right now, but chicken sounds great too. Oh, and some steak would be amazing! What should we do? I can’t decide…” Janet mumbled over the phone. While she was speaking to him, she sounded like an adorable teenager.

A gentle smile appeared on Ethan’s lips as he stared at his watch and replied, “I’m getting off work in a half hour. Wait for me, okay?”

“Yup! I’ll be waiting for you.”

After the phone call, he returned to his seat, but he was no longer in the mood to work. He couldn’t keep his eyes off his cellphone.

This afternoon, Ethan heard about the news that Janet had gotten replaced. He had planned to do something about it, but he soon learned that the Perkins Group insisted on having her lead the project. He was really happy for her.

the woman I love. She’s such a

had to investigate why exactly

at his assistant and said, “Tell Adolf Pierce to

long after, Adolf arrived and stood before Ethan. He was

replace Janet Lind this

executive like Adolf should be focusing on more important work. Why on earth would he notice Janet?’

beads of cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, unable

Charis was the one who asked him to do so. And because he didn’t

find out that a mid-level designer was set to lead an important project, and I didn’t think it was a good idea. That’s why I interfered. I was merely looking after the company’s best interests. If news of this broke out, the other employees would feel it’s unfair. Not only will this matter hurt Janet Lind, but it will also

man,

that so?” Ethan could tell that this wasn’t as

the lump in his throat. “Mr. Larson, it really was my

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