“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.

thought crossed his mind, he smiled again. ‘That’s the woman I love. She’s such a

that he had to investigate why exactly Janet almost

glance at his assistant and said, “Tell Adolf Pierce to

stood before Ethan. He was trembling and

told you to replace

a senior executive like Adolf should be focusing on more important work. Why on earth would he notice

beads of cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, unable to

so. And because he

I just happened to 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

Adolf. When he looked down at the man, the latter

could tell that

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

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