When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I glanced at the files in his arms and asked, “Aren’t you going to work in their office?”

“Not here,” he replied. “I ordered food to be delivered to our room. You can rest after you eat.”

I was startled by his attentiveness. Nevertheless, I gave him a nod.

Our rooms were booked earlier. The bellboy brought us to our room and said, “Your meal has been delivered. If you need anything else, please call the front desk.”

Although we booked two rooms, for our convenience, the lunch was sent to Nick’s room. We thanked the bellboy and entered the room.

We had an early flight and immediately started working upon arrival. I was exhausted and hungry after a few hours.

I ate my share and got up, preparing to leave the room to Nick. He looked at me and said, “You can rest here. I’ll leave after a while.”

As he was still eating, I nodded in acknowledgment. The room was a suite, where the living room and bedroom were separated.

I entered the bedroom and switched on the air conditioner. Plopping on the bed, the last thought I had before falling asleep was to take a shower after Nick left.

was a blanket covering my body.

the room. Nick was sitting on the sofa, flipping through the files and typing on

had been dealing with work

meal. I sat on the bed

while, I exited the bedroom. Nick was sprawled on the table, engrossed in a

poured a cup of water for him. “Why don’t you

daze. After taking a sip of

him a slight nod. Judging from the report on his laptop,

Leaning back on the sofa, he massaged his temples and

replied. “Why don’t you take

alright.” He paused briefly before adding, “The financial report for the branch office isn’t right. I wouldn’t have found out about it if I hadn’t looked closely. I think a manager embezzled the funds and made up a project to fool everyone else. A few million were gone. Take

accounts and read them carefully. The branch office was operated based on Fuller Corporation’s operating model. As it was doing well in A City, Ashton gave

seemed odd. In usual circumstances, a minor construction site

need Howard to deal with this,” I spoke, looking up at Nick. To

to my feet, I went to the bedroom and

get some shut-eye before that. After