When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Ashton and Armond chatted amicably. These two men who had never met before seemed to be rather chummy with each other. One could tell at a glance that they were wolves in sheep’s clothing in the corporate world.

Linda was walking beside me. She noticed that something was off and said, “Don’t be distracted. We are at work now. Everything else should be set aside.”

I nodded, took a deep breath, and entered the conference room along with everyone else. Linda arranged for a secretary to serve tea.

Out of nowhere, Ashton, who had been talking to Armond all the while, suddenly spoke. “Mr. Murphy, I had a look at your list of employees just now. Ms. Stovall over here is your secretary?”

Armond nodded, and his gaze landed on me. With a vague smile, he answered, “Yes, she has just joined our company. She is quite capable.”

Ashton nodded and remarked thoughtfully, “No wonder you let her take over the Fuller Corporation project.”

I frowned. Why did he suddenly change the topic?

Sss! Maybe because the atmosphere was a little tense, the secretary who was serving tea accidentally scalded her hand. Due to the pin-drop silence, this little hiss sounded especially loud.

Armond’s brows furrowed for a brief moment. He went on and said, “Mr. Fuller, let us continue with our discussions regarding the Lavelian Village project.”

not speak. He looked at the secretary who got

but that was not all. After a slight pause, he said,

before Linda spoke up. “Mr. Fuller, we are sorry. We hope you understand that even though Scarlett is Mr. Murphy’s secretary, she

an eyebrow. “It’s merely pouring some tea. It wouldn’t affect anyone’s job. If you think

and said, “Ms. Zimmer, I will have to burden

nodded. She accepted the request with

made Murphy

gaze directed at me. “You should do it, Ms. Stovall. It would be rude for us to let our guests

took the teapot from the

this, she smiled faintly and said, “It’s just a small matter, Mr. Murphy. Now that we are all seated in this

is true. But if it’s something that we should do, we must

on his face, he said to her, “Alright, that would do. Since Ms. Stovall will be servicing us, don’t tire yourself. Your ankle is still sprained.

words were said in a daily context, or said personally when there was no one else around, or even said by somebody else – it would not be

intimacy demonstrated instantly permeated the room. Everyone looked at each other. The implication behind those words was loud and clear. More so for the staff

thought that Ashton and

on her porcelain and flawless face. She looked demure and