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Chapter 41

Author: Ms. Grace
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-01 02:07:07

Gavin’s POV

I stared at the quarterly reports on my screen, the numbers blurring together into meaningless data.

My mind was elsewhere. On Melissa.

My mouth curved upward before I could stop it.

“Sir?”

I looked up. Marcus stood in the doorway, holding a stack of contracts, staring at me with an expression somewhere between confusion and concern.

“Yes?”

“Are you… smiling?”

I straightened in my chair, wiping the expression from my face. “I’m not.”

“You totally were.” Marcus stepped inside, setting the contracts on my desk. “I’ve worked for you for five years. I’ve seen you smile maybe three times. And never at financial reports.”

“Your point?”

“My point is…” He studied me carefully. “Are you okay? Should I be worried?”

“I’m fine.”

“Because the last time you smiled like that, you’d just destroyed someone comoany.And before that, it was when you fired that board member who tried to undermine you. So forgive me for being concerned when you’re sitting here grinning at spreadsheets.”

“I wasn
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