Chapter 25~ Her hatred

"I only need you," Oliver declared, his face serious as he glanced into Claire's hazel-green eyes.

Claire's breath caught in her throat. For a moment, she felt like there was a deeper meaning to those words.

It was the way Oliver said them with so much emotion in his eyes that she felt like he wasn't talking about the crisis.

"It's confidential so it's just me and you," Oliver added in his deep velvety voice. "One of our employees seems to be involved in a case of corruption. I want you to go through those transactions and contracts on the table and see if you can find any discrepancies."

Claire snapped back to her senses when she heard Oliver's voice. She nodded and went around to sit at her desk. However, Oliver stayed put on the chair opposite her and she was very aware of his heated gaze on her, making goosebumps rise on her skin.

She glanced up at him and arched an eyebrow, asking, "Are you just going to sit there and watch me all day?"

"I love watching you," Oliver rem