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They snapped their heads in the direction of the mellow, magnetic voice.Ethan was by the door. He just walked in and heard the last fraction of their conversation.Veronica swept a cold glance at his immaculate appearance and scoffed."Maybe both," she sneered, turning her face away.A flash of astonishment fleeted past on his face but no one noticed his reaction.'Quite an ungrateful woman. She wouldn't even acknowledge my efforts or say thank you.' He was used to her horrible attitude but after last night, he developed certain expectations...The atmosphere was getting tense. Evie wisely retreated. She picked her phone and pretended to be on a call."Yes, Mr. Tim. I'll be right out," she said while moving away. "Miss. Morgan, I'll attend to something but I'll be back soon."She bowed respectfully when she got to Ethan and scurried out quickly.They were left alone in the ward, an awkward atmosphere was building around them.'Damn you, Evie. Of all times, why leave me alone with thi

'Indeed, she cooked the food even if she denies it.' He smiled in secret as the nanny confirmed his initial suspicions.Suddenly, his expression changed. His eyes grew wide in awe as he stared back at Nanny Lorene. "For real? I had no idea Miss. Morgan cooks. Infact, when I asked, she said you cooked this delicious dinner and that is why I sought to extend my gratitude."'Urgh, he's too dramatic,' Veronica rolled her eyes. If a stranger saw him, they'd believe he was truly struck dumb at the discovery."Well, she did and trust me, it's quite rare of her..."'Nice job, Nanny Lorene. Keep fueling his ego,' Veronica was provoked by the unintentional betrayal and wished she never cooked in the first place."I don't understand why she would lie to you," Nanny directed a meaningful gaze at her."Maybe because I don't want his head filling up with helium!" She almost snapped back. She said nothing and looked away. There was no reason to defend her actions.Before the atmosphere tensed up, Et

In the car, Veronica dialed Ethan's line many times but his phone was unreachable."This is pointless." She asked her driver to take her to Ethan's company.The receptionist recognized her easily. She greeted her warmly and informed her that the CEO was not in the company. He was attending the construction bid in the City Hall.The City Construction Bureau was holding a construction bid for an important project. Reynolds Builders was one of the many companies participating in the bid.Veronica did not own a construction company, thus she was not involved in the bid."When will he be back?" She had a lot of questions for him and she could not wait."I really don't know, ma'am. The bidding will take a long time so I cannot say," the young female answered in a polite tone.She was just a trivial receptionist and did not know Ethan's schedule. There was nothing she could do for Veronica.He sent the Serpentine Dragon's Eye early in the morning and suddenly, his phone was switched off. Eth

The time was nine thirty am. Never in her whole life had she had to wait so long for anyone."Urgh! Does he think he's some king who gets to arrive whenever he pleases?" Veronica's tantrums were eating her up. Her day was already ruined because of that Ethan Reynolds.Her schedule was very tight. She had two meetings after this one and a contract signing ceremony with an entertainment company by twelve o'clock pm. There was no time to waste on her side."I bet he was out partying last night. That jerk is a playboy, men like him never do anything right with their evenings!" That conviction was held firmly in her head. Ethan Reynolds was a shameless man, his association with women couldn't be less.The two assistants who followed her could only bow their heads and remain silent. No one dared to speak while she was throwing a tantrum."I am very busy today. I have many meetings to attend yet he uses time like it's some abundant resource. Hah! Ten more minutes and we're leaving-""Leaving

It was closing time. After making sure everything they needed for tomorrow's meeting with the mayor was set, Evie came into the office to get Veronica."Ma'am?" To her surprise, her boss was by the window eating chocolate bars.Veronica hardly ate candy and Evie was certain she brought none to the office unless…'They came from that box!' The second box was on the desk. It was open and she saw the dark chocolates inside.'She gave away the wine but kept the candy…' Perplexed, she stared at the box, then the woman at the window.The boss did not think twice about giving away an expensive wine gifted to her but she settled for candy when she was not a fan of sweets?'Is she finally developing a crush on someone?' The assistant's thoughts trailed on when Veronica suddenly interrupted her train of thoughts.Before, she had a solemn demeanor but it was suddenly replaced by her usual bossy temperament."Evie, stop blanking out like that. You're not my assistant to stare into the air and day