Ashley POV“Brother Jared,” I blurted out before I could think twice. Just for a split second, I cringed. 'Brother' was not exactly the most suitable way to address someone at work, especially someone who was my subordinate as well. The dread I had before — of being seen as a child wearing her mother's clothes — rushed back at me with full force, and I felt my face heat up under his piercing gaze.But to top it off, he bowed to me as well.“I did not expect you to come this early, Madame,” he said in a cold, dry, and solemn tone of voice. His hazel eyes, which were strikingly similar to Jayden's - both in shape and color — stared at me emotionlessly as he straightened up.Or at least, that's what I would think if I were just an observer. Now, I knew him well enough to see the faintest of changes, whether it was in his body language or his actual demeanor, just as I instantly realized that he was wary of me.Even if he was not, the fact that he called me 'madame' was more than enough t
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