Lahat ng Kabanata ng Be Gentle With Me, Mr. CEO: Kabanata 261 - Kabanata 270

Hearing this, Calla looked up into Pierre's eyes. She noticed his gaze fixed intently on her, with an intensity that truly caught her off guard. Judging by the look in his eyes, she also saw that he seemed very cautious with her, as if afraid she might reject him.Based on their previous interactions, Calla sensed that Pierre's feelings for her went beyond those of a superior to a subordinate. This was what she had always wanted to avoid. She couldn't agree to remain friends with him. She didn't want to be inexplicably attacked again. She certainly didn't want to make Mercer, who got jealous easily, feel envious. None of this would do her any good. That said, Pierre was genuinely a good person. He had valued and cared for her a lot when she worked at Brightway. Flatly refusing to even be friends seemed somewhat heartless after all this time.After a moment of hesitation, Calla gave Pierre a bright smile. "We're going to be family. Isn't that closer than being friends?""Fami

Hearing this, Calla felt a sense of relief, but a tinge of pity for Sophie. After all, she was a woman too, and wondered if Mercer was being too ruthless toward his ex-girlfriend. But seconds later she remembered what Sophie had done to come between her and Mercer. Sophie had brought this upon herself. If it weren't for her, maybe Calla's child wouldn't have been born prematurely. Perhaps he would have survived.Thinking of this, Calla felt a wave of sadness.Not hearing a response after a while, Mercer assumed Calla was upset. With a touch of concern in his voice, he asked, "What more can I do to please you? If you—"His words jolted Calla back to reality. She quickly interrupted him. "No! I'm suddenly missing Casper a little bit right now."At the mention of Casper, the atmosphere immediately became warm and cheerful."Casper has grown a lot these past few months. He can walk on his own now and even says a few words. He's getting cuter by the day." Mercer's tone was brimmi

Calla was also surprised by this news. She could instantly tell that Pierre had heeded her advice. He had even spared Faith the embarrassment by letting her resign of her own free will."Do you know why she resigned?" Calla asked Natasha.Natasha replied, "Apparently, she made some sort of mistake at work. I'm not sure what it was exactly, but I guess she must have upset the boss. Mr. Garland never liked her to begin with. "You wouldn't believe how arrogant Faith has been since becoming the finance manager. She's been holding up reimbursement claims on purpose. Everyone in the company has been complaining. I guess Mr. Garland must have heard about it too!"Calla laughed. "Who cares why she resigned? This is definitely good news for you. Now you can work in peace.""That's true. No more dealing with that nasty attitude of hers. Calla, I've been so stressed lately," Natasha grumbled.Calla chuckled in response. She hadn't expected Pierre to deal with Faith so swiftly. It seemed

"Can't you stay with me for two more minutes?" Mercer's voice carried a note of pleading.Calla couldn't bear to refuse and generously agreed. "Alright, I'll leave in two minutes."Mercer gazed at the vibrant hues of the setting sun. He broke the momentary silence, saying, "Sophie has been discharged. I've already booked her a flight to Morvenia in three days. Soon, I'll take care of everything and return to you!"Hearing this, Calla felt deeply moved.Mercer was a responsible man. Perhaps there had been too many misunderstandings between them before. His decision to see things through to the end with Sophie was something Calla was glad to see. Even though Sophie had been unfriendly to her, Mercer's actions proved he was a man of honor and integrity.No matter how dazzling he was, what she valued was this deep affection and loyalty.Calla stepped forward and nestled into his embrace. His broad chest felt like a sturdy mountain she could lean on. A sense of happiness and secur

"Casper was napping this afternoon. I was afraid a phone call might wake him, so I put my phone on silent and forgot to turn it back on," Calla explained while adjusting her phone settings."I'm starving! I've been waiting for you to come back so we could go out to eat. Let's go! Let's go!" Alicia grabbed her bag and pushed Calla toward the door.Calla frowned. "We could just make something at home. Why do we always have to eat out? You know I'm unemployed right now and need to save money.""Don't be so stingy! It's my turn to treat you! I have some fantastic news to tell you." Alicia pulled Calla out the door."What good news?" Calla asked in surprise.Looking closely at Alicia, she indeed looked radiant and brimming with excitement."Guess!" Alicia said as she hailed a cab.Calla glanced at her and replied, "You're glowing. I know, you have a boyfriend!"At this, Alicia's face fell. "I'm warning you, don't bring up sore subjects!""If it's not a boyfriend, then I can't imagi