All Chapters of Mr. William's Rules: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The buzz of the grand company event still lingered in the air the next morning, though the glitz had faded into silence. Lily had left the venue early, the echoes of whispered judgments and fake smiles still haunting her. Now, as she stepped back into the office, everything looked the same—but felt entirely different.The office felt unusually still that morning—eerily silent, like the moment just before thunder cracks open a dark sky.Lily stood near the elevator, organizing the last few files she had retrieved from the records room. Her heels clicked softly against the marbled floor as she made her way to William’s office. She was early—perhaps too early. But after the week she had endured—being framed, humiliated in front of her colleagues, and barely getting through Natasha's sharp remarks—she had started arriving earlier and leaving later. It was the only way to keep her head above water.As she reached the CEO’s office, the door was slightly ajar. William was already inside, sta

The morning air buzzed with quiet anticipation. The company was hosting its annual charity auction — a semi-formal affair with too much planning and far too little time. The hotel ballroom had been booked, the guest list finalized, and still, Lily felt the nerves dance beneath her skin.She stood in front of the mirror, adjusting the soft pastel blue dress Clara, a friendly office colleague had convinced her to wear. It wasn’t her usual style — high neckline, open back, cinched waist — but it made her feel oddly… elegant.“It brings out your eyes,” Clara had said with a teasing wink.A knock at her apartment door broke her thoughts.It opened a second later without waiting — Ross.He was new. Hired just a week ago as the interim PR head, temporarily replacing Samantha after her dramatic exit. Clara had handpicked him, claiming they needed someone with charisma and crowd-control experience. Ross certainly had both — easy on the eyes, with sharp features, a confident gait, and an annoyi

The atmosphere in the office had shifted.Not in a way anyone could point out directly. There were no raised voices, no missed deadlines. But there was a certain weight in the air. Like something had been said without being spoken, and no one quite knew what to do with it.William had kept to himself.More than usual.Meetings were shorter. Emails, precise. Instructions, crisp. He didn’t linger at Lily’s desk like he sometimes did. He didn’t ask for updates in person. Everything came through formal channels. All professional. All distant.Clara noticed first."Is he... mad at you?" she whispered one afternoon, sliding into the chair beside Lily with a pastry in one hand and concern in her eyes.Lily shook her head. "No. At least, I don’t think so."But truthfully, she didn’t know.She hadn’t spoken to William directly since their ride back from the legal department two days ago. And while nothing terrible had happened, something unspoken had settled between them like mist.Ross, on th

The morning sun glinted off the polished glass of Sunflower Company, but inside the office, there was nothing serene about the atmosphere—at least not around Lily.She sat at her desk, her brows furrowed as she tried to read through a presentation outline, but her concentration was shattered for the tenth time."Lily," William's voice rang from his cabin. "Come here for a minute."She rolled her eyes and stood. "That man is addicted to bothering me," she muttered under her breath.Clara leaned in from the adjacent cubicle. "You two need couple's therapy.""We aren’t a couple.""Yet."Inside the cabin, William didn’t even glance up as Lily entered."You called?"He pointed at the screen. "I want you to revise this presentation. Ross was going to do it, but I think your touch will be better."Lily crossed her arms. "This is Ross's campaign. Why are you reassigning it?"William looked up, his eyes calm but sharp. "Do you have a problem following instructions, Ms. Bennett?"Lily bristled.

The morning buzz at Sunflower Company was louder than usual. Preparations for the upcoming event had turned the entire building into a hive of urgency and tension. Yet, Lily walked through the main hallway as if nothing could shake her calm—except the sharp glance William had given her the night before.Clara walked alongside her, eyes darting between a clipboard and Lily’s face. "You okay? You look like you didn’t sleep.""I didn’t," Lily muttered. "William keeps assigning me leadership roles like he’s punishing me for breathing."Clara snorted. "Maybe he just likes breathing the same air as you."Lily rolled her eyes, but her cheeks turned a soft pink."You know," Clara added, teasing, "half the office already ships you two.""They can ship themselves off to HR," Lily muttered under her breath.Meanwhile, in Justin’s company, Nany was wearing a light blue blouse and a professional smile. She had become more than a secretary—everyone noticed her dedication and how close she had gotte