The morning had barely started when my office door swung open without warning.Noah barged in—again—his breath uneven, his tablet clutched in one hand as though the world was ending. My jaw tightened instantly. The one thing I hated more than incompetence was interruption.Especially before I’d even finished my first coffee.I didn’t bother looking up from the documents spread across my desk. “Noah,” I said coldly, “I swear, if you’re here to waste my time—”He swallowed. “S-Sir… Ms. Lillian is here to see you.”I paused mid-signature, exhaled, then continued signing as if he hadn’t spoken. “Tell her I am busy.”Noah shifted, clearly anxious. “Sir—she said it’s urgent.”“I don’t care,” I said, voice low, firm, slicing. “You can tell her exactly that. I am busy.”He nodded quickly and rushed out.Good. I went back to work. Meetings, reports, restructuring. Everything was endless, chaotic, demanding—and I preferred it this way. Work didn’t ask emotional questions. Work didn’t betray. Wo
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