Semua Bab He Doesn’t Know I Had His Child, And Now He’s My Boss : Bab 51 - Bab 60

DAVIS POVAfter Nora leaves, I return to the report on my desk.I read through the same page twice before realizing I haven't taken in a single word.My mind keeps going back to the conversation we just had.Her mother is in the hospital. That explains the exhaustion in her face.She had looked like she was carrying more than she wanted anyone to see.I pick up the report again. The correction she made is small, but it matters.She had gone back far enough to compare the figures with an earlier report instead of assuming they were correct. Most people wouldn’t have caught it. She did. I close the file.Nora takes her work seriously. I've seen it more than once now.She doesn't ask for attention, and she doesn't make excuses when something goes wrong.Those are qualities I notice.My phone rings.Jayden. “Davis.” “What is it?”“We have something from the security system.”I sit back. “Another attempt?”“Yes.”I wait.“But this time we got something useful.”I look at the file on my d

NORA POVI stare at the numbers on my screen without really seeing them. My mother's treatment bill is still open on my phone beside my laptop.The amount makes my stomach twist. I rub my forehead and look away from the screen. I need more money.The thought has been following me for days, but today it feels heavier. My salary covers the usual expenses, but the treatment costs are becoming more than I can manage. I have already used most of what I had saved, and there isn't much left.I open my banking app and check my balance again. Not enough. I close it.Maybe I can ask for an advance on my salary. I hesitate before opening my company's employee portal. I check the payment and benefits section and search for salary advances. There is an option, but the amount available is limited.I calculate it in my head. It would help, but it wouldn't cover everything. Still, something is better than nothing.I fill out the request and submit it. A message appears on the screen. Request received

DAVIS POVLater that afternoon, Jayden returns to my office after his meeting. He sits across from me, looking at the access record on my screen.“The account belongs to someone on our side,” he says.“I know.”I scroll back through the record.The access was made using an account with enough permission to reach the security files. That means this wasn't someone who happened to come across them. Whoever did it knew where to look and had access needed to get there.Jayden leans forward. “Can we trace the account directly to a person?”“Not from this record alone.”“So what do we have?”“The access time. The account. And the level of permission.”He nods slowly.I open another system and pull up the list of employees with the same level of access. There are several names.Jayden looks at the screen. “That's still too many.”“I know.”I compare the access list with the records from the day the security breach was first reported.Most of the names can be ruled out immediately. Some weren'

DAVIS POVBy the time I get home, it’s already evening. I park in my compound and head straight inside.I change out of my suit and head to the lounge beside the pool. I sit down, resting my back against the chair as I stare at the water. I barely touch the glass of wine in front of me.My mind isn't on the pool or the wine. It keeps going back to Nora.The way she stood there after I made the offer. The shock on her face. The way she couldn't seem to find the words to respond.I knew the proposal would surprise her, but seeing her reaction was different.I look down at my hands.I don't know whether she will accept.I have less than two weeks before the deadline my father gave me. Every day that passes brings me closer to having to make a decision I never wanted to make.The company is the part I can't ignore.I've spent years building my life around Rowan & Co. I make the decisions. I carry the responsibility. I've never imagined having to prove that I deserve to keep it.Yet that i

DAVIS POVI hold Nora’s gaze for a moment.She answers quickly. I can see more tension in her face than there was the first time I asked. I don’t ask anything else. At least she answers now. I nod once.“Alright.”Her fingers loosen slightly in her lap.I look down at the file in front of me.“Now, about the marriage.”Nora looks at me.“My lawyer is preparing the agreement. He’ll bring it tomorrow. We’ll go through it before we sign, and you can raise anything you’re not comfortable with.”She nods.“Once it’s signed, the arrangement becomes official between us.”I turn a page.“My father’s next family dinner is in a few days. I want you there with me.”Her eyes lift slightly.“I’ll introduce you to him and the rest of the family. They already know I was expected to make a decision. They don’t need to know how we reached it.”She stays quiet.“It will be easier if they meet you before the marriage is registered. That way, there won’t be questions about why I suddenly have a wife th