Chapter 162

The conference room was silent, save for Gwendolyn and Howard.

Turning her head with a curious gleam in her eye, Gwendolyn inquired, “A message about what?”

Howard rested his hand on the back of her chair. With a gentle tug, the chall on wheels rolled towards him, bringing them face–to–face Just inches apart

To remind him the: there’s a black sheep in the family”

At this, Gwendolyn let out a chuckle, asking. “Are you talking about Mr. Bainbridge?”

Howard’s gaze was intense and penetrating. “Tonight, I expect there might be fireworks.”

“Mr. Chadwick, it seems to me that you have your finger on the pulse of everything. You’re always in control, Gwendolyn said, her admiration evident. She often felt a step behind.

Howard’s eyes half–closed as he glanced at her, his index finger lightly tapping the spot over her heart

“That’s what I can’t predict.”

Gwendolyn quickly crossed her arms over her chest, ripples of emotion in her eyes. “Hey, no need for tricks now”

cleared his throat. That was not the only time his hands had ventured there.

to the Chadwick Group, aren’t you?” Gwendolyn asked, looking intently

easily crushed the Chadwick Group, but instead, he chose

I I

but reverence for my grandfather… but his fear of me grew. This place bears the marks of my journey. In the future, I plan to merge the Chadwick Group

pushed the Chadwick family members

as he spoke, noticing that even in private, he still referred

wanted to help him achieve his dream.

impressive man I’ve

clarity, reflecting only his figure, as if he were the sole presence in a

on either side of her chair, leaning

began to list them: those from her village, school, and the hospital.

His voice was a whisper, his breath

the depths of his eyes. Without thinking, she murmured, “Alright”

by her response, he pressed his lips gently to hers, murmuring against her skin, “Dear Dr. L for

of emotion. Her beautiful eyes

your pain relief

delicate, pale neck as Howard kissed her lips, her earlobe, her neck. With a slight tum of her head, Gwendolyn could see their entwined shadows on

her lip to contain her

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