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”

not the only time his hands had ventured there.

to the Chadwick Group, aren’t you?” Gwendolyn asked, looking intently into his eyes.

Chadwick Group, but instead, he

I I

features slightly, his voice deep. “This seat you’re in is used to be mine. I had nothing 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

had pushed the Chadwick family members

private, he still referred to Warren as ‘grandpa. He was a man of

him achieve his

the most impressive

only his figure, as if he

placed his hands on either side of her chair, leaning over her,

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

at me, alright?” His voice was a whisper, his breath almost touching her own.

depths of his eyes. Without thinking, she murmured,

hers, murmuring against her skin, “Dear Dr.

spread through her, a tangible pulse of emotion. Her beautiful eyes brimmed with a

your pain

Howard kissed her lips, her earlobe, her neck. With a slight tum of her head,

bit her lip to

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