Chapter 10

“Nothing much. My mom just called.” Jolene Marsh smiled calmly, “It’s a family matter, so it’s nothing to bother you about.”

Bowen had a good idea of what was going on at Jolene’s home. However, every time he tried to ask her for more details, she would beat around the bush and give vague responses.

Her problems were hers to deal with. She refused to ask him for assistance with something that she could handle on her

own.

It was this trait that told Bowen early on that he’d found a good companion.

She was probably the only one in the world.

Even pushing her away was easier than expected.

After all, she was more than willing to get out of the way on her own.

She was the only lover who knew her place and the

boundaries she shouldn’t cross. She would never go beyond.

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what was accepted of her.

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That was why Bowen simply gave her the contract and left. “Bring it to me by the end of the day.”

“Of course.” She smiled, “I’ll get it done right away.”

As soon as the door closed, her face fell, shedding the false smile that she donned so easily.

curtains before settling

at 5:30 PM, but she never

contract that Bowen had given her

barely managing to finish around half past six. Her smile disappears immediately as the door

on the west side of the city, it would take her at

up and headed toward Bowen’s office.

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of a long workday. Bowen hadn’t left either. The only source of light in

she strode inside, she flicked on the overhead lights, cheerfully saying, “It can hurt your eyes if you’re on your computer in the dark.”

her only to do a double take

didn’t give you enough work if

one hand while I was in the bathroom. I thought I’d go for something that’s nice and sexy. It wasn’t too hard.” She was rarely this lively and was clearly

Mr. Evert, I’ll be heading

reading the contract yet.” He opened up the sleek file in

do was stand beside his desk as she waited for

ticked by, one by one. Jolene quietly stole glances at her phone’s clock.

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was now 6:35

get her there in

check the time, Bowen finally

lifting his head, he asked flatly, “Am I

brightly. “My time is

another ten

was someone who prided herself in her seamless work. It wasn’t easy to find

finished his reading, he

to declare herself done with work for the day,

there, there’s a nice Italian place you should stop by. Try a plate of their

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