Right now, she felt absolutely awful. Her whole body was drained of energy, and she hadn't had a proper rest in ages. The second her head hit the pillow, sleep washed over her like a wave. She gently kicked Ray with her foot, her movements soft and delicate.

"Ray, you're such a pain."

Her voice was tinged with a mix of helplessness and frustration, lacking its usual sharpness. It was almost like a whisper, airy and, surprisingly, carried a hint of playfulness.

Ray's throat tightened.

He looked down at her, her eyes now closed, took a deep breath, and pushed down the surge of desire rising within him before getting up from her side.

Aisha's breathing was still a bit erratic as she slept, like she wasn't resting easily.

Ray stayed by her side, waiting until her breathing became more steady before turning off the light and quietly leaving the room.

He first cleaned up the unfinished meal, then settled into the office chair, opening the documents Aisha hadn't had a chance to get to yet.

After a while, his brow furrowed.

There was so much work, and it was all over the place.

No wonder Aisha was so busy she couldn't even find time to eat.

"Aisha."

the desk, his

curled into a slight, indifferent smile, one that didn't reach his eyes. It was cold

frozen, as if his

his face turning a shade of purple as he

for him to fully realize that the

"Wade."

chuckle, his

"What's that you're holding?"

"Just some routine documents..."

"Let me see."

over

through them casually, then a cold light flashed

Hmph.

These old fools.

this on Aisha, are they trying to

seem to have a lot of free

a heavy thud

up, unsure

minor tasks to Aisha, enjoying your hands-off

that's not what

you think you're too old for your current position, maybe it's

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