Eliza shrugged nonchalantly. "It's just a job. Doesn't matter if I like it or not."

"I think you have the right skills to do great here. If you don't like it, I can move you to another department."

"This is fine."

She didn't even glance at the salary or stock options and just signed her name on the dotted line.

After signing, she handed the contract back to Casper. "I'll start as soon as I get my son settled in daycare."

"There are plenty of daycare options in Falconridge, both boarding and day programs, and of varying quality. If you need help, I could..."

Eliza cut him off. "No need, I can manage on my own." She wasn't rich, but she wasn't that strapped for cash either.

He handed her a card. "Use this for the kid's tuition."

"I don't need it," she said, her voice steady and cold.

didn't mean anything by it," he said. He just wanted

can take care of my own

so hostile towards me?" he asked, feeling a bit

nothing to do

his kid. But he wanted to be kind to

my business or

future kids," she said, leaving no

pocketed the card angrily, grabbed his jacket, and drove off

Brock, had breakfast with him, and played a bit before heading out. Falconridge had the best

her standards, she finally bit the bullet

on his upbringing. She stood at the corner of the street

was he

said, her face mostly calm but with a

of worry and reproach.

In the past, he was always so calm and

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