Evening rolled in.

Eliza wasn't heading home.

She was crashing at the office again.

Casper waited at home, but by the time the clock ticked close to midnight, he couldn't sit still any longer. He hopped into his car and drove over to Welton International.

Sure enough, the lights on the thirteenth floor were still blazing.

After parking, he took the elevator up to the thirteenth floor.

The security system was still in place, blocking his entry.

Standing at the door, he called Eliza, "Hey?"

"Is something wrong?" Eliza, fresh out of a shower and feeling pretty beat, was

just about to call it a night. "Can it wait until tomorrow?"

"Open the door, I'm right outside your office." His voice was a bit rough, carrying a humble edge. "I just want to see you."

"I'm about to sleep." Her words were laced with a touch of rejection.

"Then I'll wait till you wake up." His voice had a note of determination.

with reluctance, "I'm really tired." "Then I'll be here, waiting,

calm and respectful, without a hint

made

phone tightly, her

moment's hesitation, she slipped on a light

her fingers, the door unlocked, and she stepped out. "Visitors aren't

in his arms. “I'm sorry. I didn't handle my temper well, and my attitude was off. I'm working on

in any relationship, arguments were

to fight over something

It felt pointless.

I just need some space, and I think you

got it; she wasn't ready to

knew he

need to argue over who's right or wrong, blowing up small things? Elle, we're partners;

Eliza was taken aback.

he getting

calling

was he suggesting that she had no right to question him, and should just

want someone who'd just smile and nod, without any

Suddenly, the thought crossed her mind that maybe they weren't

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