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.

"Then I'll be here,

voice was calm and respectful,

made Eliza

phone tightly, her emotions

a light coat and slowly walked

but Eliza quickly glanced away. With a twist of her fingers, the door unlocked, and she stepped

you, what's the point of going back to that house?" He stepped closer, wrapping her gently in his arms. “I'm sorry. I didn't handle my temper well, and my attitude was

in any relationship, arguments were

didn't want to fight over something

It felt pointless.

need some space, and I think you

wasn't

in his heart, he knew he hadn't

a wedge between them. "Do we need to argue over who's right or wrong, blowing up small things?

Eliza was taken aback.

was he

he calling her

to

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

one." Suddenly, the thought crossed her mind that maybe they weren't as compatible as she

ve

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