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, until you're ready

was calm and respectful, without a hint of

it made Eliza

squeezed her phone tightly, her emotions

a moment's hesitation, she slipped on a light coat and slowly walked to

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

He stepped closer, wrapping her gently in his arms. “I'm sorry. I didn't handle my temper well, and my attitude was off. I'm

that in any

to fight over something so

It felt pointless.

space, and I think you do too." Her

she wasn't ready to forgive

he knew

like this?" He slowly released her, thinking this issue shouldn't drive a wedge between them. "Do we need to argue over

Eliza was taken aback.

was he getting

calling

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

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

her mind

ve

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