It was a sleepless night for me. When I looked into the mirror the next morning, I sighed irritably upon seeing the dark circles under my eyes.

I prepared some breakfast for myself but didn’t have an appetite. Thus, I only ate a little bit and went to the office.

 

Never did I expect Michael to be serious about working in Joyful Success for half a year, but he actually set up his own office here.

Glancing at the temporary CEO’s office a short distance away, I began to worry about what happened with Michael the previous night.

I felt skittish every time I saw him, so I really didn’t know how I was going to get through the next six months of seeing him every day.

 

Fortunately for me, Michael was a workaholic and treated everyone else like thin air whenever he was working. Naturally, he didn’t make things difficult for me either.

Just before getting off work, I was arranging the files on my desk when my phone rang. Glancing at the caller ID, panic rose in me when I saw that it was Yuval.

I peeked at Michael’s office guiltily.

 

Seeing as his attention was focused on a document in his hand, I quickly picked up the call.

“Anna, are you still at work? What took you so long to answer?”

 

Yuval’s warm and gentle voice drifted across the line.

I answered blandly and shot another glance at the CEO’s

found Michael

collided, I was thrown into a frenzy and quickly looked away. For some

other for a few days now. Let’s

me back

“Uhm, I…”

face Yuval. After all, I already promised Michael that I’d maintain my relationship with him for another six

because I was fickle-hearted, but because I finally found a man who I was compatible with, and who was willing to marry me.

the rest of my life with. Not to mention, I might never be able to find

wrong, Anna? You

waiting for my answer, Yuval’s voice sounded again, and I could

it.

agree to Yuval’s invitation, but

are a few more documents here that need sorting. Do it

at me with an icy and unreadable expression

“Oh, okay…”

at Michael, unable to snap

work

excuse to reject him earlier. Now that Michael had given me a good excuse, I couldn’t deny

from the other end of the line, I wasn’t worried that he’d get the

your work. Let’s have dinner some other

showed that Yuval was a considerate man as he didn’t make a big deal out of

tell if it was because of my relationship with Michael, but I really didn’t

found Michael still standing at the same spot, I instinctively backed away a few

I met Michael’s eyes and asked awkwardly,

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