Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 28:

Norah raised her gaze, carefully assessing Sean. He wore a sharp suit, his shirt buttoned to the top, and a dark blue tie neatly in place, giving off the vibe of someone heading to an important meeting. With eyebrows sharp as blades and eyes twinkling like stars, he stood out with his remarkable looks.

Yet, his expression was stern, and his eyes met hers with a chill, clearly not pleased with her observing him.

“Miss Wilson?” Sean called again. “Should you wish to discuss something, we can talk about it in the car.”

After a moment’s pause, Norah, still fixed on Sean’s face, nodded in agreement. “Okay.” It seemed rude to decline since Sean had offered the ride. There was no bad blood between them. Besides, she was the physician for Rodrigo and Susanna. Once she had treated them, Norah planned to distance herself from Sean. They were simply acquaintances.

As Sean led Norah to the car, she felt a bit ashamed, her clothes clinging to her from the rain. She aimed for the seat next to the driver, but was taken aback when Sean held the back door open for her instead.

Given the stormy weather, Norah didn’t protest and climbed into the back. Sean shut the door behind her, and Norah noticed his suit was wet on one side. Unlike him, she hadn’t caught a single raindrop walking from the bus stop to the vehicle.

Norah mused that Sean seemed kinder than the rumors suggested.

Though their paths had crossed a few times, Norah had never witnessed the harsher side of him. Phillip offered her two clean, dry towels. Norah accepted them, dried her completely drenched hair, and noticed that her wet skirt had left marks on the leather seat, with mud everywhere. She was sure she looked a mess.

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Trying to remain calm, she murmured, “Thank you, Mr. Scott.”

“Dry off well. We wouldn’t want you catching a cold,” Sean said, not glancing up.

Norah bowed her head to towel dry her hair, contemplating that despite Sean’s chilly demeanor, he might not be as difficult to deal with as she had once thought. The fact that he had tilted the umbrella to her side had already improved her opinion of him. Maybe being friends with him wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

Seemingly casually, Sean asked, “Miss Wilson, you own a car, don’t you? Why would you choose to wait for a bus in the rain?”

out for some personal stuff,” Norah briefly stopped drying her hair, then resumed. It was clear she didn’t

shifted the conversation, saying,

answered, her eyes downcast, her voice

chimed in, “Mr. Scott, the

wait,” Sean

of your way for me. You can drop me off along the road, and I’ll catch a taxi,” Norah, with her hair and body mostly dry, overheard Phillip’s words and promptly interjected, “I’d feel

“What do you think I should do?” With Dreamview Villas and the company lying in opposite directions,

laziness, lifted his eyes. “Miss Wilson, if you’re worried about holding up my schedule, then accompany me to the office. Once there, you can

need to bother. I can easily flag down a taxi by the road,” Norah

storm like this, are

on her side. Turning

down. She had already faced enough delays today because of Derek. At the thought of Derek, a flicker of irritation passed

is something

while checking her phone, Norah paused

change. “I wondered if you were facing a problem you couldn’t solve, Miss Wilson.” He retrieved a business card from the

can’t handle, don’t hesitate to call me. And if I’m not around, you can contact Phillip,” he added, holding out the card. “Feel free to mention

the card, tucked it away,

which

She had always been kind to him, driven by her past feelings for him. But now, with Derek leaving her for Madeline, any affection for their bond had vanished. Derek’s

of a grand office building. The skyscraper, boasting over 30 stories and clad in blue glass, displayed the name “Nexa Tech” from

empire. The Scott Group had its hands in various industries, and

on venturing into the technology industry, and this company

halt. Norah,