Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

Maisie forced a stiff smile as she shook her head.

"Ms. Squire, you've been working hard recently. How about we give you some time off?" Ruth kindly suggested. "Take a few days to rest, and if that difficult parent returns, I'll handle it."

"Ms. Corbin—"

"It's okay!" Ruth smiled. "You've earned a break. Here's the plan—you can delegate your classroom duties to other teachers, and you take some time to relax and recharge. Then, we'll handle this challenging parent together."

Maisie gratefully nodded and quickly passed on her responsibilities.

However, she couldn't relax properly at home. The name "Sophia" on the application form felt like it was taunting her. She could see the woman with her arms crossed whenever she closed her eyes.

She hesitated for a while but eventually dialed Graham's number.

They arranged to meet that evening.

When the appointed time came, Maisie heard movement across the hall and quickly got up to open the door, just in time to see Graham return.

said awkwardly. "I was just coming back to change clothes, and

stared at him

exuded an air of nobility that would capture young women's hearts. However, the fatigue in

avoiding eye contact with

observing him quietly. "Don't you have anything

his head,

a deep breath. "I won't beat around the bush. I want to ask

"Sure, go ahead."

"Who's... Sophia?"

his fists or put his hands in his pockets and then took them out

these small gestures, and her heart sank bit

moment of silence, smiling at

since your phone

Graham answered nonchalantly. "She's a colleague of mine. She works in Armania, and I still have a lot of work there. So