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As soon as Leslie entered the study, he took off his damp shirt and wrapped a towel around waist. His well–toned, slender silhouette cast a reflection on the glass window.

He leaned casually against the desk and lit a cigarette. The wisps of smoke curling around him highlighted a hint of danger and nonchalance in his demeanor.

After a while, he seemed to recall something. Leslie settled at the computer and launched a Google search. Daniel’s call came in coincidentally.

“Mr. Synder, the headquarters had compiled Synder Corporation’s recent financial situation. As expected, it’s not looking good this year.”

“The new product’s launch has been delayed due to chip issues. If we can’t find a replacement chip soon, the new product might end up as a failure,” reported Daniel with concern.

“No rush. We’ll talk about it tomorrow,” Leslie replied, seemingly unfazed.

“Huh? Mr. Synder, are you occupied right now?” Daniel was puzzled. He wondered if there could be anything more pressing than work for Leslie.

“Yeah. I’m on Google,” replied Leslie, as he typed a query in the search bar while holding hist cigarette.

“Google? What are you searching for? Do you need my help?”

“How to install a shower head.”

a loss for words. It was first about washing dishes, and now installing a shower head.

finished her shower and walked to the study.

door, she said, “Mr. Synder, I’ve finished showering. I’ll head to bed now. Good night.”

response–his voice devoid of emotion.

Aurelia refrained from asking further questions. She returned to her room to sleep.

was soon the

the alarm chimed,

had been on the floor yesterday,

curiously turned on the tap and found

had

Leslie might have a cold demeanor with little words to say, and his words might

after placing the

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made her grimace. She looked in the mirror and noticed that her

the bright red injury, she remembered the scene where she fell down with Leslie last night.

thinking about that. Stop thinking about

toothpaste and splashed her face with cold water until she finally calmed down. Taking a deep breath, she smiled at herself in the mirror and

putting on her apron, Aurelia noticed that Leslie had washed and tidied all the dishes in the sink. Even though

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