Chapter 1411:

Linsey let out a small laugh. “Now who’s being dramatic?”

The sound of her laughter drew a deeper smile from him. “It feels dramatic to me. So, will you grant me the pleasure of catching up properly?”

She paused, guilt tugging at her. The truth was, she had buried herself in work these past days and neglected him.

She hesitated before answering, “Could we do tomorrow instead? I already promised someone else I’d be somewhere tonight.”

“What’s keeping you tonight?” Gorman asked with concern.

Linsey chose to be straightforward. “Yana asked for a favor, so I agreed to go to a company dinner in her place.”

The moment he heard it was Yana, his brow arched, though she couldn’t see it. He hadn’t expected Yana to move so quickly.

his tone steady. “Alright then, handle your

wave

already maneuvering, Gorman had no intention of backing down. He would use every chance to convince

a beat, he shifted gears. “You’ve barely settled into that company and they’re already running you ragged

their culture? If you worked at my firm, it’d be different. No forced overtime, no pointless dinners. You could clock out early, skip a day if you liked,

turned firm. “That’s


jobs. “Just send me the time and place for the dinner,

your

“Alright.” Linsey nodded softly.

meant drinks, and afterward she couldn’t safely drive. Late-night cabs weren’t much better, so the thought of Gorman picking her up left her

the details and sent them over. Gorman’s reply came almost

her phone away and leave

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