Chapter 2005

Roland stopped and turned to Isabel with a glitter of light in his eyes.

Isabel crossed her hands across her chest and asked haughtily, "Do you have anything against me?"

"No," he muttered.

"Then, why have you been ignoring me?"

He did not answer.

Isabel wanted to get angry at him but could not make herself hurl more insults at him when she saw how handsome he looked.

She took a breath and said, "It's not like I want you to stay this late at the office every day. You can assign some of the work to the people under you."

Why was he trying to handle everything by himself?

There were a lot of competent employees at Carter Corporation.

Roland cocked an eyebrow at her. "Do you think I'm anything like you?"

Isabel’s eyes flashed, and she seemed ecstatic to finally have something to call him out on. "See! I knew you have something against me!"

Why else would he say something like that if he felt otherwise?

have been used because she had left him to take

pursed his lips and made it as if he wanted to explain

he confessed, "Yes, I

for me.

asked, "Do you have time

you thinking?" she asked

said, "Several important things have been going on lately, and I wanted to brief you about

at all. She should have minded her own business! Her whole demeanor suddenly changed, and her shoulders drooped.

"I’m not tired yet."

parried, "But I

that case, let's just get it

flee while she could, but Roland's firm voice stopped her. 'You

was all she needed

breathed a sigh of

continued walking

ago, we launched a new project in Durstland. We need to send some

like a lullaby

getting tired. She had yawned more than a handful of times during

effort to keep her eyes open as she turned to him. "This is me. Let’s talk

Roland pursed his lips.

walked toward her

hand stretched

had smacked

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