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?

must have been used because she had left him to take

to explain but was questioning if it was even worth the effort at

seconds, he confessed, "Yes,

you to do everything for

let her vent, then he asked, "Do you have

are you thinking?" she asked

firm expression as he said, "Several important things have been going on

She should have minded her own business! Her whole demeanor suddenly changed, and her shoulders drooped. "It's getting late now. Why don’t you go

"I’m not tired yet."

"But I

that case, let's just get

voice stopped her. 'You don't

all she

convince her. She breathed a sigh of

walking

"Two days ago, we launched a new project

voice sounded like a lullaby in

she was already getting tired. She had yawned more than a handful of times during their walk. At last, they

keep her eyes open as she turned to him. "This is me. Let’s talk about the rest next

Roland pursed his lips.

walked toward her apartment

saw a hand stretched in front

she had smacked her

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