Perhaps that was the tacit understanding after ten years of being together. Although he tried his best to hide it, I could still notice his slight change in mood.

"Are you in trouble?" I poured a glass of water and placed it in front of him.

Hendrix paused for a moment. Then, in the blink of an eye, he returned to normal as if nothing had happened. His expression was calm as he said, "It's just a small problem. A subordinate made a stupid mistake, and it's been solved."

I wasn't sure how small his problem was to have him lose his temper.

But he wasn't telling the truth. I could tell he was lying because his voice always sounded different when he did so.

Freya was right. Hendrix was really in trouble.

"Hendrix." I placed a hand on his thigh and said softly, "Regarding GW Group's shares and financial matters, are you really in such a rush?"

surprised and

I became guilty and panicked. Finally, I lowered my head to

getting better and better at lying to him. I did not know how I had the courage to look up at him with a serious expression. "I mean, you're busy enough now, and we have to prepare for the

couldn't possibly betray Freya and tell him that she looked down on him and thought he was power-hungry, so I could only

people around him were all busy with their own careers after they had their own families. Hendrix had no trustworthy people around him. He supported the whole Roberts Group alone. He didn't even

relaxed and he let out a leisurely smile. "You don't trust

not that," I murmured to myself. "I'm just a little

men's desire to protect you when you're behaving this way. I think I might be facing another small

deliberately dragged on and

Men!

to glare at

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