Chapter 6

He descended the stairs and spotted Dawson standing in the living room, phone in hand, deep in conversation with someone on the other end.

lan strode over and cast a glance at the phone. “Busy, are we?”

Dawson immediately ceased his texting, concern etching his features. “Mr. Hayes, is Ms. Clara very ill? Does she need to go to the hospital?”

lan was puzzled. “She told you that?”

“Yeah, she just asked me for a week off. I was wondering why she did not just tell you directly. Why go through the formal process with me?”

lan’s dark eyes grew heavier. “You approved it?”

Clara should rest up

boss. But instead, he was met with a frosty

week off work due to excessive blood loss from surgery. On her first day back, her colleagues were quick to fill her

time off, assistant Dawson had his quarterly bonus slashed by a hefty sum courtesy of lan. Clara knew that money was Dawson’s rainy day fund, and now, because of her, it was

door. Upon entering, she found lan, clad in a crisp black suit, sitting

icy aloofness and sophistication surrounded him. His expression barely changed as

Clara–seven years ago, it was this detached and handsome man who had drawn her to him, leading her to throw caution to the wind. But she never expected her years of devotion to be treated as nothing more than a casual fling

she approached lan, her tone all business. “Mr. Hayes, the company’s leave policy states that direct supervisor approval suffices for absences

seeing right through her thoughts. “Why

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