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?”

did. You said Ms. Clara should rest up at home,

go–getter attitude would earn him some praise from the big boss. But instead, he was met with a frosty voice

a week off work due to excessive blood loss from surgery. On her first day back, her colleagues were quick to fill her in on the dreadful week they’d had. They were

the 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

she knocked on the CEO’s office door. Upon entering,

and his deep–set eyes carried an air of casual indifference. An aura of icy aloofness and

ago, it was this detached and handsome man who had drawn her to him, leading her to throw caution to the wind. But she

policy states that direct supervisor approval suffices for absences of ten days or less. Dawson is my supervisor, and he approved

glanced at her, his attractive eyes fixating on her as if seeing right through her thoughts. “Why do you think?” His tone was lightly mocking, almost teasing.

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