She meant to say that he could only address her as Shelly during work, but other than that, they would have nothing to do with each other. Therefore, he didn't even have the right to call her name.

Maddox wore the same expression, but his eyes visibly darkened.

Maddox didn't agree nor deny her request.

All of a sudden, something came to his mind and he curled his lip.

"Maddox Yardley."

Minerva was dumbfounded. Why did he mention his name out of the blue?

"Gender male, hobby..." His gaze settled on her face, and then he said slowly, "Playing golf, bungee jumping."

Hearing that, if Minerva didn't know what he meant, then she was an idiot.

However, never did she expect that Maddox would suddenly introduce himself.

She wrote everything down at once as if she didn't know a thing about him.

Maddox stared at her tightly like a dormant beast as he spoke every word clearly. "I'm married."

Those two words were like bombs thrown down to Minerva's heart.

Minerva paused for a moment but continued jotting down the details after that. Was he trying to humiliate her by saying that he was married?

She smiled inwardly. Whether he was married or single, it had nothing to do with her.

However, Maddox, who was sitting opposite her, had been observing her expression.

detect any shift in her expression

would ask him repeatedly if Maddox didn't answer her questions. She lowered her head to mark the information down and

half-an-hour discussion. Nonetheless, more than an hour later, he actually felt... that one hour

much for your cooperation, Mr. Yardley. I will take note of your basic requirements. Tomorrow, I

have the right to choose my designer. Or do your designers never do it on their own? Isn't it better for you to take

have other

a new company? Will the rest be idle if you

shut and opened her eyes again impotently. Was there even a point in

measuring tools today. Let's schedule a meeting

sure if I'm available tomorrow. Wait

I'll wait for your call. That's all

"I'll send you back."

of her expectation, Maddox followed her out of the office. Minerva felt a little awkward. "There's no

the car she drove the other day. He subconsciously shook the hand that was holding the keys, producing a crisp sound. "Then leave your car here. I'll send you back

at a

here tomorrow to take my measurements? I'll go pick you up after letting

how calm Minerva was, she couldn't

don't have to do that. I really have

Every word he said did not make sense to her from the moment they met up until then. He

cold and

could he be like

enough, had he changed that much?

her eyelids and stared at her heels in

and smiled ingratiatingly at her. Minerva glanced at her indifferently

she got into the car and fastened her

"I'm married."

was he

that he was a married man for fear that she

she had been trying to calm herself down, at that moment... Minerva

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