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.
tried to detect any shift in her
about work with him. As such, she would ask him repeatedly if Maddox didn't answer her questions. She lowered her head to mark the information down and raised questions again after
for a half-an-hour discussion. Nonetheless, more than an hour later, he actually felt... that one hour
Yardley. I will take note of your basic
staff?" Maddox laughed softly. "Miss Hanover, you might have forgotten about it, but I have the right to choose my designer. Or do your designers never do it on their own? Isn't it better
"Mr. Yardley, I have other matters to
idle
her eyes again impotently. Was there even a point
bring my measuring tools
sure if I'm available tomorrow. Wait for
call. That's all for today.
"I'll send you back."
her out of the office. Minerva felt a little awkward. "There's no need forthat, Mr. Yardley.
immediately thought of the car she drove the other day. He subconsciously shook the hand that
was at a
added, "Aren't you coming here tomorrow to take my measurements? I'll go pick
matter how calm Minerva was, she couldn't
to do that. I really
mind to say such foolish words. Every word he said did not make sense to her from the moment they met up until then. He had behaved strangely, very unlike what he used to be like
cold and arrogant
he
he changed that much?
stared at her heels in a
her and smiled ingratiatingly at her. Minerva glanced at her indifferently and went to
and fastened her seat belt, Minerva suddenly recalled Maddox's husky
"I'm married."
was he trying
her that he was a married man for
trying to calm herself
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