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.
shift in her
had a serious discussion 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
for a half-an-hour discussion. Nonetheless, more than an hour later,
take note of your
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
Yardley, I have other matters to attend
the rest be idle if you have too many things to
opened her eyes again impotently. Was there even a
my measuring tools today. Let's
not sure if I'm available tomorrow. Wait for
your call. That's all for today.
"I'll send you back."
expectation, Maddox followed her out of the office. Minerva felt a little awkward. "There's no need
shook the hand that was holding the keys, producing a crisp sound. "Then leave your
a loss for
added, "Aren't you coming here tomorrow to take my measurements? I'll go pick you up
Minerva was, she couldn't resist twitching her
I really have to go,
must be out of his 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
cold and
he
had he changed that much?
her eyelids and stared at her heels in a
her and smiled ingratiatingly at her. Minerva glanced at her
got into the car and fastened her seat belt, Minerva
"I'm married."
was he
was a married man for fear
been trying to calm herself down, at that moment...
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