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
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 after
than an hour later, he actually felt... that
Yardley. I will take note of your basic requirements. Tomorrow, I
I have the right to choose my designer. Or do your designers never do
"Mr. Yardley, I have other matters to attend
it a new company? Will the rest be idle if you
opened her eyes again impotently. Was there even a point in arguing
didn't bring my measuring tools today. Let's schedule a meeting
I'm available
responded, "Okay, I'll wait for your call. That's all for today. I'll make
"I'll send you back."
of the office. Minerva felt a little awkward. "There's no need forthat, Mr. Yardley. I drove
hand that was holding the keys, producing a crisp sound. "Then leave your car here. I'll send you
a loss
coming here tomorrow to take my measurements? I'll go pick
Minerva was, she couldn't resist
that. I really have to go,
word he said did not make sense to her from the moment they met up until then. He had behaved
cold and
could he
he changed that much? Just
drooped her eyelids and stared at her heels in a
arrived downstairs, the front desk receptionist saw her and smiled ingratiatingly at her. Minerva glanced at her indifferently and went to
her seat belt, Minerva
"I'm married."
he trying
that he was a married man for fear that she
been trying to calm herself down, at that moment...
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