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
him repeatedly if Maddox didn't answer her
hour later, he
Mr. Yardley. I will take note of your
forgotten about it, but I have the right to choose my designer. Or do your designers never
replied, "Mr. Yardley, I have other
Will the rest be idle if you have
eyes again impotently. Was there even a point in arguing with
my measuring tools
available tomorrow.
"Okay, I'll 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
the hand that was holding the keys, producing a crisp sound. "Then leave your car
at a loss
take my measurements? I'll go pick you up after
Minerva was, she couldn't resist twitching her
don't have to do that. I really have to go,
that Maddox 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 had behaved strangely, very unlike what
cold and arrogant
he be like
he changed that much? Just to
stared at her heels in
ingratiatingly at her. Minerva glanced at her indifferently
her seat belt, Minerva suddenly recalled Maddox's
"I'm married."
was he trying
her that he was a married man
she had been trying to calm herself
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