It was almost time to get off work.

"Ms. Emerson, Mr. Fuller found some issues with the materials and he asked for you to rearrange them. You should take note that you are required to compile and organize the materials from establishment till this day."

The secretary placed Charlotte's original stack in front of her.

"Okay, I understand." Charlotte lowered her head and started flipping through the materials in an attempt to locate the parts that required supplementation.

"Ms. Emerson, the president needs these materials urgently. They must be compiled and placed on his desk by tomorrow," the secretary said with a hint of malice dancing in her eyes.

However, Charlotte had her nose far too deep in her work to catch anything.

Charlotte replied with a smile, "Sure, I'll just work overtime then."

By the time she finally completed her work, it was already close to nine o'clock at night. The lights outside were all switched off and

darkness flooded the entire office. Charlotte had to guide herself out with the flashlight from her phone.

At the main door of the office building, she reached out to pull it open, only to find it locked.

on Charlotte's face as she sulked to herself, 'Even if the lights outside the design department are turned off, the light from my room would still have been visible from the

that someone had locked

unwilling to give in and accept her fate. However,

head back into her office. She paced back and forth, hoping for someone to

to spend the night

took out her phone and dialed Anne's number in

she caught a faint noise coming from the

adrenaline rush. 'Is

the door. She found it wide open

up at the man with confusion. "Mr.

so late already. What is he doing here?' she voiced in her

as though Shane had read her mind. "I came to retrieve something," he

caught himself by surprise.

with the intimidating man, the only thought on Charlotte's mind was to leave as soon as possible. "Stand right

to my desk by this

have! You even asked me to..." Charlotte began, but as she spoke, she met Shane's gaze.

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