The CEO Gets What He Wants

Chapter 549 Impatience

Over at Trident Group, Avery was having a great day.

Her life had been wonderful lately. Both her work and personal life had been going perfectly.

She and Cayden discussed and agreed that they would go to City Hall to register their marriage by the end of the month.

The thought of officially becoming Cayden's wife made Avery feel like she was on cloud nine.

Although she was ostensibly participating in the weekly meeting of the design department, her mind wandered off as she imagined Cayden and herself at City Hall signing their marriage certificate.

“Ms. Rumpley...” Wisteria's cold voice echoed around the conference room, rudely piercing through her daydream.

Wisteria glared at Avery in displeasure. It was obvious to her that Avery was thinking of something completely unrelated to work. A look of dissatisfaction and disgust crossed her face briefly.

Nina pinched Avery's thigh to get her attention.

The latter immediately snapped back to her senses.

All the faces along the long conference table were turned toward her, staring unblinkingly. Even Cayden, who was seated at the head of the table, was watching her.

Avery tucked her hair behind her ears self-consciously and straightened in her seat. “Ms. Summers, please carry on.”

Avery sneaked a glance at Cayden. He was sitting perfectly upright and wore a rather stern expression. In public, he seemed cool and detached. It was the complete opposite of the passionate man that he was in bed. It was as if he was two different people.

Cayden did not really need to show up at the design department's weekly meetings. However, since it was the end of the month and the reports of the progress of the joint venture between Trident Group and Vivi Group and various other branches needed to be reported, coupled with Cayden's famously enigmatic personality, it was no surprise that he was suddenly present at the meeting.

All the employees of Trident Group were aware of the intimate relationship between their boss and Avery. Although they had never outwardly spoken their mind, all her colleagues looked at Avery with cynical eyes, especially her female colleagues, who were undoubtedly envious of her position.

At the same time, the employees all secretly mocked Wisteria, who had once thought that she would become Cayden's wife.

of their

of her, she could see their false sympathy and gleeful delight at her disappointment in their eyes

her eyes fell on her pregnant belly. Disdain flooded her eyes. “Have you been feeling tired recently? Is that why you

swallowed nervously, unsure of

enough rest last night, right? You're pregnant now. Pregnant women are delicate and easily tired. You should rest more. If this is too difficult for you, you should apply for a long leave from work so that you wouldn't slow down our operations. At the same

her every word seemed to be in Avery's best interest, Avery could see that Wisteria's

were indirectly criticizing Avery for being weak while pregnant and delaying the work of the entire

but she had to prepare for her Certified Professional Constructor exam for the past few days, so she had been

Everyone was taken aback.

not expected him to defend

last night! Does this mean he

had done to

top of

image turned Avery's cheeks

eyes at Avery. She was wearing a conservative black suit

The buttons on her chest looked as if they were ready

of need and impatience

deep gulp of his coffee to quell the passionate flame burning in his chest and made a mental note to order the design department to redesign the suit for pregnant women to better accommodate their changing

of embarrassment descended upon

such a public setting

no one could read her expression except for Avery, who was unusually

went on for more than half an hour as each employee took turns reporting their work

another brief summary. Then, upon receiving the signal from Cayden, she breathed a sigh of relief and dismissed everyone. “Okay, everyone, the meeting is

got up from their seats, and

those in the design department. Everyone was always eager to maximize their