The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

All the deleted documents were gone.

Kieran wasn’t upset by it. He continued to translate the remaining three documents.

However, his typing speed had slowed down a lot.

Once again, silence ensued in the office. Nobody said anything more.

Time seemed to tick by faster when everyone was busy. In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

Inez began to pack up her stuff to get off work. “Once you’re done organizing the translated documents, send them to me,” she said casually.

Kieran paused what he was doing and turned to look at her. “Aren’t you going to check them?”

“You’ve finished translating. What is there for me to check?”

Kieran lowered his gaze, finding it hard to speak. “I… I have two more documents left to be translated.”

Inez was stunned. She shot him a look and asked, “You had three documents left one hour ago. And now, there are still two left? What have you been doing for the past hour?”

Inez carefully recalled and didn’t remember seeing Kieran slacking off. He had indeed been focusing on his translation.

Kieran’s face stiffened slightly. He didn’t make any response.

Inez walked over suspiciously and took a look at his computer screen. Soon, she noticed something was amiss.

“I came by earlier and saw that you had translated these documents. Why are they gone? Are you trying to fool me?”

“I accidentally deleted them, so I had to translate them all over again,” Kieran explained calmly.

Inez stared at him in confusion. She immediately clicked the recycle bin on his computer, but it was empty.

“So you’re saying that you accidentally deleted them from the recycle bin too?” she teased.

Kieran fell silent.

“Even if you happened to delete the files for real, judging from your ability, you should be able to translate them again in no time. Do you think I’m easy to fool?” she went on.

his lips. His ears were

lying, so he didn’t

my nose on your first day of work. Do you think I won’t

hard, Kieran clenched his fists. “In this office, you’re the CEO, and I’m your secretary. Feel free

her eyes on him, feeling a little

she had seen Kieran, who was

seemed like his

glad to help you complete your childhood

walked to her desk and took out a sandalwood ruler from

interned at the company. Since

it on Kieran, who was the second son of the Harris family and also the most powerful man in

seem to be anything

knew what she

walked toward Kieran with steady

He had been obedient since he was young and hadn’t caused any trouble. No one had used

bobbed. By then, Inez had already walked up to him. “Please stretch out your left hand, Mr. Kieran,” she

he looked up at her and extended his hand

your fingers. Face your

had no experience of being beaten by a ruler, Inez taught

Kieran followed her instructions.

palm hard with the ruler. A stinging pain seared

lips into a thin line, he frowned in pain and stifled the urge

ruler, she observed the expression on his face at the

him ten times, she stopped and asked in

palm and said honestly,

be the one to let you experience the feeling of getting hit with a ruler for

tone, Kieran felt

up at her, he said seriously, “There are actually a lot of first times—first time kissing,

Inez was moved.

composure and reprimanded him, “Go ahead and play

“Okay.”

furrowed her brows.

“Yes, Ms. Mossey.”