Frank murmured, "Good men shouldn't die like that."

"Yeah." Vicky sighed, pausing as she remembered something else. "What about Helen? Does she know her mother kidnapped Winter?"

"I don't know." Frank shook his head.

"I see..." Vicky murmured and got up to give him a gentle peck on the forehead, tousling his hair as she said, "As the CEO of Grande Pharma, I'm ordering you to take the week off—after that, you must come to work looking spirited."

"Heh." Frank chuckled bitterly. "Thank you."

"Caring for employees' health is a CEO's responsibility. Anyway, just call me if anything comes up." Vicky smiled at him and started to leave the room.

However, she opened the door to find that Winter had been eavesdropping.

Leveling a cheeky smile at Winter, she asked, "What were you doing?"

Winter blushed right then and quickly threw up her hands. "N-Nothing! I was just going to call you for breakfast. Would you rather I bring the soup to your room, Frank?"

really was

up and shook his head—there was no point in lingering in the past now. "I'll be right

Frank in turn, brushing her fingers over lips as she turned to Winter and giggled. "I'm

"You're full. Oh!"

for a

ears right

watched Vicky tease Winter and

he asked Winter,

as he drank the soup Winter cooked while watching her pack her

then Winter would never have

must have stayed his hand since he was unsure what

J .

Frank. Vicky will

as he wondered while Winter kept her back to him, her little face not appearing to

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