Chapter 200

When someone cared about another person, they were mindful of everything that person possessed. Even the smallest pain was worthy of concern.

Real life wasn’t like fiction. Most people didn’t experience cataclysmic events or life threatening situations. Thus, where else could we show our care and love, if not through the mundane sufferings of daily life?

The more I thought about it, the more I regretted how I’d spoken to Soren. I really needed to apologize.

“Miss Jones? Miss Jones!”

I snapped out of my thoughts. “Oh! Yes?”

Jamie fixed me with a questioning look. “Are you alright? We can always talk about this on Monday

“No, let’s do it today. I’m free today.” I forced myself to sit up, holding the ice pack to my forehead white flipping through the documents with my free hand. “What are your questions? I’ll answer them.”

This company was the culmination of my blood, sweat, and tears. And now, I had found someone just as invested in making it better as I was! How could I be a deadweight to him?

After my fiasco with Edward, I’d realized just how important a woman’s career was to her–especially one who didn’t have family backing or support.

get in the way of my

and I spent the whole

some progress on tidying up work from past years and set up a

pin in it here. We can finalize the details during a meeting, and then let the other departments contribute their expertise. Afterward, I’ll let you study

to freeze my fingers off, so I tossed it aside and stuffed my hand in my

quickly as I can,” Jamie replied, starting to clean up

suddenly paused and poured me a glass of warm water. “Here. It’ll

eyebrow in surprise. “Oh, thank

wouldn’t normally care about the details, but

observant.

“Alright. It’s getting late, so let me treat you to dinner. I’ve been so busy since you joined that I

to the window in surprise.

snowing elsewhere since

like the perfect

for it, Miss

just the two of us might feel a bit empty, I added, “You should invite

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