Hudson grinned, pleased that Lucy was happy.

Lucy stepped into her workspace and eagerly looked all around.

"This is amazing!" she exclaimed with delight.

"If you like it, that's perfect. When I was picking out the decor, I wasn't sure what you'd prefer, so I went with something simple. I've seen your early work, and it's all pretty straightforward, so I figured you'd enjoy this style." Lucy listened to Hudson and could not help but be impressed by how thoughtful he was.

"Thanks, Mr. Xender. I didn't realize you were so detail-oriented," she said with a smile.

After a bit of time admiring the new office room, Hudson invited Lucy to grab a bite to eat at the restaurant downstairs.

"Ms. Quinn, can I ask you something a bit personal?" Hudson's eyes twinkled with mischief.

Feeling intrigued, Lucy nodded. "Go ahead, Mr. Xender."

"How do you put up with Matthew's super serious expression all the time?" Hudson asked, grinning at Lucy.

just not that great at showing his feelings, and he comes off a bit chilly to people he doesn't know well." "I can

in the

...

Matthew was in his office, peering out the window at the

at

in," he

feeling the chill in the room grow even stronger as he looked at Matthew's imposing figure. Matthew peered out the window, his eyebrows knitting together

this. The project we're working on is really important. We can't afford any slip-ups, and if something does go wrong, it can't touch our

he heard Matthew's serious tone. He nodded quickly and said,

his way out when Matthew

meeting with Hudson go today?" Matthew asked,

caught Matthew's piercing gaze. He quickly looked down again. "Mrs. Leon had a good time with

to drift off for a moment. Then, he

and drive!" Matthew called out without turning around as he walked

man, why is it always me?" Kent mumbled to himself, feeling a whirlwind of

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