Severed

City that day, only to run straight i

she walked past the second-floor landing toward the exit, she glanced down into

nestled i

ral, makeup-free innocence. Her features bore a faint, thirty-percent res

elpless expression, holding her cards. Haiden, looking highly entertained, was guiding her

ughed and teased, "Come on, Haiden, that's a foul. You said

y of th

tant and secret lover, his friends had always maintained a polite distance, referring to her strictly as "Secretary

bit shy, biting her lip and insisti

ed it onto the table. He lowered his head, coaxing the girl in his

It was the first time she had ever hea

eone noticed

f Haiden's oldest friends, his voice lace

"I left some things here previously. Since I was

These were Haiden's closest friends; everyone here k

red to a subsidiary branch as a project manager. Soon after, Haiden introduced his new girlfriend

aths here. Eyes darted toward H

icked up a piece of fruit with a small fork and fed it to t

ss in her sweet voice. "Secretary Brennan, are you leaving alre

tached smile. "But I have some matters t

ack key card on the sleek glass of

thouse key. I won't b

ng in Sovereign City for long. Once her private affairs were settled, she would leave. Not t

deep voice carried a cool authority. "How m

aylyn's ne

ed by the strictly profes

Use the time to properly hand

urring the lines between business discussions and tumbling into bed was a regular occurrence. This wa

unbothered. "Understood, Mr. Ho

to walk away, when Haid

ilence of the room. "By the way. You left your stockings