pathy as all eyes turned to Hadley, who had
ng intensity. Attempting to garner sympathy, she stammered out an apolo
ions, driven by jealousy and slander, speak volumes of your incompetence. I've revi
cast one last venomous look at Thal
ent in the aftermat
unwavering tone. "The past is the past, but I will not
d the immediate respect and a hint of fear
Brayan, wondering if he had any recognitio
n't recognize
d through her mind, Br
called out, "Mr.
f, indifferent glance that rev
r gaze then falling upon a noticeab
scalding water he intercepte
secretary general, and acknowledging his intervention o
d, "Mr. Rogers, your hand... I noticed it's injured. We
n gave a nonchalant nod. "Could you b
longside his assistant a
k away, a sense of rel
response to the divorce email she had sent to
e situation did
h her soon-to-be ex-husband and now
was brought back to reality as her colleague
Rogers?" a coworker inquired, d
y rumors, Thalia responded
ling of the earlier situation, she couldn't s
's office door, an ointment in hand. "Mr. Roge
nter" invi
o find Brayan absorbed in a report, looking e
oncede, if only to herself, that Brayan's al
approached him with professionalism. "I'l
cket, revealing a crisply buttoned white
expose the burn, its redn
tly dabbing the ointment onto the burn with a c
nd themselves momentarily lost in the intimate contact. Thalia's accidental touch on his s
ragrance, reminiscent of warm sunlight in winte
rfaced, stirring an unbidden desire with the recoll
ouded by the memory of the followin
h sorrowful eyes, tearfully confessing that their sexual encounter h
ure he had felt in the darkness, instead
, Brayan's sense of duty prevailed, and
night, uncovering that an unknown model, sent by
taken to get ba
owever, presented a mo
of this irri
as brought back to the present by Tha
assment washing over him. He couldn't believe that he had
, quickly regaining his
an update on Brayan's schedule, hi
cognized Thalia's merit and her new position as secretary general. Seizing an opportunity for her
ated, "You'll accompany