medicine and headed s

he bumped into a few colleagues from the secre

on halted, but their eyes lingered on h

ained impassive as she ste

ealousy and resentment from near

were aware that her relationship with Vincent

e political and military arenas, which led many women to try and in

wealth, many women were drawn to him because of his youthful, striki

w louder, and Katherine gripped

rushing to the company to establish her dominance. Must've heard so

for three years, and Miss Todd wasn't even

Todd around, he'll forget all about Katherine. Let's see if Katherine

ght and went to the airport himself to pick up Mis

s closed, cutting

tightness in her chest to dissipate as s

s office, and the path from the elevator led

cross, she was met with yet

lance at her, their faces revealing a mix of symp

alking, un

ncy test tucked discreetly inside. Before anything else, she needed to confi

tting quite cheerfully with someone at the moment, so

smile. "That's fine.

along with her resignation letter, ending their

gnation, she made her w

a burst of laughter filtered th

efree, a sound she hadn't heard

e could almost picture the re

umbling for some time now. Miss Todd's sudden appear

slightly. She bit her lower lip, took a slow breath

t, she imagined Vincent's furious expression and ins

d restraint, she kn

inside halt

ncent's voice came-cool

pushed ope

, back to her, his broad shoulders

oman with soft chestnut curls, though

's expression-eyes brimming with admiration for Vincent

ce, it was as if icewater was dumped over h

ouldn't

weight of Katherine's stare.

flickered, panic flashing briefly