into her seat. Anxiety clawed at her throat as

only man she's ever love

ed if she was dreaming. But, she wasn't. Everythi

e's been missing for years? Was his family the owners of the compan

walked into the shared workspace

mornin

lled to hav

ome,

chorused

r faces, his glacial blue eyes fixed

?" He asked, his voice

s department," One of the managers bobbe

revious CEO before the arrival of Wi

r nodded in a

voice suddenly called h

ling out his name, her heart like a fragil

ipped around, their faces etched with shoc

ed on her. Her breath hitched and her heart st

he table, to run into his arms. But not until sh

his eyes, she saw how devoid they were of warmth. No, something wasn't

lips wavered to call him again, but the

d I'm sure she's just overwhelmed to meet you like the othe

and looked awa

to them in general. "I'm Wilder Pemberton, grandson to the

ed up in her eyes. Confusion and a crush

obsession over Wilder making

a sense of feeling she'd only felt when she was with Wilder. There was no way she could be mistaken. Tha

e. Which one of you is meant to be my

ion was meant for her. She was just lost, staring at t

jerking her out of her thoughts. That was

over her words, her lids blinking rapidly and lowering to t

or some seconds, pulli

on or not," he uttered, making Mallory dar

threatening

ou later," he said in general and bega

d out to her in a husky whispe

ed to go after them, but he

ight?" Chloe asked, t

ll weird like...like you

ars and sniffed. "It's noth

hem another glance. And instantly, she could h

the CEO'S office. She had to take in a very deep breath,

t with the two managers before him - seemingly g

ng rhythmically as her eyes settled on him. It

she forced her legs to move. But she di

peaking to him, but when he noticed how the you

he managers go shut at once. They foll

d. Did he just ask for her name? H

struck and couldn't arran

her nam

o" Wilder raised his hand at hi

allory muttered: "I'

ing, his gaze on

d. "Don't you.

uch pain and betrayal. Wilder's

know you?" He asked w

her? Memories of how he used to touch and make her feel loved

edly, she had to drop her

emember me?" She w

in a husky whisper. "You've always been sane. How can you

atched s

? How could she explain something so deep when he stared at her with eyes so cold and devoid of emotions? How could she tel

er's voice broke into her head like a sledgehammer, shattering th

of ladies who claim they know me or have dealt with me in one way or the other. At the end of the

'those ladies'? How dare he? She wasn't one of those ladies. She was his wife! Even

tears, praying they d

sorry, sir.

d. "Don't take any of her actions to heart. She's a very dilige

ilder shrugged. "So far, she's

nothing. Then , Arlo resumed his conversatio

oughout her stay in the office. She couldn't act crazy