ot going thro

secretary,was Karma fina

what was he doing kee

a some days ago,it was obvious what this meant for his grandfather,that was why he hadn't been

et to come back,where did she think she

d dialed her number...she

han's voice was sharp, more out

her end was calm, alm

tihistamines, you know, for your allergy," she replied, her tone lac

ed slowly, as if trying to

considering you already p

Ava corrected him, her vo

I didn't know it wo

running a hand

drink with caffeine and call it a mistake? D

ent, Ethan thought he might have gone too far. Bu

I'm sorry.

e fired her yet? Why was she still here, running errands for him as if nothing had happened?

e muttered, ending the cal

he pillows, closing his eyes. Ava's voice lingered in his mind, a st

than frustration towards her. She was his secretary,

me back? Why did the thought of her retur

ertainly didn't have time for distractions. Not when Ruby was about to be handed to him,he wasn't going to think any

ling him from his thoughts. He looked up, expec

n, carrying a small b

a question. He tried to keep his voice neutral,

t in case," she said, placing

dryly, eyeing her with a mi

for your earlier

ure that was more endearing

esides, if I really wanted to kill y

the small chuckle th

e a point,"

ther, the tension in the room shifting f

irst to break

hing else? Water, per

t his eyes didn't lea

to turn away, but Eth

even himself with the sudde

k, her express

es

ht" Anything to explain his s

tered, shaking his h

early not convinced, but

I'll be outside

remembered the words he spoke over a

hisper, her usual confidence repl

ou still h

e at the

ng, why didn't

d to brin

my life now

e it was again, that strange, unwe

d turned his

initely th

* * *

back of her boss head,what

ntly where was t

in a positive light, if she was now literally his slave she was now closer to him than ever before,it also meant t

nd a long magician's hat on walked into the room,he was a man in

ned, eyes

andf