Chapter 70
“I already submitted my resignation. My voice was cold and detached.
“I didn’t approve it.”
Jonathan’s grip on me tightened, forcing me to stand. As I tumed and, I quickly slid the documents I was holding into the drawer behind me and shut it without drawing attention
I kept the motion subtle, deliberately out of his line of sight.
Jonathan looked down at me and said, out of nowhere, “I’m going on a business trip in a few days.”
frowned. “Aren’t you coming with me?”
“Why would 17″
I looked athlin, geminely puzzled. “You’re going for work, not vacation.”
Why would I tag along? Did have nothing better to do?”
“You used to come,” he said. “Even if it was just for one day.
By now, I’d heard enough stories about how obsessed I used to be. So, instead of being shocked, I just raised an eyebrow and said, “Aren’t you going there to work? What would I even do, hold your briefcase? And anyway, didn’t Alicia say she wanted to tag along? Let her. She could use the experience.”
His pression tightened. “Are you seriously being passive–aggressive again?
How is that passive–aggressive?” I asked, genuinely confused. “I’m just bring practical. Didn’t she say she’s trying to revive her family’s business? Leaming you up close should be good for her.”
Before 1 could finish, Jonathan shot me a cold
Isaid nothing else.
He didn’t come back to sleep that night.
glare and walked out of the room without another word.
1, on the other hand, slept great–completely sprawled out on the king–size bed like a starfish. No one called me for dinner either, they All Thad to do was open it and grab my food.
Honestly, this setup worked just fine for me as long as Jonathan stayed out of sight
Jonathan had already belt for his worktrip.
When I stopped by Millera Coporation to meet with dabelle, she told me the news.
He really moved laut. Told me two nights ago he was heading out then boom, gone the next day.”
As I passed by the secartarial depattinent, I saw Alicia inside, tearing into someone. Her expression soured the moment she spotted me. Then she gave me a torced smile it was dripping with sasni
completely ignored her and walled straight into cattelle’s office,
In the reflection of the glass door, fould see her glaring daggers at my back, clearly fuming.
Twok my head.
Gabrielle came to the door, ecluding i begging him to Lalor her on the trip. She even posted all over her stagram stores aslong which hotel was the best. And then boom–be just left without even like a cat who’d just watched someone trip. “Looks like jonathan’s finally not giving her the time of day. I heard she kept telling her.”
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