Lucinda pulled her arm away, glanced at him with a hint of annoyance, and returned to her chair to focus on her work.
Nathan pouted, feeling a mixture of regret and grievance.
Could he take back what he said earlier?
He gazed at her with longing, but Lucinda was already engrossed in her work, completely ignoring him.
Ever since she became pregnant, Lucinda had been cautious, wearing radiation protection suits while
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working and keeping green plants in the office to purify the air. She wasn’t worried that the radiation would harm the babies’ development.
Nathan stared at her for a while, but she continued to ignore him.
He couldn’t bear not getting her sweet reward, but he had indeed refused her advances, and now all he got was her cold and distant smile.
The reality was hard to accept.
Unwilling to give up, he stood up and approached Lucinda, gently poking her shoulder.
“Lucinda, can we talk?”
Lucinda tapped on the keyboard, her tone tinged with irritation.
“You’ve already wasted five minutes. If you don’t want your hands to suffer tonight, go back to work!”
Nathan sat there, speechless.
Lucinda seemed truly angry this time, leaving him with no choice but to reluctantly sit on the sofa and get back to work.
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The office fell into silence, and neither of them spoke again.
They both immersed themselves in their respective tasks, the room feeling harmonious despite the tension.
After two hours, Kay knocked cautiously on the door. This time, she didn’t push it open but waited for Lucinda outside.
“Miss Simmons, there will be a board meeting in fifteen minutes. ALL the directors are waiting for you in the meeting room already.”
“Okay, I’ll be there soon.”
Lucinda shut down her computer and glanced at Nathan, who was diligently taking notes on the sofa. She didn’t want to disturb him and quietly left her office.
In the meeting room, the directors looked serious, and the atmosphere was tense.
Crosby, who had just visited Lucinda’s office, stared at her sternly.
Ignoring his intimidating gaze, Lucinda started the meeting.
The proceedings were mundane, involving sales reports and project progress for the month. It lasted for an hour and a half.