Chapter 456


    Kieran did not reach out to take them, nor did he respond.


    Looking closely at his expression, Inez arched an eyebrow. “If you feel you don’t have what it takes to


    endure this harsh seven-day trial period, you can throw in the towel at any time and return to where you


    belong.”


    He rose to his feet immediately, strode over to her, and took the thick stack of documents. “I won’t


    throw in the towel. You don’t have to worry about that, Ms. Mossey.”


    If I can’tplete it in time, the worst that can happen to me is a humiliating beating. However, if I don’t


    agree to do it, it’ll be the equivalent of rejecting Inez’s test. That will only put more distance between us


    and make it even more difficult to pursue her.


    Kieran carried the documents back to his desk. He began tranting the contents without any rest and


    typing them out.


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    She suppressed a smile while observing his intent and solemn expression.


    The pair quickly fell back to work. Neither spoke again to disrupt the peaceful silence, and the


    atmosphere in the office was very harmonious.


    When lunchtime rolled around two and a half hourster, Inez stood up, smoothed the hem of her tight-


    fitting skirt, and turned toward him. “Mr. Kieran, no matter how busy we are, we shouldn’t forget to have


    lunch. Are youing?”


    Despite his efforts, he had only finished tranting nine of the files. With his mind still preupied with


    work, he answered without a second thought, “I’m not hungry yet.”


    Her face fell when she heard his reply. What an idiot.


    Shaking her head in exasperation, she turned and headed toward the door.


    Suddenly, he was struck with the bted realization that her words had seemed to carry a subtext.


    Was she inviting me to have lunch with her?


    Pushing aside his mouse and keyboard, he hurried after her. “Ms. Mossey, I’m new here and still not


    familiar with the area. Could I join you for lunch?”


    Inez continued walking forward without pausing. She shot him a sidelong nce and replied, “As a


    secretary on your first day of work here, are you actually asking your immediate superior to treat you to


    a meal? Mr. Kieran, you sure know how to put on airs.”


    He fell silent while what little emotional intelligence cells he had turned in his mind, trying to think of the


    best response. “What I meant was for you to take me out to lunch, but I’ll pay.”


    She shot a few curious nces before uttering a rare word of praise, “That sounds interesting. You’re


    usually so aloof and reticent, so I can’t believe you’d say something so agreeable. You’ve improved.


    Not bad.”


    Kieran’s lips curved into a smile, and his heart somersaulted in joy.


    The next moment, however, she continued, “But didn’t you say you have no money after losing your


    phone and wallet, so you’re putting up at my ce for now? How are you going to pay for my meal?


    With your face? Or do you mean to say that your missing wallet will somehow appear out of thin air


    later?”


    His face paled slightly, and he became tongue-tied. Did I slip up? Did Inez guess that something


    doesn’t add up?


    Sure enough, her expression darkened as she said in a soft, sarcastic tone, “You’re still too


    inexperienced, Mr. Kieran. You didn’t go all out to act pitiful. You need to put on a more convincing act.”


    He stared at her wordlessly.


    Looking away, Inez walked straight into the elevator.


    Inside the elevator, they did not utter a single word to each other, and a slight tension hung in the air.


    Having put in all that effort to make a good impression only to have things jump back to square one,


    Kieran found it hard to ept the setback.


    He exined, “When I stayed over at the Mossey residence, I didn’t have my wallet or phone. I was


    also caught in the rain all night. I didn’t lie to you.”


    Nheless, she was unmoved. “My parents were the ones who agreed to let you stay over. It’s


    useless to exin the situation to me. I won’t believe it.”


    Ding!


    When the elevator arrived at the designated floor, she stepped out first in her high heels.


    “Inez…” He caught up to her, thinking to give it another shot and exin himself again.


    “Call me Ms. Mossey,” she uttered without so much as a nce in his direction.


    “Of course, Ms. Mossey. Regarding this matter, I—”


    “We’re at the office. We don’t talk about personal matters at work. Please be more mindful of the


    setting when you speak.”


    Is she trying to keep me silent on this? Left with no other choice, he could only follow closely behind


    her.


    Over in Salinsburgh, the atmosphere at Harrick Vi was very unusual as Gwendolyn had not taken the


    initiative to say anything since their return the previous night up until lunchtime.


    Cedrick sighed quietly. Fortunately, I know she’s just worried about Treyton. If I didn’t know better, I’d


    have thought she was sulking because of me again.


    “Stop worrying and have something to eat first, Gwenny. We can discuss a solutionter.”


    Hedled some fish stew he had made into a bowl and set it in front of her, but she did not drink it. A


    solemn expression still creased her brows as she said, “I asked Elven to contact Craig this morning. I


    wanted to meet with Mrs. Newton at the Newton residence and visit Jennifer at the same time, but


    Craig refused.” She stared at the food before her, lost in thought and upset. “Even when I wanted to


    make an appointment to meet with Craig, he declined, saying he had something important at work and


    didn’t have time.”


    Nudging the bowl of stew toward her, he said, “I can talk to Craig. He can choose not to meet you, but


    he has toe and see me. Drink some stew first, Gwenny. Leave everything else to me.”


    His words made her feel much more at ease. Thus was the beauty of having someone to rely on.


    Later that afternoon, Cedrick contacted Craig. However, thetter was on duty in the suburbs indeed


    and did not have any free time.


    “Gwenny, I’ve informed Craig toe to Harrick Vi and meet with me tomorrow. You can talk to him


    then.”


    “Okay,” she replied. “How are things with Treyton? Is he behaving himself?”


    “I’ve checked on that. He’s been quite good for the time being. He hasn’t caused a scene, but there


    haven’t been sounds of him cooking either. He probably hasn’t eaten anything,” Cedrick answered.


    Gwendolyn furrowed her brows, feeling a little frustrated. “Is he deliberately going on a hunger strike?


    Forget about him. He won’t starve to death from not eating anything for a couple of days. Besides,


    before we resolve the problem regarding Jennifer, he won’t bear to let himself die.”


    Cedrick nodded. Drawing her into his arms, he rubbed his cheek against her neck and nuzzled her


    affectionately. In a hoarse voice, he said, “It’s rare that we get half a day off work. I heard that your


    period has ended. This afternoon, shall we—”


    Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, Gwendolyn pushed him away by his forehead. “Don’t you


    know anything? We can only do it two days after it has ended.”


    Her response rendered him speechless.


    Meanwhile, back at Mossey Corporation, Kieran had wasted no time in hurrying back to the office after


    lunch. Even if it meant his hands would be limp from all the typing, he did not stop working.


    Seeing that he was so diligent that he did not even drink a sip of water, Inez could not help wondering


    whether she had gone a little too far with her request.


    She went to pour him a ss of warm water and carried it over to his desk. Her gaze swept over the


    remaining files that had yet to be tranted.


    There was one hour to go before their working hours ended, and he only had three files left. He had


    already tranted over forty documents.


    He had actually almost finished tranting such arge amount of data in one day, and she could not


    help feeling astonished. His capabilities are truly remarkable! s, he doesn’t have much interest in


    the business world. Otherwise, he’d probably be a formidable figure in the industry.


    Noticing her gazing at him from the side, Kieran stopped what he was doing and turned to stare at her.


    “What’s the matter? Did I make a mistake?”


    Inez lightly clicked her tongue twice. “Nope. You’re verypetent, Mr. Kieran. It appears I won’t be


    able to help you fulfill your childhood wish after all.”


    Smiling awkwardly, she turned and returned to her desk.


    However, Kieran fell into deep thought as he looked at her. Does that mean she was looking forward to


    punishing me? That makes sense. She suffered a lot when pursuing me for a year previously and had


    to put up with how coldly I treated her. Now that the tables have finally turned, it only seems right that


    she should give me a good beating to make up for what she went through.


    As that thought crossed his mind, he quietly deleted the three documents he had just tranted and


    cleared the recycle bin on hisputer.


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