Chapter 10

“Nothing much. My mom just called.” Jolene Marsh smiled calmly, “It’s a family matter, so it’s nothing to bother you about.”

Bowen had a good idea of what was going on at Jolene’s home. However, every time he tried to ask her for more details, she would beat around the bush and give vague responses.

Her problems were hers to deal with. She refused to ask him for assistance with something that she could handle on her

own.

It was this trait that told Bowen early on that he’d found a good companion.

She was probably the only one in the world.

Even pushing her away was easier than expected.

After all, she was more than willing to get out of the way on her own.

She was the only lover who knew her place and the

boundaries she shouldn’t cross. She would never go beyond.

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what was accepted of her.

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That was why Bowen simply gave her the contract and left. “Bring it to me by the end of the day.”

“Of course.” She smiled, “I’ll get it done right away.”

As soon as the door closed, her face fell, shedding the false smile that she donned so easily.

yanked open the curtains before settling back into her seat.

day concluded at 5:30 PM, but

contract that Bowen had given her

thought. She spent the rest of the day reorganizing it, just barely managing to finish around half past six. Her smile disappears immediately as the door

at least thirty to forty minutes to drive there. This would also be during rush hour.

and headed toward

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of a long workday. Bowen hadn’t left either. The only source of light in his

she strode inside, she flicked on the overhead lights, cheerfully saying, “It can

to do a double take at her

you enough work if you

I was in the bathroom. I thought I’d go for something that’s nice and sexy. It wasn’t too hard.” She was rarely

Evert, I’ll

finished reading the contract yet.” He opened up the

do was stand beside his desk as she waited for him

ticked by, one by one. Jolene quietly stole glances at

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was now 6:35 PM.

get her there in

continued to check the time, Bowen finally caught her looking one

his head, he asked flatly, “Am I

she laughed brightly. “My time is all yours, Mr.

to scrutinize the documents for another ten minutes, wanting to find something, anything, to

work. It wasn’t easy to find something done incorrectly

finished his reading, he finally set down the

was about to declare herself done with work for

on the project site at the South Bridge. While you‘ re there, there’s a

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