I glanced at the files in his arms and asked, “Aren’t you going to work in their office?”
“Not here,” he replied. “I ordered food to be delivered to our room. You can rest after you eat.”
I was startled by his attentiveness. Nevertheless, I gave him a nod.
Our rooms were booked earlier. The bellboy brought us to our room and said, “Your meal has been delivered. If you need anything else, please call the front desk.”
Although we booked two rooms, for our convenience, the lunch was sent to Nick’s room. We thanked the bellboy and entered the room.
We had an early flight and immediately started working upon arrival. I was exhausted and hungry after a few hours.
I ate my share and got up, preparing to leave the room to Nick. He looked at me and said, “You can rest here. I’ll leave after a while.”
As he was still eating, I nodded in acknowledgment. The room was a suite, where the living room and bedroom were separated.
I entered the bedroom and switched on the air conditioner. Plopping on the bed, the last thought I had before falling asleep was to take a shower after Nick left.
blanket covering my body. I could hear someone flipping through files in the living
Nick was sitting on the sofa, flipping through the files
had been dealing with work the
I sat on the bed for a
bedroom. Nick was sprawled on the table, engrossed in a document. He didn’t seem to notice I
water for him. “Why don’t
After taking a sip of the water, his gaze cleared.
slight nod. Judging from the report on his laptop, I had to admit he was bold
laptop shut. Leaning back on the sofa, he massaged his temples and shut his eyes. “Mr.
you take a nap
his head. “It’s alright.” He paused briefly before adding, “The financial report for the branch office isn’t right. I wouldn’t have found out about it if I hadn’t looked closely. I think a manager embezzled the funds and made up a project to
operating model. As it was doing well in A City, Ashton gave the
usual circumstances, a minor construction site accident wouldn’t cost millions. Even if they had to compensate the injured staff, it
I spoke, looking up at Nick. To my surprise, he
went to the bedroom and got the blanket and put it over
the next schedule. He could get some shut-eye