The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me

Allen didn’t argue with Joey. He smiled and nodded, “All right, I’ll wait for you in the car.”

“Fine, I’ll be back soon.”

Joey sighed with relief. She waved at him and went upstairs.

What she didn't know was that Ben Hawk, who was supposed to be in the office now, was actually standing by the window upstairs with a sullen face and watching them all the time.

When Joey opened the door, she found her mother watching TV on the couch and Ben Hawk sitting next to her.

She was surprised to find him at home. But she forced a smile and said to her mother, “Mom, I’m back.”

Mrs. Linderman wasn’t happy to see her, “What did you go last night? Don’t you know that your father, Ben and I have been worried sick about you? Especially Ben, he has been looking for you all day long. He didn't even go to work today. You'd better come up with a good explanation.”

Standing at the door, Joey tried to keep a safe distance from Ben Hawk. She decided to go with the plan she had come up with in Allen’s car a moment ago, “Mom, when I was about to get off work yesterday, Mr. Walter sent me to another city to negotiate a business plan on his behalf, so it was too late for me to get back home. Besides, it was an undeveloped and remote area and the phone signal was terrible. I wasn't able to call you in the end. But I rushed back home as soon I was in town because I knew you would be worried about me.”

Linderman wasn't fully convinced, “Really?’

course, Mom, you know I never lie.”

she had ever lied to her

business manager in the Walter Group, he didn't know much about the development programs of the company because they were generally too important to be handed over to anyone else by John Walter.

saw the man he had seen the other night at the door. Even if Joey had really gone on a business trip to another city, she had rushed to her secret lover

Ben Hawk was annoyed at the thought

a pity that Joey had been ignoring him since she got home. She added, “Mom, the program is really important for our company and Mr. Walter takes it very seriously. As his chief secretary, I have a lot of work to do. He has rented a house for me near the company so that I could concentrate more on work. I’m leaving this

“So suddenly?”

mother stood up in surprise.

program is important

knew well that the moment she walked out the door, she would never

it or not,

“Don't you dare!”

Joey had always been a sweet-tempered girl. She had never rebutted him with such ferocity before. It was obvious that his advances the other night had upset her very much. He decided to soften his voice, “Joey, you’re a girl. A girl should put her family first. Why are you so obsessed with work? You will return to family life anyhow and I’m happy to be the breadwinner. Why