Three years of loving him, three days to erase myself from his world novel Chapter 37

Seeing him remain silent, Clara's heart was in her throat.

"Mr. Jarrett..."

Dominic Jarrett picked up his cup and took a sip. "Is it just about this?"

"Yes, Mr. Jarrett, you see..."

Clara knew well what Dominic considered taboo.

For a partner to make such a rookie mistake, a mere reprimand would be a light consequence; a heavier one would be paying a breach of contract penalty...

"It's fine. Since it was an accident, just be careful next time. I believe the people under Manager Vance are not the kind to knowingly make mistakes and repeat them."

Dominic set his cup down and said lightly, "Besides this, is there anything else?"

Clara was stunned.

Before coming, she had thought she would have to negotiate for a long time and had prepared for the worst.

She hadn't expected...

He was actually quite accommodating.

"Nothing else. Thank you, Mr. Jarrett. This kind of thing will absolutely not happen again. I'll let you get back to work..."

Dominic nodded slightly. "Then what is the new proposal? Take this opportunity to tell me about it."

Clara's throat tightened. Hard to refuse, she started explaining.

"The new proposal is..."

"..."

Dominic leaned back in his chair, staring deeply at her as she explained earnestly, tapping his knuckles against the armrest...

This went on for another half an hour.

When she finally finished, Dominic withdrew his gaze, his voice a bit hoarse from not speaking for so long.

"The proposal is very good. I look forward to the results."

Clara smiled. "Our team will definitely do our best. You carry on, I'll take my leave now. Feel free to contact me if there's anything else..."

She was leaving.

However, her gaze suddenly stopped when she noticed the photo frame sitting on the man's desk.

Suddenly, the words she heard downstairs seemed to sprout like seeds after a spring rain, rapidly growing in her mind—

"Mr. Jarrett has someone he likes."

"He and that girl were together since high school, very deeply in love..."

"..."

A few ambiguous sentences.

Presumably, the person in that photo was his girlfriend.

Before he could finish.

He froze when he saw Clara was still there.

Then, with a turn of his eyes, he met his boss's dark, gloomy eyes.

He inexplicably shuddered.

Dominic said with a dark face, "Put it down and get out."

Looking crestfallen, Toby stepped forward, placed the lunchbox on the desk, and then scurried away in double time.

The door closed softly.

Dominic looked at her again. "Sit down and eat together. We can use the time... for you to finish what you were saying."

How could she impose?

Clara was momentarily speechless.

But facing the man's undeniable dark eyes, somehow, the words of refusal just wouldn't come out.

She sighed softly. "Then thank you, Mr. Jarrett... I'll go to the restroom first."

Dominic raised a hand to signal her to go ahead, his gaze sweeping over her bag resting on the sofa...

Clara quickly headed for the restroom.

Actually, part of the reason was wanting to wash her hands.