Chapter 0037
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“Do I look like I need you to pay for my meals?” Pete scoffed.” Plenty of women would kill to take me out for dinner!”
After accompanying me to the hospital, Pete dropped me home. “You can take the next few days off. We don’t need your ugly face in the firm.”
“Sure thing.”
I did not talk back this time, since he was kind enough to take me to the hospital. Once he was gone, I headed for the elevators.
I was scrolling through my phone idly when the doors opened. The corridor outside should be bright, but one of the windows was obscured by a tall figure.
He stood by the window while looking down and blocked most of the light from the corridor, just like he did to my heart.
I lived on the 37th floor. I knew he couldn’t see anything from this height, but the graveness emanating from his back gave me the feeling that he knew everything. He knew that Pete had driven me to Claudia’s college and that he had driven me to the hospital and back home after the incident.
When he heard the elevator ding, he turned. It was too late for me to turn back into the elevator by then.
The elevator had left while I was distracted.
When Nicholas turned, all my tumultuous emotions seemed to
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settle instantly. My heart almost stuttered to a stop.
He’d always had the ability to influence my emotions. I didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of him, so I forced myself to make eye contact.
He strode forward to the door of my apartment, blocked the entrance, and looked at me with cold eyes. “Why didn’t you invite Mr. Shelman up for a coffee?”
I was stunned for a moment. Then, I burst into laughter. “I’ll go back down right now and ask him.”
Nicholas was such a busy man. He hadn’t forgotten to stalk me even while taking care of Claudia.
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