"I want to come back."
I want to because I miss you...
Severine smiled after admitting it.
[Really? I thought you were set on overseeing the entire board yourself.] Killian's voice was skeptical, but the sudden spark in his crimson eyes betrayed his joy.
It was exactly those actions, that delightful look that had been peeling Severine's cold layers bit by bit. Funnily, she had found it intriguing.
"I was. I thought I had to architect every pillar of this project personally to ensure it didn't crumble. But I've realized something," she paused, her gray eyes narrowing with a calculating look as she looked at his image.
"I have an asset I haven't fully utilized yet. I can use you, can't I?"
It was framed as a question, but they both knew it was an invitation into her personal life.
Not as her chef, or chaffer, or even a friend, but like a lover.
Killian's eyes widened. [Severine... You...]
He had been eagerly waiting for her to agree.
