rched everywhere for the cha
ecked one drawer after another. After opening
they belonged, yet something about t
prepared everything before he even got out of bed. The moment he woke up, his clo
utine he had taken for gran
the nearest shirt, pulled a tie from the closet w
. A glass of warm milk sat beside a
he sandwich and to
s face, and he qui
called over to the maid, Martha Peter
Did I do something wrong?
didn't
d to prepare. She always fried the eggs with soft yolks, trimmed e
any of it. She simply remembe
till had its crusts, the eggs had been cooked all the
us. "Mrs. Lockhart always insisted on making your breakfast
tinctively, he reached for his
single messag
lips. So she had finally de
long she could keep pr
.
de Starlight Records headquarters. She stood before t
rally over her shoulders, and the light makeup she wore made her gentle features appear
ely greeted her with a bright smile. "H
e o'clock meeting w
r appointment. Mr. Miles is still in a meeting at the moment, so you'l
or. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked nearly ha
of water for Nicole. Before leaving, she couldn't resi
s drifted in from the hallway. "Miss Shaw, this way, please. Mr
lly closed. Nicole instinctive
aine and
black suit, Blaine stood tall wi
that highlighted her delicate features. Standing tog
topped halfway to
te insisted on throwing these two
Nicole there either. His foots
leam flashed through her eyes. She immediatel
le said warmly. "What are you doing h
emained
elle suddenly looked as though she had realized
ere spoken, Blaine's exp
ason. Nicole had b
"Haven't you grown tired o
almost
which one of them
t once was enough to
rself why she was here. This was just busin
no intention of l
duo. You've probably heard of him since he's incredibly popular these days. Blaine was worried I wouldn't be able to handle the negotiations alone, so he even rearra
r, saying nothing, which
g back to Nicole. For the past three years, she had questioned herself over and ove
of her, saying those things, while he s
the answer
In Blaine's heart, she had never eve
it of strength from Nicole. Eve
lass on the table befor
t Records belong to your
roze where
If the answer is no, then what makes yo
s gathered in her eyes. She hurried over and caught Nicole's hand. "Nico
pulled her hand away without using much force. Even so, Isabelle s
ooking up at Nicole, she wore an expr
you push me?" Her
For a brief moment, she was genui
y wanted to have a proper conversation with you. Even if
tation, he walked over, helped Isabelle to her
there wasn't a trace of warmth in hi
sabelle without hesitation. A sharp pa
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