Bound By Secrets

pend

y her grandmother, and Lena had

d her to find the person, she had stowed it in her

ht a previous guest left it behind. I assumed i

ven it to the hotel reception. But, afraid that Mar

ouble you to look for it, Miss Hayes. That thing is very important right now

ay Marcus's seriousness in asking about the woman f

ly.When she left the office, her legs were trembling.

on the computer desktop or the paper files o

omes out." From Marcus's attitude today, it was clear that Ethan would leav

ent a message to Aria: "Aria.

"Drop the 'we.' Don't

on. Before Lena could reply, she received a serious message from Aria: Remember, you ha

tion, Lena remained consumed by her worries until Ethan finished

rtness.She stood up respectfully and said

wer her head, not daring to look up again. When Ethan saw that she was s

im. However, not even five minutes had passed

.Two minutes later, the manager walked out. Lena quickly

traight toward her and said, "Miss

ightened her back and head

e atmosphere. Lena initiated the conversation. "Mr. Walker, you

ins tensed,

hint of guilt, she now felt like she was walking on thin ice. A chill ra

ned that night, you will be investigating it

r? Was Ethan showing faith in her or forcing her to confess? She cautiously lifted her eyes to

around. Was it his way of saying, "Admit it before I force you to"?After that nigh

unt her. Whether she admitted

ly. "What, you don't like the idea?"Did she li

y, Ethan added, "With your current performance, you're still quite far from becom

actually his way of promoting her? The salary of t

housing loan would be no issue!Lena was ab

assistant role bette

to his family business." So, Marcus did have a fa

her judgment of peo

mily business too. But there was none for her

na blurted out. But when she thought about what she had to learn

ad ended up in Mr. Walker's room that night?What was done was done. Even if a

ation of a higher salary, but seeing how decisively she agreed, hi

ike a deflated balloon.This emotional shift made Ethan squint in