Chapter 152

"No, no, he doesn't care about being loved by everyone. He only wants the people he loves to love him back."

Ron's words kept replaying in my head as I left the office.

For some reason, my curiosity about this mysterious CEO was starting to get the best of me. What did he even look like? What kind of person was he?

It was weird that the company files had nothing on him. Was he hiding something sketchy?

Or maybe, like one of those billionaire romance heroes, he was crazy private—so much so that he dodged photos and stayed out of the public eye completely?

These questions swirled around my mind as I drove toward Inkwell Atelier, the boutique with all the fancy hand lettering supplies. By the time I got there, I was still trying to figure out who this elusive CEO really was.

I parked the car but didn't get out right away. Instead, I grabbed my phone and called Hayden.

Of course, no answer—he was probably busy. So, I opened up the chat app and shot him a message: [Can you come with