Alessia returned to her seat, wondering what Logan had said to Wilda.Eventually, Wilda and Logan emerged from the conference room half an hour later.Wilda escorted Logan to the entrance, and as he glanced at Alessia and left, she heaved a sigh of relief.After a brief pause, Wilda walked over to Alessia. ‘Alessia, Mr Wilde is waiting for you outside.’Alessia was stunned.‘He requested half a day off for you,’ Wilda added.Alessia felt extremely embarrassed.‘He said it’s up to you if you want to go. He’ll give you five minutes, and if you don’t show up by then, he’ll leave. He won’t be angry if you don’t go.’Alessia hesitated for a moment. ‘Should I go?’Wilda smiled. ‘Mr. Wilde said that he’s at his wits’ end because he just can’t find the right way to court you properly.’Alessia paused.She hadn’t expected Logan to express such feelings.After a moment of thought, she told Wilda, ‘Miss Hicks, I’m not going.’‘Are you worried that I’ll blame you for always leaving the office dur

‘Miss Hicks rocks!’ The crowd cheered.Alessia was still reeling, unsure whether to laugh or cry.Wilda’s gesture had touched her deeply.She hadn’t expected this from the chief editor. ‘Thank you, Miss Hicks.’Wilda nodded at her before addressing the crowd. ‘I’ve always stressed the importance of truth in our reporting. We all know Kevan was harassing Alessia when he asked her to interview at the private clubhouse. We’ll learn from this.’She raised her voice. ‘From now on, no one does interviews alone. There must be at least two people. No more harassment on my watch.’The chief editor instantly earned everyone’s respect.The room buzzed with approval.‘Please, quiet down,’ she said, silencing the room.Wilda turned her attention to Karen. ‘Mrs Webster, you don’t need to seek revenge on my staff. Take it up with me. This is my newspaper, my decisions.’‘Are you trying to bully me?’ Karen fumed.Wilda raised an eyebrow. ‘Accuse me of bullying when you’re the one causing trouble in m

Logan’s hands encircled Alessia’s waist, no further ado required.‘Alessia,’ he uttered, voice soft as velvet, ‘I tried to bury these feelings, but I can’t hold back any longer, especially when I see you like this.’Alessia found herself held tightly in his grasp, immobilised and a touch flustered.Her heart raced.‘You don’t need to restrain yourself,’ she purred, granting him permission.Logan didn’t waste a moment, encountering no resistance from her.She smelled nice, intoxicating, and familiar.She smelled like him.A refreshing minty scent, the aroma he’d grown accustomed to, tantalised his senses.His eyes bore into her with profound affection.‘About what happened today, I blame myself for not protecting you better,’ Logan confessed in a hushed tone.Alessia gently shook her head. ‘It’s not your fault.’‘I know,’ he admitted, his self-blame persistent. ‘But I can’t help it.’She met his gaze, whispering, ‘Logan, I don’t want to talk about this right now.’Those words tugged at

Upon reaching the third floor, Logan opened a door, revealing a room roughly one hundred square feet in size with a large screen and three sets of sofa beds in front of it.It didn’t exactly resemble a traditional movie theatre.Logan swept an arm over the space. ‘What do you think? Cleaner than a cinema, right?’Alessia nodded. ‘Yes, much cleaner.’However, despite the cleanliness, it lacked the ambience of a real cinema—the excited chatter of the audience, and the mouth-watering scent of caramel popcorn.Still, she didn’t want to express her true feelings and make things awkward.Alessia explored the room and spotted a few DVDs.Picking one up, she noticed it was a cartoon.Curiosity got the better of her as she asked, ‘Cartoons? Do you enjoy watching them?’Logan tensed slightly.These DVDs belonged to Arlie.Normally, Logan lived here alone, and Arlie stayed with Logan’s grandfather Albert but visited occasionally.Without taking the DVDs from her, he suggested, ‘Let’s choose a di

Alessia, however, didn’t let Sofie’s slap land.She caught Sofie’s hand swiftly and snapped, ‘I’m not the shameless one here. In fact, it seems like you’re the one shamelessly trying to chase after him. I was invited here by him.’‘You!’ Sofie struggled to break free from Alessia’s grip, her voice rising in anger. ‘You’re just a gold-digging b*tch! Do you even know who I am?’‘Why should I know who you are? What does it have to do with me?’ Alessia shot back.‘His grandfather favours me. Grandpa Albert wants me to be his granddaughter-in-law. So, let me warn you, stay away from Logan. Albert made it clear that I’m the only one for Logan!’ Sofie proclaimed, her pride evident.Alessia couldn’t bear this woman’s arrogance.She sighed, ‘Oh, so Logan’s grandfather likes you. Well, why don’t you marry his grandfather then, since he’s so fond of you?’Sofie was furious and made another attempt to slap Alessia.Alessia, with a frown, said coolly, ‘I don’t know who you are, but what’s with the