Chapter 41
Tara tried to move faster. She was afraid that if she lingered even ene second longer, she’d be accused of being ulterior motives or impure thoughts again.
as she was about to finish deaning up, she heard the sound of a window closing
But she didn’t stop working, and she then pushed the can toward the door.
“Tara,” Jonah said for no apparent reason
Right after that, she heard footsteps behind her. He was getting closer.
Bealizing this, Tara tumed her head in confusion.
Jonah held out a business card to her. “Here. Call if anything comes up.”
He stayed entirely calm, as though he were doing something casual
By the time Tara came to her senses, the card was already in her hand.
Jonah was now seated on the couch. He was wearing a black turtleneck and black slacks. His sharply defined features seemed as if they were carved from stone mill and poised. He looked so marvellous that it was hard to look away.
Tara forced her gaze away and looked down at the business card in her palm Jonah’s number was on it.
She didn’t low what to do with it. Rejecting it wasn’t really an option now that she’d taken it.
Technically, I’m not breaking the rules, right? It was never mentioned that I can’t take their business cards. We’d only be breaking the rules if we added their contact into privately,” she pondered.
Either way, she hadn’t asked for it. Jonah gave it to her.
If something happened and she couldn’t contact shawn, Jonah was a great backup. One more number meant one more layer of safety.
fara glanced backcat the man sitting on the couch Jonah’s gesture genuinely surprised her because she could tell how much he disliked her. staybe he just didn’t want anyone on the team to get into trouble. Maybe he offered her a hand to avoid creating problems for the bigger picture Whatever the reason, it was a kind gesture.
Tara slipped the card into the pocket of her uniform and uttered, “Thank you for looking out for me, Mr. Pearson.”
She didn’t dare to say more. If she said too much, he might assume she was having thoughts she shouldn’t.
Jonah’s gaze drifted from his laptop to her Tara was already pushing the cart toward the door. Even though she was covered head to toe in her uniform, it still couldn’t hide how groorful and curvy her figure was
The door clicked slut behind her, and the room was quiet again. The smell of food had faded jonal pressed his lips together, forcing his thoughts to settle. He took a couple sips of iced Frosticano and went back to dealing with his endless pile of work.
ded. It was replaced by a light floral scent–just like her, fragrant and satt the second–floor elevator, Stella stood watching as Tara pushed the cart our of Jonah’s room. She was convinced Tara had taken advantage of her absence to dour to him.
Even though Tara was still a distance from the elevator, she could feel Stella’s chilly gaze on her Stella’s features were filled with scom and simmer was sharp enough to make Tare instantly aware of it
Withour rushing, Tara calmly pushed the cart to the ele
Sono and Shurah were probably still
elevator. She’d come back later to collect the des
In a sweet tone, Stella said, “Tata, if you’d like to be responsible for Mr. Pearson’s daily needs, you could’ve just said so. There’s no need to
She was clearly accusing Tara of stealing the task and trying to get in Jonah’s good graces
Tara didn’t so much as glance Stellar’s way as she interrupted her “You should say that to yourself. You’ve been bere longer than I have, so you should know Mr. Pearson’s habits better than me. It was your job to clear the table on time. But when Mr. Pearson needed you, where were you?
Tara then looked right at Stella. Every word from her was like a slap to Stella. “Any problems that come up from this will be entirely your responsibility. You should be thanking me for helping you out
