Neither of them mentioned that thing at noon, not did they ever talked to each other again.
After they got home, Edmund directly went upstairs. When Adeline passed by his study room, she heard him talking about Settle on phone.
She hurriedly pushed open the door.
"I don't want to resign, Mr. Dawn."
Startled, Edmund turned back to the phone, saying, "Do as what I said!" Then he hung up.
Just as he was about to ask her why, she hugged his waist from behind without hesitation.
"Mr. Dawn, please, I was wrong. I know I have no right to ask you for anything. But this job is my only hope, and you just can't let me leave there."
"Do you want to stay in Settle that badly?" Edmund frowned.
"Yes!" Adeline nodded. "You and I will separate one day, and I just can't put myself in another pre
