Denny gave a commanding smile. “I know very well whether it’s a rumor or not.”
Candice: “…”
You know? Know what? You just want to straighten your son!
If word got out in the company that the chairman himself confirmed the rumor, she’d be finished. Morton was already enough of a headache—now even the chairman was jumping in? Was she supposed to survive this?
She shot a desperate look at Charlie: Say something. Now.
Charlie brushed off Edward’s arm and sat down next to her. The cold indifference in his eyes since entering the room finally softened into something gentle.
“Don’t tease her anymore,” he said. “She’s thin-skinned. The rumors in the company have been bothering her a lot. If this keeps up, she might just quit.”
His voice was warm, his gaze affectionate.
Every word was a def
