The car came to a sudden stop by the side of the road.
He turned to me, years of restrained affection shining in his eyes.
"Chloe, I want to pursue you. Not out of pity, not because taking care of you is convenient, and not because I want to be anyone's father. I just want to be with you."
"Then pursue me."
He smiled.
For the first time, he didn't look like the all-powerful Mr. Carter who always had everything under control.
He just looked like an ordinary man who had finally gotten the woman he loved to look back at him.
A year later, I passed the Carter Group's open recruitment assessment and joined the company.
I started as an entry-level engineer, won several projects through my own abilities, and found my way back to the career I had once loved.
Two years later, Elliot and I
