An unexpected gleam in his eyes

Charlotte was left gasping for breath as Lucas's grip tightened by the minute. Both of them stared intensively into each other's eyes, and in a fleeting moment, she sighted an unexpected gleam in his eyes.

The pressure on her neck lessened as he loosened his grip on her, it was as if something familiar had disrupted him.

"Sir! Sir! Your phone," one of the bodyguards called out, handing him the ringing device. Lucas lost in the cleaner's gaze.

"Sir!" The bodyguard repeated, and Lucas snapped back to reality. He quickly took the phone and answered it before standing up.

“I'll be there soon,” he said on the phone as he walked away.

Everyone was in shock that the boss let Charlotte go without firing her. Her friend Leah rushed to her aid and tried to talk to her, but Charlotte's mind couldn't process her words.

She froze, her hands turning cold and trembling uncontrollably as tension took over her body. She couldn't speak for a few minutes, her lips quivering but no words coming out.

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