Present time.
Austin sits by Denise side in hospital bed thinking about how he would think about her every now and then. His family moved and when he asked if he could go back to the old neighbourhood so he could keep his promise to vista's her when he goes to see with his mother he learned that it was already renovated. Ever since then he was uncomfortable around women who reminds him of his kidnapper and cable ties would send him into a panic.
After a many years when he was working in his father company then one day he went to a company dinner he recognised Denise immediately. He went and sat next to her and ask her if she know him she tells yes ans says he is there president son . She didn't know him which upset him at first but then he realised that it was better for him to take the burden of the day alone. He hired her as his secretary but now he thinks "What was I thinking wanting to keep you by my side ?".
One day Denise answers the phone when she was in the general affairs office alone but the caller speaks Japanese which she doesn't know. Luckily someone arrives to handle the call and that women chastise Denise for being the director secretary and not even know Japanese.
When Austin goes to trace to relax when he hears Denise conversation with his sister crying and feeling bad about her lack of education she tells her sister jessica that she is hardworking she can do it with some help . He gives her a Japanese workbook and says he will test her everyday and he is so tough and strick and shouts at her that she vows to learn quickly just to escape his scolding. When he sees she is fluent he gives her a gift - a Chinese workbook.
One night Austin is working late he walks out of his office he finds Denise asleep at her desk. He wakes her and tells her to go home when she insists she has to stay and finish some research he tells her that the project has been delayed. After she leaves he calls the director in change of the project and request that it be delayed.
When Austin got promotion Denise gives him a key chain that she cross stitched to say " Vice president Austin Young " He says it's not his style but accept her sincerity he waits until she leaves to look at its again and grin.
On Denise birthday Austin gets her an expensive cake which Denise promptly drops. He looks a bit horrified but at her ready to cry expression he tells her that at least she dropped it in a pretty way.
Austin thinks "I thought we would always be together like that. " Then she said she was quitting and he realised that he never be able to let her go.