#Chapter275
But her? She was a complete enigma.
/"Career oriented? Can be lonely./" He felt stiff and uncomfortable and tried to release the tension in his body by moving his shoulders, his seat on the edge of his desk wasn’t as comfy as his laid-back posture suggested and he was barely keeping himself still. Too much nervous energy running riot.
/"I’m never lonely, Mr. Carrero … I’m an independent sort of person who doesn’t need assurances or company from other people to be happy./" He stopped and regarded her answer, momentarily quietened again. He wondered if that meant there was no boyfriend lurking in the background and felt slightly happy at that thought.
/"Oh, Emma, that’s not the way a young girl like you should live her life,/" said Margo warmly. /"You’re so pretty … You should have young men romancing you around New York./" Margo leaned out, touching the girl, and Jake could only frown, he didn’t like Margo’s suggestion at all.
