ra made her way back up to the top floor and practically collided with Eden. Eden had no idea ra worked at Ferguson Corporation and her eyes went wide with shock, her voice hitting an octave higher than usual.


    "ra!!!"


    She marched over, hand raised as if to p ra, but something held her back. Her words dripped with contempt. "What are you doing here? Let me guess, back to mess with my brother? Have you no shame? He''s about to get married for crying out loud!"


    Eden''s voice was loud enough to draw attention from everyone nearby. ra frowned, ready to defend herself, but then she saw Aiden approaching.


    Aiden was all smiles and courteous towards Eden. "Ms. Eden, you may go in now. Mr. Dn is free."


    Eden''s face lit up with excitement, and she brushed past ra like she didn''t exist, darting into the CEO''s office and shutting the door behind her.


    Aiden gave ra a quick nod before walking away, his demeanorpletely different from how he''d treated Eden.


    ra shrugged it off. She settled at her desk, organized her papers, and then headed to knock on the CEO''s office door.


    "Come in."


    Dn was seated at his desk, surrounded by a tempting spread of pastries, probably Eden''s doing. Eden was chirping away like a little bird, full of stories about hertest adventures.


    "Dn, you won''t believe it! I pped the person who tried to set me up, and they were totally stunned! Remember, you said if I ever needed to, I could act as I want, and you''d sort out the rest."


    Dn paused, pen in hand. "Hmm, quite impressive."


    Eden moved in closer and then noticed ra, a flicker of irritation crossing her face. "You again?!"


    ra didn''t rise to the bait, cing the documents on Dn''s desk and tapping them lightly.


    "Mr. Dn, I need you to check these details. They''re hoping for..."


    But Eden cut her off. "ra, can''t you see I''m talking to Dn? Can''t this wait?" ra stayed calm, ready to counter, but Dn pushed the files aside. "Later." His tone was dismissive. ra hesitated for a moment, then collected the documents, maintaining herposure. "Got it."


    As she left, she heard Eden''s excited chatter behind her. "Dn, then she said she''d call the cops on me, but you know how it ended-I rang up Aiden, and they apologized."


    The scene was almost sweet, if not for Eden''s barely concealed admiration.


    Back at her desk, ra felt a strange tug at her heart. She decided to grab a cup of tea and overheard some chatter.


    "Don''t you think Ms. Eden and the CEO are super close?"


    "Last time she was here, she pped someone who admitted to having a crush on him and called them delusional."


    "And he really dotes on her. I heard she even has personal bodyguards at school."


    "They''re all part of the Ferguson n, right? It''s probably just family looking out for each other..."


    "Nope, I got the scoop at a club from Ms. Eden herself. She''s adopted-they have no blood ties."


    ra took a sip of her tea, knocking on a door nearby. The people inside jumped but rxed when they saw her, even pulling her in to join their gossip.