Chapter 43

Jason Smith was all about efficiency. He saw my sincerity and didn't care what this secret could do for him in the end. He just picked up the phone and had his assistant bring over the Harmony landscape design contract for me to sign. I’d barely finished signing and was about to excuse myself when he said Evan had cried all day yesterday because he didn’t see me. If I wasn’t busy this afternoon, could I stay and spend some time with him? I’d already taken the afternoon off from the QY branch. As for the main office back in City H, I wasn’t needed there anyway. Now that the contract was done, I had zero on my plate. And honestly, I liked hanging out with Evan—so I said yes without thinking twice. When the housekeeper called Evan out, he came hugging the soccer ball I'd given him like it was some kind of treasure. “Auntie Sophie, are you here to play ball with me?” His little face lit up with excitement. Clearly, he hadn’t had enough yesterday after Lena and her friends interrupted us. “