Chapter 429

It was way too quiet, and Leslie Green felt totally out of place. After a quick wash, she changed out of her damp clothes and, not even bothering to put on shoes, padded barefoot across the floor, heading straight downstairs to look for Broderick Ackerley. The moment she spotted him, she blurted out, “Broderick?” Turns out, Broderick was in the middle of a video conference. Everyone perked up instantly. Wait, was that... a woman’s voice? People at Windmere HQ were already in the know—he’d gotten married, quietly. Some had even seen her during previous visits to the office. But today’s call had folks from other branches joining too. Broderick glanced back, and when he saw her, a faint smile tugged at the corners of his lips. “You’re up?” People on the other end were blinking hard—like, did they hear that right? Their usually icy, untouchable boss... just spoke like that? Seriously? Broderick Ackerley, the same man who always acted like a living iceberg during meetings, had just talked l