Chapter 304

Louise Bennett furrowed her brows. "So, did I actually get those documents?" Ian Caldwell nodded. "You got some of them, but... I have no idea where you put them. I just figured this might be helpful to you, so I brought it up." Louise gave a small nod. "Thanks, Ian." He smiled softly. "If there's nothing else, I’ll get back to work." Just as Ian turned to leave, Louise suddenly asked, "Why did I stop trusting you over that?" She couldn’t understand it. Someone was trying to help her, wasn’t that supposed to feel comforting? Why had she gotten so upset about it and even pushed away someone who was probably one of her most valuable people? Ian chuckled lightly. "You thought I wasn’t ruthless enough. That I was too soft and might mess things up. You told me I was just supposed to follow orders, emotions shouldn’t get in the way." Seeing Louise’s confusion, he added gently, "You used to be super sharp, didn’t trust easily. Once someone let you down, that was pretty much it for them." Loui