Chapter 142

"She’s gotta have time to say goodbye to the kids," James mumbled as he stared at his laptop screen. His face looked calm, but there was this faint sadness in his voice you couldn’t miss. Cody looked conflicted for a moment before speaking up, “Boss, ever since you met Ethan, you’ve seriously softened up.” James used to be that guy who acted like he ruled the world—barely nodded even if someone greeted him. Talking sense into people? Not his thing at all. Honestly, if Daniel Lewis wasn’t Maria’s brother, James would’ve told him off instead of bothering to explain anything. When it came to Maria, James was on a whole other level. Ever since he found out her years in Seryndal were far from easy, he just wanted to make up for every second she suffered. No joke, if Maria pointed at the sky and said she wanted the moon, James would probably hire someone to build a ladder. James slowly turned his head, his gaze narrowing. “Do you just not want your bonus this month?” Cody flinched, then quic