Chapter 18

Kelly’s POV I stopped when I almost bumped into Pierce as I was about to enter the meeting room. Our gazes met and my heart instantly raced. His serious face immediately softened after he saw me. “Kel—” “Good morning, Mr. Anderson.” His lips parted. I walked past him and went straight to my usual chair whenever we had a meeting. From the corner of my eyes, I saw him looking at me and instead of going out, he went back to his chair which is just beside mine. “Can we talk later?” He asked as he looked at my face. I glanced at the employee who’s putting documents on the table. Her hands slowed down because of what Pierce said. “I have another meeting after this, Mr. Anderson.” “Just…five minutes?” I lazily looked at him and didn’t answer immediately. I waited for the female employee to leave before I faced him completely. “We already talked. I told you to give me a year—” “Then, why did you come last night?” I was taken aback. He misunderstood everything. He thought I’m staying just becau