Chapter 160

Her quiet resilience was what drew him in the most. After spending so much time together, her every smile and frown—even the way she blushed—would often surface in his mind. As for love, Edward had never given it much thought. He only knew that if he were to share his future with someone, he wanted that person to be Janice. … The company was on holiday on New Year's Day, but Janice was still busy. She had started experimenting with crochet portraits, staying at her workstation for hours at a time. The entire time, her phone was propped up in front of her, showing a live feed of another person's study. Early that morning, Edward had video-called her. He did not explain why. He simply left the call running as if it were the most natural thing to do. She had no choice but to go along with it. What she did not notice was that in the study on the other side of the screen, Edward would pause his work from time to time. He would take a break, light a cigarette, and quietly watch her th