Whenever she worked overtime, it was always him staying behind to keep her company.

He’d always taken Judy seriously.

Judy looked at her assistant and noticed he still hadn’t left after finishing his report.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Brian, why are you still here? Didn’t you already finish reporting everything?”

She was a little confused–lately, Brian had been acting oddly.

Brian snapped out of it and quickly said, “Miss Judy, are you sure you don’t need me to go abroad with you? I really don’t feel comfortable letting you go alone.”

Hearing that, Judy’s expression softened. She knew Brian meant well. He was just worried about her safety.

“It’s alright, don’t worry. Everything on my end is already arranged. You just need to hold down the fort here.”

Brian opened his mouth, wanting to say more, but Judy clearly looked exhausted. She raised her hand slightly. “Alright, let’s leave it at that. If there’s nothing urgent, you can get back to your own work.”

Having been cut off twice, Brian finally fell quiet. He understood that Judy still kept some distance from him. After all, he was just an employee. And she was the boss. He was nothing.

In the end, Brian swallowed his frustration and said, “Understood, Miss Judy. I’ll get back to work now.”

Judy gave a brief “Mm” and didn’t say anything else. With people like him, saying too much only backfired. Those who were too sensitive often twisted your words. Judy had also noticed that Brian was indeed a little sensitive. But to be fair, he was extremely capable. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have kept him this long.

Kenneth crossed his arms, clearly amused. “Looks like your assistant isn’t too fond of me.”

Judy didn’t mind. “What, does that bother you?”

Kenneth watched Judy talk while still buried in her work, not even sparing him a glance. In that moment, he realized something was off. He had thought that by offering her a better life, showing her a broader world, Judy would come to understand who truly had her best interests at heart. But now, things were clearly moving in a direction he didn’t like. Back then, whenever he visited, Judy would always put work aside. But now? He was still standing there, and she could completely focus on her computer without even looking at him?

Kenneth suddenly grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her around, but her eyes remained fixed on the screen. She spoke with clear irritation, “What are you doing? I still have things to finish. Stop bothering me.”

Those words nearly made Kenneth laugh from sheer frustration. Had it come to this? He wanted to have a conversation, and now he was being told he was being unreasonable? If people heard this, where would his pride even go?

His voice hardened. “Judy, what’s that supposed to mean? You haven’t even left the country yet, and this is already how you treat me?”

Hearing that, Judy’s heart skipped. It was like she finally snapped out of it. Right, what was she doing? She hadn’t even left yet, there was still a mountain of work left unfinished, and after all that, she’d still be relying on Kenneth to help her.

Only then did she finally pull her gaze away from the screen. She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck, flashing a sweet smile. “Alright, don’t be mad.”