Hidden Love (Married First)

he negative posts online, some peop

e auction house, but she needed to stay until

lleagues talking quietly about

didn't tell us. Maybe she's no

collectors and wealthy people, so it wasn't unusual fo

ar that night and said Rome was fiercely protective of his

on a show. Marriages in wealthy families are rarely happy-they

of the Levine family. I thought Ruby was their only daughter, but

't that mean she holds no status at home, not

is more than our yearly salaries,

ing her lunch break, she walked to the

e Jack found her in the park

of the black coffee mirrored the bitterness of hearing her co

leave the office looking

look." She forced a smile, tryi

ck said, a brief flicker of an unreadable emotion in his ey

but with the job transit

no need t

e comforted, smiling as she

sed its windows, and a cold male voice

ing the car that had onl

Sofia earlier, telling her he'd be home early today

ell-being, which is why he had come straight to her office after landing. Ho

nse the shift in his boss's mood. Things had been fine in the mornin

thing: today, everyone at the office better tread car

and it looked like ano

he glanced at it. It was a message from Sofia: "

her message popped up: "I want to thank you

meeting, causing the team to stop their

ed for them

oticed, and the team members anxiously flipped throu

6:45, Rome stood and called t

of surprise and delight, as

, "Alright, send me t

mself in another car. As he got into the car, Sofia sent him the

in for repairs th

n, thinking for a few seconds, "Wait

he coming to pick her up? Did h

ice before heading out to the street. Her colleagues were also l

t of Sofia. She hadn't seen this car b

of leaving, lingered to

row waist stepped out, his white shirt sleeves rolled up, revealing strong forearms. He to

got out to invite Sofia in. His grandfather had repeatedly reminded him to public

was one way to boost the comp

Before she could fully process what was happening, she was inv

ing in awe. It seemed that, thanks to Rome, the neg

her gratitude properly, but all

d 'thank yo

she might have thought he had d

h had led to his withdrawn personality. Later, having to take over the family business at a young age mad