Gadreel was here to see her?
Ivory frowned just at the thought of seeing his face. Whatever his reason was, which she had a vague idea it was tied to the acquisition she had rejected, he could save it.
She was in no mood to entertain him, not now.
“Camilla,” She called her assistant’s name, drawing the younger woman’s attention. “Tell him to leave, or if he doesn’t want to, kick him out.”
“What?!” Camilla looked shocked, after all, no one dared to treat ‘The’ Gadreel Ødegaar that way.
She had even been shaking in her boots when he showed up, yet, her boss dare to make such a demand.
“B-boss, he’s Mr. Ødegaar-“ She pointed out, hoping to reason with her.
Ivory stopped at once and fixed Camilla with a look of utter indifference as she asked.
“And so?”
Camilla opened her mouth, wanting to argue her case, but decided against it and remained silent.
“Get rid of him.” Ivory passed her final ju

Ivory was speechless. She couldn’t form any words.
This, what Lucien was telling her, was something she had in fact, never expected.
Sure, they were close to the point that outsiders considered them a couple, if one were to watch them. But she never saw Lucien that way.
He was the brother she never had and the shoulder to lean on that she had been deprived off by her very own family.
So, to hear someone she considered as family, suddenly declaring feelings, she knew nothing about, for her, was shocking, to say the least.
“I…” She tried to speak, but in this situation, she wasn’t quite sure what to say.
She didn’t want to hurt Lucien and she sure as hell didn’t want to lead him on.
He was like family and she didn’t want to lose him over something so small.
“I’m sorry, Lucien,” she whispered. “I can’t respond to…that.”
“I’m not asking you to respond.” Lucien began as he stepped away and op

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