She took his hand after so much thought and returned his smile. It was worth it, after all. “Thank you, Mr. Stone,” she muttered. “When do I resume?”

“You have the rest of the week to yourself,” he told her. “The next week will be good for resumption, I'll make Jessica text you if there are important details you should know.”

“Thank you once again,” she said and rose to her feet. “I'll be here on Monday morning, Mr. Stone.” She walked towards the door after the man nodded, then shut it after she walked out.

For the first time since she arrived about an hour ago, she took out...