Patrick’s jealousy over Katherine intensified, and rumors began to spread that he had been secretly in love with her all along.
Katherine heard these rumors and couldn’t help but smile, realizing that Patrick was also a man who enjoyed playing with desire.
When Patrick punished several executives who were pursuing her, Katherine’s feelings for him began to take root. The next day, she brought him a lunchbox to work. Her colleagues gathered around curiously, asking which executive had sent it to her.
As Katherine watched her colleagues gossiping with eager expressions, her face turned red with embarrassment. “It’s not like that. I made lunch for Patrick.”
“Oh, calling him Patrick now, so intimate.”
The colleagues couldn’t help but gossip further, wanting to ask more questions, but Katherine hastily grabbed her lunchbox and left.
Seeing Katherine’s shy and coy expression, everyone covered their mouths and chuckled.
On the other side, Katherine entered Patrick’s office with her lunchbox.
Patrick was still in a meeting at the time, so she took the initiative to place the lunchbox on his desk and left.
For several consecutive days, Patrick would come back to find a lunchbox on his desk. He furrowed his brow and called his assistant over. “Who sent this?”
“It seems to be from Miss Maltz,” the assistant replied. Rumors about Patrick and Katherine had been flying around these days, even the assistant was starting to believe them.
As soon as Katherine’s name was mentioned, Patrick’s face darkened. He forcefully handed the lunchbox to his assistant. “Throw it away. I don’t want to see this lunchbox again.”
“Well… that’s not very appropriate,” the assistant started to say but was silenced by a stern gaze from Patrick.
“If you say another word, I’ll throw you out too.”
Faced with Patrick’s furious eyes, the assistant complied.
In the following days, Katherine would bring her lunchbox to Patrick’s office, and the assistant would come in beforehand to dispose of it.
However, now everyone in the company believed that Patrick was eating lunch made by Katherine every day. In no time, Katherine’s status in the company rose significantly.
The high-level executives who had previously pursued Katherine were filled with regret. If they had known she was Patrick’s woman, they wouldn’t have bothered her so much.
Now, they couldn’t even lift their heads in front of Patrick, constantly feeling embarrassed in the office. It made them even more uncomfortable.
Meanwhile, Katherine was delighted. The thought of Patrick eating her food today and seeing him every day at work made her heart flutter.
Every morning when Katherine entered the company with her lunchbox, a few colleagues would emerge and tease her.
“Mrs. Pansy, here to bring lunch to Mr. Pansy again?”
“Um…”
The mention of Mrs. Pansy made Katherine blush, and she quickly waved her hand. “Don’t say that now. We’re not even close yet.”
“Tsk tsk.” Those female colleagues continued to tease her. “As the saying goes, if you want to catch a man, you have to catch his stomach. Now that you’ve caught his stomach, it won’t be long before you catch the man himself.”
“Annoying.”
Katherine gently pushed her female colleague, pretending to be angry, and the colleague hurriedly came over to appease her.
“Alright, alright, my dear Mrs. Pansy, let’s not be mad at each other.”
Katherine was delighted by her words and nodded, pouting her lips. “Okay, then I won’t be angry.”
The group of people exchanged smiles, and for a moment, the entire company started to regard Katherine as Mrs. Pansy. Suddenly, Katherine held significant authority within the company.
With her privileged background, connections, and a charming face, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that all men would fall at her feet.
After lunch, everyone rested by leaning on their desks, except Katherine, who was still full of energy.
She looked around at the people, with almost everyone lying down. Taking advantage of the lack of attention, Katherine quietly got up and made her way to the top floor of the company.
Katherine stood in front of Patrick’s office and waited for a moment. After a long time, she lightly knocked on the door twice, but there was no response.
Then Katherine called out softly twice, but still received no reply. She quietly unlocked the door and entered the office.
Through the office’s gauze curtain, Katherine spotted Patrick napping in the back.
Patrick’s straight nose rose and fell with each breath, and his infuriatingly handsome face instantly captivated Katherine.
Indeed, Patrick was the most perfect man she had ever seen, surpassing any celebrity or star.
Not only was he good-looking, but he also had capability. At a young age, he inherited the Pansy Group, one of the world’s top 100 companies, and his legend was known worldwide.
And now, this man was sleeping right in front of her.
Once Katherine regained her senses, a faint smile appeared on her face. She gently approached Patrick and lightly touched his prominent nose.
Suddenly, Patrick furrowed his brow, and Katherine thought he was about to wake up, so she hurriedly looked for a place to lie down.
After a while, Patrick returned to his previous state, and Katherine’s anxious heart finally relaxed.
She gently caressed the man’s firm chest, every inch of it perfectly proportioned.
Sometimes, even Katherine felt a bit insecure. If she stood beside Patrick, her own radiance would surely be overshadowed by him.
Then, she looked at the clock on the wall and realized that lunch break was about to end, and she had unknowingly spent so much time here, watching Patrick nap.
She lightly stroked Patrick’s forehead and then unbuttoned the two buttons on her chest. She stood in front of the mirror and skillfully applied lipstick on her neck.
Those traces of red made Katherine even more charming, and she intentionally messed up her previously neatly arranged hair. Some wrinkles even appeared on her once pristine shirt.
Satisfied with her appearance, she smiled. As the noise outside grew louder, she knew that everyone had already woken up.
Taking advantage of this moment, seeing that Patrick hadn’t woken up yet, Katherine immediately walked out of the office, deliberately adding a touch of blush to her face.
The people in the company immediately noticed Katherine walking out of Patrick’s office, disheveled and untidy, sparking their imaginations.
“Wow, so naughty, sneaking out for a date during our naptime, and coming out without tidying up your clothes.”
Those female colleagues kindly helped Katherine straighten her clothes, but as they lifted her collar, they noticed the marks inside.
The group of female colleagues exchanged knowing smiles. “Oh my, who would have thought Mr. Pansy was like that.”
Katherine pretended to be shy. “Don’t laugh at me, please don’t laugh at me.”
For a while, the story of Katherine spending her lunch break in Patrick’s office spread throughout the entire company, further solidifying the rumors that Katherine was indeed Mrs. Pansy.