Chapter 14

Noah watched Patricia, loud and entitled, with no sense of decorum. Suddenly, he felt an overwhelming sense of exhaustion. He used to find her honesty refreshing and her naivety almost endearing. Back then, he just wanted to protect her. She was an innocent girl fresh out of college, still untouched by the world. Patricia wasn't competent. She never cared to learn the work and often made careless mistakes. She couldn't even handle basic tasks, like printing a document or getting the right signature on a file. But Noah hadn't minded. He never let anyone criticize her. If she wasn't capable, he would simply shield her himself. And he did exactly that. He reassigned her to a receptionist role just to keep her away from stress, giving her an easy routine. He even handed her the so-called title of the lady of the Skeldon Group. Noah used to think Calista was too composed, too polished. She was never as soft or delicate as Patricia. He never took her seriously, brushing off her love li