Chapter 22

Richard was surprised to see that Susan did not express any form of fear towards him when he stood in front of her, looking like the grim reaper. She made up her mind not to show any weakness, after all he was the one that came searching for her to come back to work, because she had already given up hope of working with his company.

Under normal circumstances, Susan ought to be showing off her most gentle and pretty side, just like other women that had an encounter with Richard would have done. They would adjust their outfit and their makeup a thousand times before Richard came to speak with them. Some of them were even wild enough to make all sorts of body adjustments right in front of him. But not Susan. Her indifference was alarming. She had an exterior as cold as ice and as hard as iron, as if she looked forward to nothing exciting in life. She was very placid. Richard was uncomfortable.