Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)
Chapter 575

Minerva took the elevator straight to her office level.

In the office, Vera could be seen rummaging through the document cabinet looking for a folder, her phone attached to her ear. She was on a call and when she finally found the folder she was looking for, she spoke, "I'm sorry, madam. I couldn't hear you clearly just now. Could you repeat what you just said?"

"Oh? Okay, no problem. You can send it to my email. I'll look into it for you later."

After hanging up the phone, Vera breathed a sigh of relief and then turned around with the folder in her hand.

Then, she saw Minerva. Vera was stunned for a moment but she soon came back to her senses.

"Minerva?" Vera asked.

Minerva smiled and walked over to retrieve the folder from her hand. She jokingly asked, "You're that busy?"

Vera handed Minerva the folder and put the phone back in her back pocket. She said helplessly, "What can I do? If you're not here, I can only complete these tasks alone."

"Speaking of which, why did you come here all of a sudden? I thought that you wouldn't come to the office today. After all..."

While speaking, Vera's eyes widened and she lowered her head.

"After all, what?" Minerva opened the folder while looking at her.

"After all, I offended you with what I said last night," Vera bit her lower lip and felt guilty. "After I said those words to you yesterday, I went back to my room and thought about it the whole night. I realized that I was wrong to say those words to you. I don't have any experiences in love so I can't possibly give you such advice. I was too self-centered. As your friend, I shouldn't have spoken to you that way. I am sorry," Vera apologized wholeheartedly to Minerva.

"That's enough," Minerva interrupted her and said, "You don't have to apologize. I didn't take this matter to heart."

Her voice was a little hoarse, probably due to fever from just now.

Vera was a sensitive person and she could tell that something was wrong with her voice in an instant. She glanced at Minerva's face and asked, "Are you really not angry? Last night..."

"I'm not," Minerva shook her head, "Let bygones be bygones. Don't think about it anymore."

"Alright then," Vera replied.

After that, Minerva did not say anything else. Instead, she worked quietly alongside Vera.

About ten minutes later, Minerva suddenly thought of something, "By the way, I'll be going back in a short while."

"Why?" Vera asked in confusion, "Are you sick?"

Upon hearing that, Minerva was taken aback. She looked at Vera and asked, "Is it that obvious?"

"Your voice sounds a little hoarse and your face is a little flushed. What's wrong? Are you really sick? I was only asking casually."

"No," Minerva smiled slightly and denied, "How can I get sick so easily? It's just a sore throat. I'll be alright once I drink some water."

Minerva glanced at the time. There were only a few minutes left before her time was up. If she didn't go head down soon, Maddox would probably come up and forcefully take her back home. Hence, she had no choice but to go down in time.

As she was pondering, the door of the lounge behind her suddenly opened and then a childlike voice called out from behind her.

"Mommy!"

Minerva was shocked. She turned her head only to see Beanie suddenly walking out of the lounge. The moment he saw her, he immediately ran towards her.

Before she knew what was happening, Beanie had already jumped up and hugged her. Minerva carried him in her arms and asked in surprise, "Beanie, why are you here?"

Beanie stroked Minerva's cheek affectionately. Minerva also rubbed his cheek gently. How could she not miss her own son? It was just that...

Minerva recalled that Maddox was still waiting downstairs and he would come up at any time. If he saw Beanie, all her efforts of hiding him would go to waste.

"Today, Beanie's school had an event hence they finished class early. The teacher called me to pick him up so I did. Then, I remembered that I still had some work to finish at the office, so I asked Beanie if he would like to come to the office and wait for me. He agreed, so I brought him with me," Vera explained.

Minerva said, "I see. School ended very early today, huh?"

"Yes!" Beanie nodded and tightened his little hands around Minerva, "Mommy, I wasn't around these past two days so did you miss me?"

"Of course, I was thinking about you all the time. Have you been paying attention to your teacher during these two days? Have you eaten and slept on time?"

Beanie nodded again and said with a serious expression, "Mommy, I've been paying attention in class the whole time. If you don't believe me, you can go home and ask Uncle."

"That's good then," Minerva pinched his cheek and suddenly said, "Let's go to the lounge and stay for a while, okay?"

Beanie nodded.

"Go to the lounge and wait for mommy. I will come right away," Minerva said.

Without hesitation, Beanie turned around and went to the lounge. Vera, who was on the side, asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Why did you ask him to go to the lounge? Can't you guys talk here?" Minerva smiled and looked at Beanie as he went to the lounge. Then, she turned and her smile faded. She looked at Vera with all seriousness.

"Maddox is downstairs," Minerva said.

"What?" Vera's eyes widened in shock as she asked, "Why is he downstairs? How did you know about it?"

Suddenly, Vera stopped and covered her mouth in disbelief.

"Was President Yardley the one who sent you here?"

Minerva nodded with a grim expression.

"He'll come up and look for me in a moment. I hope you can help me keep him at bay for a moment by asking him to wait for me downstairs. Tell him I'll be there right away too."

"But..." The corner of Vera's mouth twitched, "How long can we keep this a secret? Today's situation and the situation a few days ago all happened all of a sudden. What if in the future..."

"I can't control the future. I want to keep it a secret as long as possible. Just tell me whether you're willing to help me or not," Minerva said firmly. Vera nodded.

"As long as you ask me to, I will definitely help you."

"Thank you Vera," Minerva said.

"Go in quickly. I'll let Maddox know when he comes later," Vera urged.

"Alright," Minerva replied.

She stood up and walked to the lounge. When she had entered the lounge, she turned and locked the lounge door and approached Beanie.

With Minerva's favor in mind, Vera suddenly became nervous. Sure enough, after a while, the office door was pushed open.

Vera immediately raised her head and looked towards the source of the sound.

Her gaze stopped on Maddox's cold eyed and Vera suddenly felt a cold chill run down her spine.