Page 164 of King of Sin
At least on the surface.
In reality, nobody remembered a single word that was said afterward.
Every person's thoughts remained trapped on the same shocking discovery.
Their CEO was completely and utterly devoted to his girlfriend.
By the time the meeting ended, the news had already spread throughout the company at an astonishing speed.
The terrifying Cassian Han, whose presence alone could make senior executives nervous, had obediently confessed his love because his wife demanded it.
The same man who rarely explained himself to anyone apparently had endless patience when it came to Juliet.
Most surprisingly, Cassian made absolutely no effort to stop the rumors.
He neither denied them nor acknowledged them.
He simply ignored them.
And that alone was enough to confirm everything.
By the time evening arrived, he had finished the last of his work and finally headed home.
The drive back was quiet.
As the city lights passed outside the window, the tension that had followed him throughout the day gradually eased. By the time the car pulled into the driveway, the exhaustion lingering in his shoulders had become impossible to ignore.
Yet the moment he stepped through the front door, something inside him relaxed.
It happened so naturally that he barely noticed it anymore.
The pressure from work faded.
The endless meetings and responsibilities lost their weight.
Home had somehow become the one place where he could finally breathe.
His jacket hung loosely from one hand while the top button of his dress shirt had already been undone during the drive back. A trace of fatigue remained between his brows as he walked farther inside, but the moment his gaze landed on the familiar figure curled up on the couch, even that began to disappear.
Juliet was sitting with her legs tucked beneath her, dressed in soft pajamas while watching television. The second she noticed him, her entire face lit up.
A brilliant smile spread across her lips, and her eyes sparkled with so much happiness that Cassian felt his chest tighten.
"Cassian!"
The cheerful call rang through the room.
Before he could even respond, she had already thrown aside the cushion she was holding and jumped off the couch.
Cassian barely had time to set his jacket down.
Juliet came running toward him with absolutely no regard for her own safety, her smile growing wider with every step. The sight was so familiar now that his body reacted before his mind did.
Just as she reached him and launched herself forward, his arms opened automatically. One arm wrapped securely around her waist while the other slid beneath her, catching her effortlessly before she could lose her balance.
Juliet laughed brightly as she crashed into him. The force of it made him shift back half a step, but he held her securely, his grip tightening instinctively around her. A second later, her arms were looped around his neck. Then her legs wrapped around his waist.
Cassian adjusted his hold without thinking, supporting her weight as though he had done it a thousand times before.
