"Mr. Chevy, we still cannot find the person you want......” trembling and uneasy, his subordinate dared not look at his boss's stern eyes.

"It is okay. You go back to your work now. Let me know if you come up with anything."

"Yes!"

For five years......he still could not locate her.

On the second day of her return, Icy Wilkinson’s priority was to find a new home for herself and her little boy. But it would not be easy nowadays.

She had made an appointment and was scheduled to meet a real estate agent in the afternoon, but for no reason, he did not show up. She had no choice but to go directly to the real estate agent office to find out why.

"What are you talking about? He's not from your company?"

Icy began to have an ominous feeling when she learned that the agent, who approached her yesterday, was not an employee of this company.

"Yes, the agent you're talking about is not from our company, because all our employees have a business credential like this one. The guy whom you spoke to earlier was probably a fraud. I am sorry. Madam. There is nothing we can do about it.” The receptionist said reluctantly.

"This......But I already gave him a $1,000 deposit......”

Ms Wilkinson's words were incoherent, her brain was blank and her hands and feet were numb.

"What's going on? Something happened?" Suddenly an intoxicating crystal clear magnetic loud voice from behind pulled Icy back from her chaotic thoughts.

"Mr. Lindley, good afternoon." The front desk ladies all stood up and immediately changed their face to greet their boss.

Icy looked up and was surprised to see a handsome young man walking into the real estate agency building. He was like a prince from a Disney fairy tale stepping into the reality. A silk white shirt made him look perfectly clean and classy; his fine jawline and exquisite facial structure were perfect match with his shiny tan hair. These were all the charm and elegance of a captivating mature man one can possibly expect to see.

Pondering deeply, Icy saw this handsome man walking into the building and toward the reception desk. The ladies who talked to Icy earlier changed their greeting face and stared at her, hoping her to go away.

"Do we have a problem here?" The same magnetic and charming voice echoed again.

"Oh, this lady was cheated, and she's worrying." One of the front desk ladies pointed at Icy as she reported this case to this gentleman and her face seemed onerous.

"You are......” Icy hesitated as she gazed at this handsome man.

"I'm a business partner and a good friend of the CEO of this company, my name is Hosea Lindley, tell me your problem please, maybe I can help.”

Icy looked at the people around her with embarrassment; she was sweating and didn’t know how to start her story.

"Well, I see. why don't we talk in private.” Hosea seemed to understand her difficult position and led her into one of the meeting rooms. As they walked away and entered an elevator which brought them to a meeting room in the second storey, all the ladies at the reception desk looked at each other and speechless.

"So you don't have a place to live now, do you?"

"Well, if I can't find a house, I'm afraid I'll have to live on the streets tonight."

As soon as Icy thought that she had nowhere to settle down tonight, her eyes became watery; she was so upset about herself because her negligence and carelessness would make her beloved son, David to suffer with her too.

Hosea Lindley pondered for a while and then both his eyes blinked.

"By the way, I do have an apartment of my own, which is currently vacant. I can let you stay there."

"Really......Is that convenient?"

"Yes, of course, I'll show you now."

Coming out of the apartment, Ms. Wilkinson was happy with this flat and she really liked the environment and all the facilities. But the only difficulty was how she gonna to pay the rent.’

"Mr Lindley, the rent, I've just returned to my home town from oversea and I haven't found a job yet , I wish you could give me a special rent rate."

"Well, let's make a deal, and if you promise me one thing, I'll let you live in this lovely apartment as long as you want to for free."

Hosea Lindley, with a strange smile on his face, flicked his fingers through the hair in front of his forehead, revealing his bright and hearty nature.

The word “Deal” touched the nerve of Icy who turned blush and uneasy; and a whole series of unbearable imaginative scenarios launched in her mind.

Aware of Ms Wilkinson's unease, Hosea laughed: "What are you afraid of? I won't eat you."

"What is it that you want ?"She looked back with her pure and watery eyes and began to step back.

Her eyes were so innocent, ethereal and purified that they had erased all exotic and provocative notions in his heart, and suddenly driven by an invisible force, Hosea felt that he had the urge to protect this beautiful lady from all sort of harms.

"Come on, I was kidding only. You said you're a designer. Do you want to work for my company. This is my business card..."

He passed his business card to Icy and said softly:

"You can think about it, come to me tomorrow and I'll wait for you in my office. By the way, this is the key of the apartment, please keep it.”

He bent forward slightly like a gentleman and smiled at her to say goodbye; Entered his fancy sport car, pressing the pedal, he drove away.

It wasn't until the dust rolled up, Icy turned her head around and tried to forget his charming smile; she looked at Hosea’s business card and both her eyes widened. This guy was a big shot.

This man was the managing director of Asia-Pacific International Design, which was the international famous design company that she always wanted to work for and now he was waving to her.

Holding the apartment key in her hand, she felt like carrying the answer of fate and destiny; it had been such a long time since no one had been so good for her. But all of a sudden, that frigid and mysterious man emerged in her mind again.

The next day, after everything was settled, Icy took Hosea business card and headed to to Asia Pacific Design.

When she walked to the entrance of the company, she was somewhat nervous and couldn't move forward; she stood in front of the entrance, making sure her shoulder-long straight hair, her suit and long heels were in good order. Then she took a deep breath and walked into the building.

"Good morning, I have an appointment with Mr Hosea Lindley" She spoke in a very deferential voice.

"May I know your name? The security guard looked at Icy, and his eyes flashed with complex expressions.

The ways he glanced Icy made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Ice, is that you?" a sweet, familiar voice came from behind.

She turned back. It's an unexpected and incredible coincidence.

This beautiful woman in front of her eyes was Shirley Lindley, who was a friend from school, a college alumnus, although it had been a very long time.

"Why are you here?" Shirley came over and pulled Icy arm as if they were good friends. But her smile was so fake; Icy could tell that she was pretending.

"I have applied for a job and I am here for the interview."

“Oh, I'll take you up."

Ms. Lindley looked at the security guard: "This is my friend. Let me take her."

The two ladies entered the elevator, but shirly’s face was intricate.

"By the way, why are you here?" Icy first broke the quiet atmosphere of the elevator.

"This is my brother's company. And I work part time here."

"Your brother?"

This was Shirley’s brother’s company and the managing director, Hosea Lindley was her brother.

Icy Wilkinson didn’t want to say more and she didn’t want Shirley to know what she was thinking.

"Well, my brother started this company." Shirley looked at Icy innocently without knowing what Icy was pondering in her mind.

Icy felt a little wry, and she was right about it.

"By the way, Ice, I'm getting married with Paxon, and you'll have to come to our wedding." Shirley joyfully said to Icy but her real intention was hideous.