Hearing those words, Sophia's expression shifted. She snapped her head up, staring at the man before her.
Derek had already stripped off his suit jacket. His tall frame cut a sharp line, his waist narrow and lean. Since joining the company, Sophia had mostly seen him cold and unsmiling, his every gesture steeped in aloofness. Instinct told her that even with women, he would remain detached, forever untouchable in his pride.
It was impossible to imagine how he would react to being addressed so intimately.
She glanced at the woman calling him that way, her brows knitting.
In front of everyone, she dared speak like this? Truly…
Sophia's eyes swept over Bonnie. So this was the girlfriend her colleagues gossiped about? She was… only so-so.
Summoning her composure, Sophia plastered on a smile and stepped forward. "Mr.Lee, just now I—"
But before she could finish, Derek didn't spare her a glance. He strode forward, long legs eating the distance.
