Thinking that I was concealing things very well, I crawled back into bed secretly, smiling and preparing to close my eyes. I did not expect that Christopher was actually awake, and just as I closed my eyes, he opened his and smirked.
“Are you still awake?” I was startled and felt guilty as I asked.
“You’ve awoken me again. Don’t roll around and go to sleep!” Christopher held me tight in his embrace like an octopus clutching my body. “Eve, I need to remind you that I’m a normal man, and I need to rest. If you keep seducing me, we’ve got a problem. So, be a good girl.”
I hit his chest with my head and glared at him angrily. As if I was the one seducing you! Hmph! It was obvious that the man was talking to himself. After doing it three times just now, I knew he was aroused once again.
Heading back to the office after one week, I heard murmuring the moment I walked into the hall. I did not bother but went straight to the thirteenth floor. Mave, who was furiously typing on the keyboard in front of the desktop, greeted me warmly when she saw me walking in. Then she took the breakfast from my hands.
“Vonnie, you being away on a business trip is a torture to me because I did not have even one good breakfast. Knowing you’re back today, I could cry with joy.” As she wolfed down the food, Mave mumbled indistinctly.
“You ought to move closer to the office so you wouldn’t have to be in the subway that early. Then you would have time for breakfast.” I laughed.
Of course everyone thought I went on a “business trip.” But come to think of it, have I become the main character? I mean—how lucky am I to not needing to look for a job and instead could have the job come looking for me?
“I would like to but room rentals in the city are too high, and I would have to spend half of my salary on it. Only the basement room rentals are cheaper, so it’s better if I live further away. At least, my home is comfortable and safe,” Mave replied sadly. “I envy those living in the city.”
I smiled without saying a word. In the past, I had lived in a basement too, and it was really unpleasant. After that, Mave finished her breakfast and patted her chest, indicating that she would do half of my work today so I could relax a little and finish up quickly.
When I got off work, I received a phone call from Nathan. I swear that man was shadowing me like a stalker. Like Yvette, he would call me often, even at work, and I was really fed up with that. After all, it was only the first day back at work, and he’d easily found me. Could it be that I lost my job because of Yvette and that I got it back because of Nathan?
One played good cop and the other bad cop; either way, I hope they did not play too well.
Nevertheless, I had overestimated Nathan as I had heard the secretary talking to the manager. The Tanner family and the company I work in did not come to an agreement. Even though my company was small and our orders were not many, it was still humiliating for the Tanner family to be rejected. Nathan must have been upset.
To be honest, I was gloating over Nathan’s bad luck, so when I met Nathan, I smiled. “Dad, why are you here?”
Nathan ordered some coffee and snacks for me. “What are you talking about? As your Dad, do I need a reason to see you?”
“Dad, if you just eat with me without discussing some agenda, perhaps, I’ll believe you.” I picked up the fork and took some mousse cake. It was too sweet for me. Though I liked the sweetness of lollipops, I did not like cake.
This was because every year when my birthday came around, I could only take the leftovers of Crystal’s birthday cake. It just happened that her birthday was two days after mine so I was always forgotten. After she had shared with everyone else, she would bring me a small piece to show off and say, “I’m so sorry, dear Yvonne, I forgot that your birthday was two days ago. Please accept this piece of cake as your birthday present from me.”
Right then, Nathan slammed his cup of coffee on the table and said icily. “You were brought up in the Tanner family where you were fed and clothed. Can’t you contribute to the Tanner family in some way?”
