Back in the office, Abigail suddenly remembered that she still hadn’t property thanked Selatan. She sent him a Just a thank you?|
Abigail was confused, her mind racing. ‘Does he think a simple “thank you” is insincere that’s thank–y
-you might really be too little
He went all the w
way to Fletcher Grup for me. A verbal
She sent a test again: (When are you free, Mr. Robinson? Let me treat you to dinner.
After sending the message, she set her phone aside and turned her attention to her inbor
“Abigail? I thought you took the day off Timothy walked into the office, visibly surprised to see her.
Abigail realized what she had forgotten she forgot to cancel her leave. Only when Timothy asked her did she remember that,
“Mr. Newman, I finished my thing so I came back to work,” she explained
Timothy said in surprise, “That was fast. No need to take a full day off. You just came in late. We won’t count it as leave
“Oh, thank you, Mr. Newman,” Abigail said,
Timothy waved her off. it’s nothing Just focus on your work.” With that, he left the room.
Abigail sat back down and checked her phone again. Sebastian had already responded to her. Tonight.
“Tonight? Treating the big boss to dinner? Obviously, a regular restaurant won’t do, she thought.
Then she picked a suitable restaurant and sent the address with a message: [Let’s meet here after work
In the CEO’s office, Jeremiah nervously finished his report. He glanced at Sebastian and noticed something rare–Sebastian was smiling. It was subtle. but Jeremiah was certain that he was smiling.
“Jeremiah.” Sebastian’s tone carried a rare trace of lightness. “We’re off on time today.”
The sudden call of his name startled Jeremiah When the words registered, his eyes widened in disbelief. He almost blurted out, “Are you serious, Mr.
Robinson?”
Instead, he responded, “Yes, Mr. Robinson. Il inform everyone.”
He sneaked another glance at Sebastian, who was idoking down at his phone, his voice now back to neutral. “Mm”
Relieved, Jeremiah headed out to make the arrangements, barely suppressing his excitement.
‘Finally! A normal workday, I’ve been working so much overtime that I’m about to go bald, Jeremiah thought
After work, Abigail joined the flow of employees leaving the building. The Uber she called was already waiting, and once seated, she messag Sebastian I’m on the way. How about you?
It was a soft probe, but his reply came quickly/Just about to leave.
Reassured, she didn’t send anything more–she didn’t want to seem like she was rushing him.
His voice snapped Abigail out of her daze. Quickly standing up, she said, “I’ll get the waiter to take the order?
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