Renee shook her head like crazy. “No, definitely no. Mr. Atkinson wanted to ask about the breakfast place for Mrs. Atkinson, Can you believe 71 didn’t get yelled at at all. He even asked if I was okay, and then he gave me a 200–dollar bonus.”
This time it was Holly’s turn to be shocked. “Really? Mr. Atkinson didn’t yell at you, and he gave you a bonus?”
Renee grinned proudly. “Of course. I’m heading to finance to get it later. Why would I lie?”
Holly took a deep breath, barely keeping herself from fainting at the bombshell news. Once she’d calmed down, she grabbed her phone right away and opened her side account.
“What are you doing?” Renee asked, curious.
“Drawing. It’s time for the new couple comic. I’m suddenly flooded with ideas. Don’t bother me.” Holly pushed Renee aside and dived into her work.
Online, Holly was a fairly well–known artist. She’d made her name drawing couples from anime and TV shows, but lately, all her comics starred Brian and
Jessica.
Could you blame her? The real thing was sweeter than any fictional character. How could she resist shipping them?
Holly finished a short segment in one go, posted it, and then switched to another side account to spill today’s gossip. Watching the comment section blow up with fans gushing over the couple, she finally felt satisfied.
‘That’s how it should be. Such a lovely couple deserves to be known by everyone,‘ she thought.
Brian had no idea his off–the–cuff move had just given the online fans shipping him and Jessica more sweet moments to fawn over.
After getting the address, Brian left the company right away to buy breakfast for Jessica at that shop.
It was rush hour, and there was a long line outside the shop. It was clearly doing amazing business.
Brian quietly joined the end of the line and once again became the center of attention.
He noticed several people glancing at their phones, then looking up at him, and whispering the whole time.
Brian realized he’d probably been recognized, but he didn’t try to hide.
He thought, ‘So what if they know who I am? It isn’t like I’ve never been on the trending list before. As long as it doesn’t affect Jessi or the company, nothing else matters.‘
He was pretty relaxed about it, but when he spotted obvious attempts to take his photos, he couldn’t help turning his head to avoid them.
He wasn’t a celebrity. He didn’t mind some exposure, but he didn’t want to live under the spotlight forever.
Someone trying to sneak a photo tried to get closer, but Brian shot them a cold look that made them back off.
Just then, it was his turn in line. Brian stepped up, ordered one of each of the shop’s signature dishes, ha back to his car. He drove quickly all the way to deliver them to Jessica.
aff pack them up, and then carried them
When Jessica got the breakfast Sana brought in, she couldn’t help asking, “Why suddenly think to bring me breakfast?”
“It’s not from me. Brian brought it,” Sana said, too proud to take credit that wasn’t hers.
“He brought it, and you just took it? When did you two get so close? I never noticed,” Jessica teased. She didn’t ask her to take the breakfast away, though.
Chapter 372
Sana fell
silent at that, thinking, ‘It’s Wesley’s fault,‘
she’d made things s clear to Wesley before. But he acted like he didn’t t understand. He still thought She
he even wasn’t replying,
showed up at the
company
texted her all the
time.
And when h
he saw he
to corner
her first thing
in the
morning.
And
Brian, who’d come to
drop off the food, had walked in
on the whole
thing.
Just thinking
about that awkward
I three–way
moment made Sana want to
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