When Sylvie heard Marley’s voice, she opened the door and came in with a tray in her hand. Two cups of tea were on the tray. She placed the delicate cup on Marley’s desk and the other in front of Tyler.
“Mr Hughes, Mr Cooper. Help yourself!”
Tyler picked up the cup and gently took a sip, feeling the fresh fragrance between his lips and teeth. He couldn’t help admiring, “It tastes good. It’s good to drink tea occasionally. Secretary Sylvie, the tea that you made tastes as good as it looks!”
“Thank you!” Sylvie smiled faintly, took a step back with the tray, and waited for Marley to give an order.
Without saying a word, Marley picked up the cup, took a sip, frowned, and then put it down.
“Mr Hughes, I’m out to work!” Sylvie wanted to go.
“Secretary Sylvie!” As soon as Marley spoke, Sylvie and Tyler turned their gaze at Marley. Marley looked at Sylvie. Sylvie held her breath and waited for his orders.
“Secretary Sylvie, I want coffee tomorrow, OK?”
Sylvie was stunned and pursed her lips.
“You can’t learn to make coffee?” Marley said in a cold voice.
Sylvie immediately said, “Yes! I’ll make coffee tomorrow!”
She lacked confidence, but he inspired her morale. She felt that she was not a qualified secretary since she had been working for several days and didn’t learn to make coffee.
“Go out to work!” Marley did not embarrass her again.
“Yes!” Sylvie nodded at Tyler and left.
“She can’t make coffee?” Tyler raised his eyebrows and looked at Marley.
“If you are free, you can teach her!”
“Okay!” Tyler agreed.
Marley suddenly raised his head, smiled gently, and made no comment.
“Then I’ll teach Secretary Sylvie how to make coffee, Mr Hughes!” Tyler said, stood up and left with a smile.
“You have a meeting at nine o’clock!” Marley said in a low voice.
“I can teach her after the meeting!”
“Tyler!”
“Mr Hughes, may I help you?”
“Screw you!”
“No, I’d better walk out!” Tyler smiled and said, “Secretary Sylvie is not that kind of girl. She is very good!”
Marley stared at Tyler with his dark eyes. “I can judge myself!”
“That’s good, but I am surprised that you’re bitten by her!”
“Tyler!” There was a cry from behind.
“I’d better go before you lose your temper!” Tyler suddenly opened the door and burst out laughing when the door was closed.
Several secretaries were very surprised and looked at Tyler who kept laughing. They couldn’t figure out what had happened.
Aila looked at him in surprise and asked, “Why are you so happy?”
Tyler twitched her mouth and suppressed stopped laughing, “Nothing!”
At 8:55 am, Tyler walked out of his office with a stack of documents in his hand and went to Sylvie’s desk. He handed the documents to her, “Secretary Sylvie, here you are!”
Sylvie froze for a moment, looked down at the documents and read instructions on how to make coffee. She was stunned, stood up and thanked Tyler sincerely, “Thank you!”
“Don’t mention it. We are colleagues. After work, we are friends!” Tyler winked and smiled.
Sylvie smiled, “Thank you!”
Marley just walked out of the office. When he saw them smiling, he squinted and said, “Let’s have a meeting. Aila, take notes!”
“Yes!”
Marley turned his gaze at Sylvie and said in a deep voice, “Secretary Sylvie, please analyze the reasons why Hughes Group failed to win bid many times and submit the report in written form to me this afternoon!”
Hearing that, everyone was stunned while Sylvie just put on a smile. She knew how difficult the task was. How could she read bid documents of five projects within such short time? But she only said firmly, “Yes!”
At noon, everyone went to have a meal. Sylvie was still doing the analysis report.
Marley was in the office. After he walked out of the conference room, he occupied himself in his office. At noon, Aila ordered a meal for him. Then the office door was open.
No one ordered a meal for Sylvie and she forgot that she needed to have lunch. She didn’t remember that she needed to meet Ryan until Ryan called her.
She looked down at the computer screen and stored the analysis report. “Ryan, you’re at the gate? I’ll go downstairs at once!”
She went downstairs with her bag in hand. Marley suddenly raised his head and looked at the slender figure passing by. He frowned and stood up.
Sylvie walked out of the building and saw a slender figure leaning lazily against a white Bugatti. When she came out, Ryan waved his hand.
Sylvie ran over. Ryan took her bag, touched her hair and looked at her face as if implying something. He had bleary red eyes.
Sylvie suddenly felt that he looked tired when she saw him. “Ryan, didn’t you sleep well last night?”
“No! Get on the car and let’s go to lunch. I’ll take you back!” Ryan said.
“Alright!” Sylvie got on the car. “Hurry up. I have a lot of work to do this afternoon!”
Ryan put on a bitter smile and got on the car. “Sylvie, is your work so important?”
Sylvie was a little embarrassed and glanced at him, “I’m sorry. When I finish my work, I’ll hang out with you. I work here to prove that I can adapt to any environment. That’s it!”
Ryan smiled at a loss. “Sylvie, why didn’t you tell me about your marriage?”
“Sorry!” Sylvie looked at Ryan pitifully.
Sylvie had an oval face, thin eyebrows and dark eyes. She didn’t wear any make-up. Her dark eyes were round and big. She looked at Ryan pitifully with watery and innocent eyes.
Ryan couldn’t help but sigh every time he saw Sylvie like that. “OK, it’s good that you focus on your work. Let’s go to have a meal. You have to tell me what happened to you and Marley. Why do you marry him? I wouldn’t have known it if I hadn’t read the news on the Internet.”
Sylvie was stunned, smiled, shook her head and shrugged. “Ryan, please don’t ask. I really don’t know how to explain, but I will get divorced to him!”
“Why?” Ryan asked surprisedly.
“Marley and I are unsuited!” Sylvie put on a bright smile, “Ryan, let’s go. I’m starving!”
She looked at Ryan with pitiful eyes. He felt her heart twitched every time she looked at him like that.
She wanted to get divorced? He was shocked by the news that she got married suddenly. When he knew that she wanted to get divorced, he felt it hard to accept the fact. He knew Sylvie wouldn’t trifle with others’ affections, so he was worried about her when hearing that.
They sat in the restaurant. Sylvie began to have a meal with chopsticks. Ryan was stunned, “Take it slowly!”
When he finished speaking, Sylvie cried. “Ouch! It’s so hot! But I am very hungry. Ryan, I didn’t have breakfast in the morning. I may forget to have lunch if you don’t call me!”
Sylvie swallow it and spoke. She was very relaxed in front of Ryan, because she took him as her family member. When she was the most embarrassed, he was also there, so she would not pretend to be an elegant lady in front of him.
Ryan looked at Sylvie’s round eyes. There were mixed feelings in his dark eyes. Finally, he shook his head with a mocking smile. He looked helpless, picked up the food that she loved eating and put it into her bowl. “Take your time!”
“Thank you!” Sylvie lowered her head to enjoy the delicious food. “Help yourself. The food here is very delicious. I want to take you here long early, but have no time!”
Ryan smiled gently. “Sylvie, happy birthday! Though it has been a day, I still want to celebrate it with you!”
With that said, he put a square and big box in front of her. Sylvie raised her head and saw that it had been pushed in front of her.
“What’s it?” Sylvie looked up at him.
“Your birthday gift.” Ryan squinted and smiled. ‘”Open it and take a look!”
Sylvie opened the box. There was a hetian jade bracelet in it. It was white and glittering. Sylvie only took a glance and knew that it cost a lot. Hetian jade was far more valuable than other jades in the jade carving industry. And Hetian suet-jade was the best and was difficult to find.
“Ryan, I don’t want it!” Sylvie whispered and sighed, “It’s too expensive…”
Ryan squinted and said in a low voice. “I always want to give it. If you don’t want it, just throw it…”
Sylvie was stunned, looked up at Ryan and found he looked serious. He was not joking. She frowned. “You…”
He reached out to stroke her hair and said in a light voice. “Don’t be so polite. It’s just a jade bracelet. If you think it’s valuable, hurry up to draw design manuscripts. I’m waiting for you!”
“I know you want to squeeze me!” Sylvie felt relieved and took the jade bracelet with her nose twitched. “I’ll take it, my dear brother!”
“Brother?” Ryan repeated, lowered his head, and a touch of self-mockery flashed across his eyes, “OK, I’m your brother! What happened to you and Marley? What does your grandfather think about? What do you think?”