“You said too much already and in addition you kept on changing!” She wanted to say that he was fickle, but she was afraid that this word would provoke his anger again. So, she changed it to other words and said that he kept on changing. He could be like this now or like that later, she was very confused. “I’m sorry. I really don’t know which sentence you said! This is what you ordered yesterday, the secretary guideline that I copied. President, please return my things to me now. I’m going to work!”
Marley looked at her coldly, but there was no joy or anger in his deep eyes. He stretched out his hand and took what she had copied. Then, he walked straight to the boss chair and sat down. He threw the brocade box into the drawer, made it very clear that he didn’t want to return to her.
“Since president likes this white jade bracelet so much, then I give it to you!” Sylvie didn’t say much. “Can I go out?”
“Go out then!” Marley said coldly.
Sylvie didn’t stay long. She turned around and left.
When Marley was the only one in the president’s office, he stared at the notebook blankly. That was a thick sketchbook. Her font was beautiful, clean, and tidy. She copied seriously without any perfunctory attitude.
He suddenly felt irritated when he saw these things. He took a cigarette, lit it up and started to smoke slowly.
The morning sun shone through the blinds and the tiny particles of smoke swirled in the light. The dazzling sunlight made people dizzy. The smoke was rendered by the sunlight, dyed into white and dazzling bright colours, dazzling people’s eyes.
He lowered his head again and looked at her handwriting. He felt strong dizziness and he seemed to be able to see her figure which was writing the secretary guideline seriously. He could imagine how serious she was when she was writing.
She had no complaints!
She took everything seriously and accommodated his inexplicable anger!
She had a male friend who was close enough to live together. That male friend gave her the white jade bracelet. What was that man thinking? Was he thinking to ‘restraint’ her hand with the bracelet?
He suddenly remembered that sentence, “How to show our close relationship, only by the two bracelets on the wrist”!
In ancient times, the bracelet was considered as a token of love. This could be found in the traditional wedding customs in ancient China. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was once a rule of “no bracelets, no marriage”. At that time, the bracelet had been given many meanings. It represented constraint and loyalty in the marriage. The round shape meant the endless love that would last forever. It represented perfection, happiness and harmony in the marriage.
That man gave her the bracelet carefully, but not a ring, was he afraid of scaring her? Could this situation be considered as well-intentioned, right? And Sylvie, she was silly and didn’t seem to understand anything. She was still in a state of ignorance!
What about himself? He found that he was also in a state of ignorance. Everything seemed to be related to Sylvie. It seemed that she had disrupted his life.
He opened the drawer again and took out the white jade bracelet. He froze sitting on the seat. This was a good jade that was given by a man to her.
His heart felt even more cold when he touched the white jade bracelet which was cold too. A wave of irritation mixed with anger flooded on his mind. The bracelet in his hand seemed like a pair of eyes looking at him mockingly. It was desolate, cold and it exuded some weird light with sarcasm.
Uh!
What happened to him?
How could he be enamoured of Sylvie?! The person he loved had always been Jemima! Marley felt a throb in his heart when he thought of Jemima. This kind of pain tore his heart bit by bit. It was him, the person who let Jemima disappointed!
Sylvie McCarthy!!!
If without Sylvie, maybe- –
Uh!
If without Sylvie, maybe Hughes Group had also declared bankruptcy now?!
While he hated and irritated Sylvie, his relationship with Sylvie was ambiguous at the same time. What kind of person was he? He thought to himself. He should be nice to her! Sylvie should be considered as his saviour, so that was it. She was the benefactor, so he should treat her better!
While thinking about this, Marley closed his eyes, gritted his teeth and kept hypnotized himself. She was the benefactor, so be nice to her! He took a deep breath and kept everything in the bottom of his heart.
He retracted on the seat. The tall figure looked tired at the moment. He pressed the phone and said lowly, “Secretary Sylvie, please come in!”
When Sylvie came in, she saw Marley sitting on the boss chair. His handsome face was calm, indifferent and could not trace any emotions. She only heard him said indifferently, “Secretary Sylvie, I have read your secretary guideline. You copied them seriously and I hope that you can remember your duty. Don’t cross the line.”
“Yes.” She frowned slightly. He asked her to come in just for this? Why didn’t he read just now?
After that, he passed the brocade box to her and said, “Take it back!”
“Uh!” Sylvie was stunned. She walked forward and stretched out her hand to take it.
When she held the brocade box, Marley also held the box tightly. Two people each held one end. Marley raised his head and looked at her. She trembled and felt a little nervous, “President–”
“Do you know the hidden meaning of a bracelet?”
“What?” Sylvie’s eyes met his eyes which were full of inquiry. She blinked her eyes and shook her head.
Marley let go his hand and said nothing.
Sylvie held the brocade box and had the feeling that she finally got it back. She held it tightly and kept her arms straight along her body. She said lowly, “Does president have any orders?”
“You can go out!” He looked like very tired, even when he spoke.
Sylvie didn’t understand some of his behaviour and she nodded. “Then I’m going out to work!”
He said nothing.
When Sylvie came out, some secretaries saw her and the box in her hand. Maisy smiled ambiguously, “Secretary Sylvie, did the president give you a gift?”
Sylvie returned to her seat under their hot gaze and said, “No!”
“You went in empty-handed but you came out with this and you still said no! Secretary Sylvie, you and the president seem to be very sweet now!”
Daria walked directly to Sylvie, directly picked up the box on Sylvie’s desk and opened it. Suddenly, she let out an exclamation, “Ah– what a beautiful white jade bracelet! Unexpectedly, the president gave you a gift during working hours. Oh my God! The president totally became another person because of Sylvie!”
“Yeah! Why is it not a ring but a bracelet? I heard that rings and bracelets have the same meaning. They only give this kind of things to the woman they love?”
“Is it?” Sylvie was a little surprised that Ryan gave her the bracelet? Marley asked her the meaning of the bracelet? She seemed to have to check it out.
“It’s so beautiful. The president is really generous!”
Sylvie was speechless. She grabbed the bracelet and threw it into her bag. She hated herself for no putting the bracelet in the apartment. She forgot it at all and didn’t expect the bracelet brought so much trouble.
“Everyone, please go to work! No gossip during working hours!” She gave a kind reminder. She didn’t want to talk about personal matters during working hours. The secretary guideline that she copied had stated very clearly. No gossip during working hours.
“Say one more time. Secretary Sylvie, is the president very mighty?”
Sylvie’s face blushed, “You guys are so wretched!”
“Ha ha ha…” Three people laughed lowly, wretchedly, ambiguously, with envy and jealousy. All kind of feelings were mixed in their laughter.
“No need to work?” Suddenly there was a low voice. Everyone regained consciousness and returned to their seats immediately and cautiously.
Marley stood at the door and looked everyone coldly. “Secretary Sylvie, follow me to the finance department!”
“Yes!” Sylvie stood up immediately and walked towards him cautiously.
She followed Marley and walked into the elevator in everyone’s attention. She could still imagine the glances of those women after the elevator’s door closed. Their glances were enough to drown her.
Marley glanced at her from the side and saw her hands clenching. She looked so nervous.
His gaze turned to upward. He was unsatisfied with her head lowered down, “Am I a tiger?”
“Uh?” Sylvie raised her head and she didn’t know what he meant. What did the president meant by suddenly asking her like this? She raised her head and looked at Marley cautiously and confusedly. She spoke softly, “President?”
“Are you afraid of me? The elevator descended slowly. Marley lowered his head and looked at her.
Was she afraid of him? Sylvie also asked herself. It seemed true that she was a little nervous to see him, but she was not afraid of him.
“No!” Sylvie replied softly. She just didn’t want to have a hard time for this half year. She was not being careless and lazy. She always prepared to work anytime and anywhere.
“Is it? Then why do you lower your head?” His tone was low and it was extremely attractive.
Sylvie’s heartbeat inexplicably sped up.
While Marley approached her, she could feel his temperature and his breath. Sylvie felt panic and overwhelmed all of a sudden. He said it before that he wanted to keep work and personal affairs separated because he didn’t like to mix it together. But what he did at this moment?
“President, please be respectful !” Sylvie stepped back and tried to avoid his scorching breath.
Marley followed one step forward. His hot breath was still hitting her face. His tone was low, “Am I not respectful?”
“The president is molesting the female employee now!” Sylvie said quickly.
Marley’s face turned grave instantly. “Sylvie, I am your husband!”
“Now is office hour, there is no husband. There are only president and secretary!” Sylvie looked around in panic, but what she said was righteous.
“Is it? Secretary Sylvie copied the secretary guideline until remembered everything! Molesting female employee, right? I haven’t done this kind of thing yet, and I want to try it!” He looked so serious but what he said was… evil.
“President!” Sylvie was even more nervous.
Marley stretched out his hand. His slender fingers lifted her slender chin. Sylvie was shocked but without thinking something else, her eyes met with his deep eyes and she just yelled instinctively.
“Go home to sleep next time!” His low voice was heard peacefully.
“What!” Sylvie was stunned and wondered what he said.
Seeing her puzzled face, he couldn’t help raising his eyebrows and said, “Don’t let me say twice, go home to sleep in the future. Wherever I am, that’s your home!”
“Uh!” Sylvie was panicked at the moment. She stuttered incoherently, “What, what do you mean? Didn’t you say we are getting divorced later?”
“I don’t like women who are too noisy and have too many questions!” He raised his head and looked at the number above the elevator and loosened his hand from her chin. He stepped backward one step, regained his indifferent expression and pretended nothing had happened just now.
Sylvie was slightly surprised and the elevator opened at the same time.
What happened to him?
She had no time to think about it. She heard his low voice, “Follow me!”
“Uh!” She followed his footsteps.
His legs were too long and the gap of his steps were a little big, so she sped up and followed behind him.