Even though Cheyenne and Oliver said it was unnecessary, how could Kelvin just sit back and let his son be bullied like that? He contacted Chris to investigate the background of the woman who hit his son this afternoon.
At this moment, Chris was sitting in the office, hoping to leave on time. He wished he could tear down all the clocks on the wall. However, he didn’t expect that just one minute before leaving work, the CEO assigned him a new task with only two hours to complete it.
He couldn’t help but sigh at the clock on the wall.
“Ah!”
His colleagues were surprised by his distressed appearance and joked. “Mr. Richards is always hardworking.”
“Yes, Mr. Richards was named an outstanding employee for working overtime for three months.”
“The CEO trusts Mr. Richards so much that he assigns everything to you.”
…
Chris’s lips twitched as he muttered under his breath. “I also need to go out with my friend.”
He was only one year younger than the CEO’s second child who already called him dad while Chris remained unmarried.
How could he not be anxious?
“Your girlfriend?” somebody asked.
Thinking of his online girlfriend made Chris embarrassed about admitting it because as an almost thirty-year-old man having an online relationship with a young girl would make people laugh at him for a long time if they found out.
He denied it outright.
“I’m just going out with… a friend,” said Chris firmly.
Now that he had overtime work tonight again meant changing their appointment time next time around.
Chris picked up his phone helplessly, then opened Line app where there was an adorable little dog avatar waiting for him in chat box whereupon typing.
“I’m sorry I have overtime tonight; looks like I have broken our date,” wrote Chris.
Krystal replied. “It’s okay; I’ll be shooting an ad later than expected.”
Chris asked curiously. “What ad?”
“It’s secret; anyway you’ll see me soon on TV,” Krystal replied mysteriously.
“Oh,” responded Chris simply.
Krystal asked worriedly. “Are you angry or upset?”
“Nope, I just don’t know what else to say,” answered Chris honestly.
“If you’re not mad then smile please!” Krystal requested playfully.
After that, Krystal didn’t respond anymore, probably because she had entered the filming phase.
Thinking that she was also struggling in this city somewhere like himself, Chris began to focus on his work and time passed by unnoticed.
When he looked up again, everyone in the office had left one after another except for him and another girl.
The girl’s name was Gia. She was a new intern with a pretty face that everyone praised for being gentle and meticulous. Unfortunately, she wasn’t Chris’s type.
Over the years, he had always followed Kelvin around and seen all kinds of beauties. He had long since passed his teenage years of getting excited over seeing a woman and remained indifferent towards anyone.
Now the girl was leaving but still took a moment to raise her eyes and look at the man’s serious profile as he worked.
In terms of looks, Chris wasn’t really the most handsome but under his calm exterior occasionally came out some humorous words which made people feel comfortable when speaking or working with him.
He fully embodied the charm of a workplace elite adult male who also happened to be popular among female employees after Mr. Foley stepped down from power in their company.
Gia was one of those people too.
Her face flushed now as she looked down at her heart-shaped bento box which had been blocked by her computer screen.
She clenched it tightly several times, wanting to stand up but then sat back down timidly.
But it was already 7. 30 PM now.
Because he was so engrossed in work, Chris hadn’t noticed when his phone lit up halfway through.
Krystal: “Chris, you definitely haven’t eaten yet, right? I’m coming to find you.”
Krystal: “Where is your address?”
Krystal: “Hmph, if you don’t answer me I’ll give you something super spicy until you cry mad”
…
Chris just finished organizing survey results when his neck felt stiff.
As soon as he raised his head again, he saw Gia looking at him with red cheeks like she couldn’t sit still any longer.
There seemed to be something hidden behind those eyes.
“Do you want to leave work? Go ahead then; we can finish tomorrow if we can’t finish today.”
“Huh?”
This answer made Gia feel both disappointed yet happy that he finally noticed her presence.
As she was about to hand the lunch box to Chris, the sound of high heels clicking on the ground suddenly came from outside the office door. It was getting closer and closer. And then, at the next moment, a hand pushed open the door accompanied by a coquettish hum. “Chris, come help me; it’s so heavy.” The quiet office suddenly heard this voice and both of them looked towards its owner.
One was surprised while the other was jealous.
The woman in front of them appeared to be around twenty-four or twenty-five years old with an oval face, almond-shaped eyes, a small nose and cherry lips. Her skin was fair like that of a Barbie doll displayed in stores. She wore a white spaghetti strap dress which clearly showed that she wasn’t tall but her curvy figure made up for it.
Her arms were slender as she carried a large plastic bag filled with things.
As soon as Chris saw her smiling face, he couldn’t help but smile too. He took long strides towards her and eagerly helped carry her things for her.
“I thought you were going to shoot another ad?”
“We already finished shooting, so I came looking for you instead. Aren’t you happy to see me?”
Krystal had just walked into his office when she saw this little girl staring at him affectionately with deep eyes… what is going on inside that little head of hers?
Chris rubbed Krystal’s chubby cheeks before taking hold of her hand and walking back to his desk, saying, “Why wouldn’t I be? I wanted to go find you in just a few minutes.”
Upon hearing this, Krystal finally became happy again; placing both hands on his desk like an eager puppy, trying hard to please him. “I sent my assistant out specifically today to buy your favorite dishes from our last visit together at that private restaurant! Go ahead try some!”
“Okay.”
Chris opened up the bag which contained two bowls of rice along with coconut chicken dish, lobster, garlic stir-fried pork and boiled beef slices, all dishes he loved eating!
The most peculiar thing, however, were those small boxes filled with reds and greens – even after staring intently at them for quite some time, he still didn’t know what they were exactly!