Alex Brown coughed lowly a few times.
“Are you asleep?” The low magnetic voice is not different from the memory.
Emma Rosy raised the corners of her lips, subconsciously answered, and hurriedly explained: “Ready to sleep, but not yet!”
The translation is, your call came at the right time, we can still continue to talk.
Perhaps the sense of anticipation was too obvious, Alex Brown laughed out loud, although through the phone, but Emma Rosy could feel the vibration of his chest, as if she was leaning in his arms.
After a long silence, Alex Brown spoke again, “About the material company, you already know?”
“Yes.” Emma Rosy nodded and said earnestly, “Thank you.”
“Really thank me? How come it doesn’t feel sincere?”
“Huh?”
Emma Rosy did not respond, Alex Brown continued over there, “At least you should buy dinner.”
“Dinner … Sure, about what time and how many people?”
Alex Brown’ tone was so formal that Emma Rosy thought it was a formal meal in the context of work and didn’t feel excited about it, but instead felt lost because Alex Brown had deliberately distanced himself from They.
With a helpless sigh there, he asked in return, “How many people do you think you’ll need?”
At that, Emma Rosy froze again and finally comprehended, “You mean They of us … oh no, I’m hosting a separate dinner to thank you, right?”
Alex Brown let out a single syllable with an upturned coda.
Heartbeat suddenly accelerated, Emma Rosy raised a hand to her chest, deliberately not to think of his reasons for doing so, smiling full of agreement.
After that, there was another moment of silence.
Strangely enough, they listened to each other’s breathing, even if they didn’t speak, there was no sense of coldness, as if they were meant to be in each other’s company in such silence.
It was Alex Brown who ended the call after checking the time and fearing that it would affect Emma Rosy’s rest.
Ringing bell…
At five o’clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang on time.
Emma Rosy got up from bed with her eyes closed, dazedly washed up, matched her clothes, did her makeup, and adjusted the curvature of her hair to the best condition, and when she was done, the clock was already pointing to “8”.
She decided to leave two hours early to prevent traffic delays.
She hurriedly ran down the stairs.
“So early, to meet your boyfriend?”
Master Wood appeared at the entrance of the stairs at some point and startled Emma Rosy.
She denied, “No, I’m going to work.”
Master Wood snapped his face up, turned his back and walked into the living room with a huff.
Unaware of Master Wood’s mood, Emma Rosy’s mind was full of the next meeting with Alex Brown.
She had been busy for a long time, but just as she opened the door, her cell phone rang again at an inopportune time.
When she answered the phone, she looked uncomfortable, and as the call went on, she looked even worse.
An hour later, she arrived at the materials company.
Joe Wright was already waiting at the door, and when he saw her get out of the car, he greeted her quickly.
“How much material was stolen in total?” She had walked too fast and was panting as she spoke.
“All of the materials intended for the Wright Group were stolen last night, and were only discovered this morning when the administrator checked the storage room, and the police are now involved.”
Joe Wright led her to the surveillance room, where the officer held up his hand to stop her: “Surveillance is being investigated inside, no entry for now.”
They were stopped outside the door, the incident happened suddenly, no one knows the details, right now all they can do is wait.
“About how long will it take? I want to see the person in charge of this company!” Emma Rosy could not resist asking.
The police officer didn’t know anything, but told them to wait quietly.
Seeing that Emma Rosy seemed anxious, Joe Wright squeezed her shoulder and gently reassured her: “The police will soon be able to solve the case. After all, that material is not a small amount, even if it can escape from the eyes of the security guards, the transportation process will certainly reveal itself.”
“Of course I know that, but …” Emma Rosy stomped her foot and continued to spin around in her place.
The importance of this material to the Wright Group is self-evident, and she is always afraid that things are not that simple, what if someone is behind it again?
Besides, it was already 9:30, and Alex Brown might have already arrived at the restaurant, so she was afraid she would be late if she didn’t leave.
She didn’t have confidence that Alex Brown would wait forever.
Downtown, corner coffee shop.
Sitting in her favorite spot, she had two cups of hot coffee in front of her, looking out through the floor-to-ceiling window, but unfortunately, there was no figure she was expecting in the crowd passing by.
The phone next to the coffee cup vibrates, picking it up nervously and pressing the screen brightly, but it is boring gossip news.
Put down the phone and shrink back into the sofa, as if nothing to continue to enjoy the street scene, the heart of the disappointment accumulates deeper and deeper.
The waiter passed by and leaned down to ask: “Miss, do you need a refill?”
“… No, I don’t think so.” Emma Rosy shook her head awkwardly and followed up with, “A Black Forest cake, please.”
She had been to this cafe several times before and she had not heard of a refill service, so she guess the waiter saw her poorly and asked nicely.
She had ordered two cups of coffee alone and waited for three hours, so she looked like a poor girl who had been stood up by her boyfriend.
Three hours ago, she was so anxious at the material company that she finally explained the situation to Joe Wright and rushed here. But the date she held so dear was worthless to Alex Brown.
She was afraid of being late, but Alex Brown disappeared completely, not answering her phone calls and text messages, leaving her here alone, like a lost dog.
It was clear that she should have left, but a voice always echoed in her head: wait, maybe he had an emergency delay, you missed so many times, don’t even miss the last chance to say goodbye.
This wait, until nightfall.
The waiter approached again and asked with a slight pity: “Miss, the store is closing, I will help you pack these desserts, do you think it is okay?