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Joy’sexpressionturnedearnest<b>as</b>sheremarked,“Afterhesavedyou,hedidn’ttrytocapitaliseonyourfameoraplishments.Hejust leftquietly,notaskingforanythinginreturn.Isn’tthatasignoftrueallection?
Milly,doesn’tthattouchyouatall<b>?</b>”
Millylookedathersteadily,ahintofamusementinhertone.“Yourimaginationisquitevivid.Youshouldconsiderscriptwriting.It’sawasteforyoutojustbeanassistant.”
Joughed<b>and</b>settledbesideher,stillconvincedofherperspective.“Milly,ItrulythinkMr.Tatecaresaboutyou.
Georgecaresaboutme?
Millyhad neverreallyconsideredit,notseriously.
Herpastexperienceshadtaughthertobewaryofmen,theirintentionsoftenlessthannoble,andthisincludedGeorge.
IfithadbeenNealwhohadsavedher,dealingwiththeobligationmighthavefeltsimpler.However,withGeorge,mattersaresignificantlplicated.
Millywasalreadytangledupwithhimduetoapreviousincidentinvolvingabracelet,andnow,thislife-savingeventfurtherentwinedtheirlives,ignitingamixofemotions.
Asanassistant,Joywasadeptatreadingnuancesinbehaviour.NoticingMilly’sfurrowedbrowandtheirritationinhereyes,shesensedtherewasmoretoMilly’sfeelings.
Withagentle<b>voice</b>,Joyaskedafterpursingherlips,“Milly,doesthethoughtofowingMr.Tatebotheryou?”
ThatquestionresonateddeeplywithMilly.
Shenoddedslowly,hervoicelow.“Yes,Idon’tlikeowingpeoplefavours.”
Milly’seyebrowsfurrowed,hervoicecarryinganoteoffrustration.‘Doyouhaveanysuggestions?”
Joyhadhalf amindtosuggestthattherewasnoneedtorepaythefavouratall,seeingasMr.TateseemedmorethanwillingtohelpMillywithoutexpectinganythinginreturn.
However,understandingthatMillydidnot sharethisview,sheoptedforamoretactfpproach.
“IthinkMr.Tate,givenhisposition,hasseenallsortsofgifts,sotraditionalpresentsmightnotimpresshimmuch,”Joysuggestedthoughtfully.
“PerhapsyoucouldcallMr.Tatetoexpressyourgratitude.I’msurehewouldappreciateapersonalthank
<b>you</b>.
Millylookedsceptical.“Would<b>that</b>reallybeeffective?”
Joynoddedconfidently.“Absolutely!Justthinkaboutit–asidefromthelife–savingincident,rememberthetwelvehelicoptersandthetruckloadofluxurygoodsMr.Tatesentyou?Clearly,materialthingsaren’t
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“Instead,aphonecalltoacknowledgehisgiftandexpressyourgenuinegratitudecouldmeanalotmore.Asforthedebtofsavingyourlife,youcanlookforwaystoreciprocateovertimewhentherightmoment
Millyconsideredthis,findinglogicinJoy’swords.“I’llgiveitatry,”shedecided.
Joy’seyeslitupwithencouragement.“Great.”
Privately.JoyhadnoticedduringGeorge’svisits<b>that</b>heseemedto<b>have</b>afondnessforMilly,thoughMillyherselfseemedunawareofit.
JoybelievedthatGeorgeandMillywouldmakeagoodmatchandhopedfortheirhappinesstogether,butshewasresolvednevertopushMillytowardssomethingshedidnotfeel.
Shehopedthisphonecallmightbringthemcloser,evenifshefeltabitlikeahaplessmatchmaker.
Inthetenseatmosphereoftheconferencehall,thenormallyunppabledepartmentmanagersfoundthemselvesonedge,discreetlywipingawaysweatfromtheirbrows.
Thismeetingwasshapinguptobethemostdauntingtheyhadeverexperienced.
Despitetheirmeticulousreportsandpolishedpresentations,everydepartmenthadfacedtheCEO’ssternrebuke.
EvenDanny,theCEO’strustedassistant,hadnotescapedcensureforsomethingasminorasfailingtoclosethedoorproperly.
The<b>room</b>wasfilledwiththerhythmictappingofGeorge’sfingersagainstthesolidwoodentable,asoundthatechoedominouslylikeadeathknellintheotherwise silentspace.
Withabriefpartingofhislips,heissuedacurmand,“Next.”
Athisword,amiddle–agedmanwithanoticeablebeerbellyandrecedinghairlinestooduphesitantly.Clutchinghisreport,hewalkedtowardtheprojectionscreenwithtremblingstepsandbegan,“Hello,everyone,Mr. Tate.Iam…
Beforehe<b>could</b>finishhisintroduction,George’sexpressiondarkened,apalpablechillemanatingfromhim.
Then,asexpected,heinterruptedsharply,“Whichdepartmentareyoufrom?Ifyoucan’tspeakclearly,whybotherwiththepaperwork?”
Thepressureseemedtogettothebaldingman,whostuttered moreintensely,strugglingtofindhiswords,“I–Iam…Um…”
Hismindracedfrantically–whatwashesupposedtosay?
Atthatmoment,<b>a</b>suddenbuzzingsoundcutthroughthesilence.
<b>Immediately</b>,thissound<b>sent</b>aninstantwaveofpanicamongthedepartmentmanagers.Facesdrainedofcolour,theyfumbledfortheirphones,eachprayingthatthedisruptive<b>noise</b><b>was</b>notfromtheirdevice.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.
Otherwise,theycouldjustpacktheir<b>bags</b><b>and</b>go<b>home</b>!
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Aftersomefranticsearching,theyrealisedtheringing<b>was</b>notfromtheirownphones.Reliefsweptthroughthem,feelingliketheyhadjustdodgedabullet.
Dannynoticedtheckphonevibratingonthedeskandalerted,“Sir,yourphoneisringing.Doyouwant
totakethecall?”
Georgeshothimafrostylook,hisgazeicyandthreatening,asifhecoulshoutatanymoment.
Dannynervouslygulpedandquicklyoffered,“Sir,I’llturnitoffforyourightaway!”
Hegrabbedthephonehastily,awarethatanydycouldcosthimhisjob.However,ashesawthenameonthedisy,hehesitatedmomentarily.
Fortunately,DannyalwayscheckedthecallerIDbeforeanswering.Ifhehaddisconnectedthiscall,itwouldhavebeenagravemistake.
Noticingthatthephonewasstillon,George’seyesnarrowed.“What’swrong?Didyoubreakyourfinger?”
Danny,hishandtrembling,swallowedandshakilyextendedthephowardshim,saying,“Sir,maybe….Ithinkyoushouldtakethiscall.”
George’spatiencewaswearingthin.
Justthen,asDannyhandedoverthephone,thename“Milly”appearedprominentlyonthescreen.
WasitMillyontheline?
Atthatmoment,eventheusuallydecisiveMr.Tateshowedahint ofdisbelief,andthechillintheroomseemedtolessenslightly.
“Hello.”
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