Chapter 81


    Chapter 81 The Whisperings


    Tony immediately shut his mouth and turned his gaze away from his boss’ chin. He then sputtered out


    his report at the speed of light and finally heaved a breath of relief when he had finished his


    presentation.


    “President Gardner, that is all for the pre-new year’s n. I’ll leave the information you need on the


    table. I’ll be leaving first if there is nothing else.”


    Just as he was about to slip away, he only managed to take a few steps out of the office before that


    familiar,manding voice told him to stand right where he was.


    Tony’s body stiffened for a second there. He then abruptly turned around and peered at his boss with


    careful eyes. “Is there anything else, President Gardner?” he asked cautiously.


    He couldn’t risk acting out-of-line today. He had to be extra careful when dealing with Colton, who was


    behaving, unlike his usual self.


    “Do you have a bandage?” Colton’s low voice surprisingly rang out with a darkened face as he asked


    his secretary for a bandage.


    “Huh?” Tony thought he heard Colton wrong. He finally responded when his eyes fell on the injury


    again. “Ah. I…I don’t.”


    “Go buy me a box, then,” Colton ordered him with a wave of his hand.


    Tony didn’t even need to be told twice as he nodded and flew out of the office.


    If only Colton had known that the small injury would garner such big reactions from the people around


    him, he would have epted the bandage Nicole had offered him this morning.


    What Colton had not expected, however, was how much more eye-catching his chin had be after


    he pped a bandage on it.


    He first noticed how the regr employees kept throwing nces at him and his chin when the


    executives were giving their reports during a meeting. They even had the nerve to start chattering


    amongst themselves after peeking at him.


    He couldn’t make out what they were mumbling about, but he knew for sure that they were talking


    about his chin.


    It was an understatement to say how much he felt like a zoo animal surrounded by spectators.


    It wasn’t like it was a big injury to begin with, but it did get more conspicuous with the bandage on his


    chin. Finally, after the persistent whisperings in his ears, he ripped the bandage off his face.


    Because of that, the ones who were throwing nces every now and then were now staring directly at


    his chin with wide eyes.


    Colton shouldn’t be held responsible for his actions, anyway. He had thought that the most the injury


    would do was bleed a little. Never would he have thought that teeth marks would start to appear on his


    chin.


    Amotion would definitely have broken out in the office if Colton wasn’t there.


    What kind of situation was this?!


    The one and only President Gardner, who had been in abstinence for years, actually came to work with


    teeth marks on his chin!


    Looking at the amorous marks, everyone could only wonder if it was done by thedy from the


    Anderson Family.


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    Colton’s face was dark all the way until the end of the meeting, and by the time he had left the office,


    he was a walking block of ice that everyone stayed away from.


    Meanwhile, Nicole, the instigator of the incident, had her chin propped in the palm of her hand while


    sketching a draft on herputer.


    As someone who specialized in haute couture for adults, Nicole had to consider the fact that Colton’s


    sister was a youngdy that had not evene of age. She would have toe up with a design that


    wasn’t as revealing; something less mature and sexy would probably be more appropriate for Wendy.


    She gave it a long thought before an idea finally came to her.


    There was a time before she had be the Chief Designer of F&M Apparel and she had


    anonymously entered an internationalpetition for designers. The theme for the final round was


    ‘Youth’, and she had won first ce with a design of hers.


    It would have been her stepping stone to overnight sess if she had attended the award ceremony


    the following day, but s, she had to miss it as she had received news that she was promoted to the


    position of Chief Designer at F&M Apparel.


    She clicked into the file that had her initial draft of the design and after making sure that it was still


    usable after so many years, she started to make small edits to the design. It was a pity that the final


    product was never made, but she was happy to give it as a present to Wendy.