Chapter 78


    Caroline and I rushed to Roeval Group''s president''s office. However, the secretary then informed us that Bruce had just left.


    He was the one who ordered us toe over. Yet, he refused to see us when we got there.


    But it was easy to guess why he did that.


    I didn''t mind it, but Caroline was angered. "He''s the president of Roeval Group. Does he need to go to such lengths for Cindy?”


    Well, I myself had never seen him dote on someone so much either.


    Plus, we had to think about how to deal with the trouble that came with the proposal.


    After all, Bruce was more challenging to handlepared to Cindy.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    Caroline immediately calmed down and nced at the female secretary outside the reception room. "Watch and see,” she said


    Five minutester, she sessfully got to know from the secretary that Cindy and Bruce were at thepany''s cafeteria.


    I reckoned neither of them had eaten yet


    Then, Caroline suggested that we strike while the iron was hot. "We should be more sincere and thick-skinned. If all else fails, we''ll try to act pitiful


    like Cindy."


    I couldn’t help butugh.


    However, while we might be willing to act, Bruce might not be willing to watch.


    At the cafeteria, we saw Bruce and Cindy sitting not too far away from where we were.


    The two of them sat facing each other.


    Bruce had his back to us, so we couldn''t see his expression. Meanwhile, Cindy''s eyes were red, and the make-up on her face was a bit smudged. It


    seemed that she was extremely aggrieved


    Even I couldn''t help but pity her, so it went without saying how Bruce would feel.


    Then, when Caroline and I were about to head up to them, Cindy suddenly picked up a piece of cabbage and offered it to Bruce''s lips.


    "It must be boring to listen to me go on for so long. Here. Let me reward you with a piece of cabbage." Her voice was sweet and cute.


    There was also softness in her eyes while she smiled. And coupled with her slightly tear-stained face, she looked like she was mustering up her


    spirits with difficulty.


    It was heart-wrenching to see someone pretend to be strong despite feeling wronged


    I thought that Bruce would immediately eat the cabbage. However, he called the kitchen to bring more soup for Cindy instead.


    They were in a public setting, after all. He couldn''t keep disregarding his reputation to look out for her.


    Just as Caroline and I were trying to decipher the situation, Cindy spotted us.


    She looked at us in confusion. "Nancy, Ms. Whittaker, why are you guys here?"


    This caught Bruce''s attention, and he turned to the side and silently looked at us.


    Then, he furrowed his eyebrows.


    It was obvious that he didn''t wee us.


    "Mr. Harold and Ms. Lane, I heard you two were still eating. It''s such a coincidence that Nancy and I hadn''t eaten yet either.


    “Can we share a table?" Caroline was full of smiles.


    Her words caught me off guard. And when I thought of the pork stew I wolfed down in the afternoon, I felt a bit guilty.


    Cindy immediately replied, "It''s sote. You haven''t eaten yet, Ms. Whittaker?”


    Caroline started her act. "We were going to eat, but Mr. Harold called us over. Nancy and I didn''t dare to dy, so we rushed over immediately.”


    Cindy curiously looked at Bruce and whispered, “Why did you..."


    Bruce nced at us and said indifferently, "I''m afraid our cafeteria food might not suit your tastes."


    The meaning behind his words rendered Caroline speechless.


    While I could endure Bruce not usually showing much regard for me, it was uneptable for him to be so rude to Caroline in front of Cindy.


    After all, Cindy was her subordinate.


    So, I pulled-out the chair opposite


    him without hesitation and calmly”


    Said, "You re overthinking it. Ms->


    Whittaker and I have always had


    good-appetites. We aren''t picky


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    Thus, we miraculously got seated at the same table.


    Then, I ordered two vegetable dishes and pretended to eat a few bites.


    It wasn''t bad, but I didn''t have much of an appetite.


    Meanwhile;Cindy giggled. "You ~~


    should havee early, Nancy. The


    meatballs our kitchen makes aré


    trulydelicious. You shoulde and


    taste it when you have time”


    The choice of wording she used had another meaning to it.


    By using “our kitchen", it seemed that she was trying to tell Caroline and me that we were outsiders while she and Bruce were from Roeval Group.


    Caroline also picked up on this and teased, "You''re already inviting us on behalf of Roeval Group, so how could we refuse?”


    Cindy froze before gnawing on her lips. "I don''t mean it that way."


    Seeing Caroline furrowing her


    eyebrowssI decided to head straight


    to the topic. "Mr. Harold, you asked


    us tome in such a hurry. You


    musthave something to telkus,


    t?" .


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    As soon as I finished speaking, I noticed Cindy''s hand under the table subtly curling up.