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Emelicfrownedandasked,“ThenshouldIgoaloneorwait?!
Alexisshrugged,shewasn’t<b>sure</b>either.She<b>mentioned</b>shehadtogoout<b>for</b>workwithJayden,soshequicklyheadedoff,notwantingtodyany<b>longer</b>.
EmellemadeanothercalltoPatricia,decidingthatifshedidn’tanswer<b>,</b>she’djustgobyherself.Afterall,Patricia’ckof punctualitywasholdingherback.
Thistime,however,Patriciapickedup.Hervoicegrewlouderassheapproached. “Ms.Haven<b>,</b>I’mhere,Sorryforbeinte,”she<b>said</b>,walkinguptoher<b>and</b>hangingupthephone
Withasmile,sheadded,“Theldbackforsomany days,thenIlostcontrostnight.<b>Almost</b>couldn’tmakeittoworkontime!!
Emelienoddedandreplied,“sinceyou’rehere,let’sgetmoving.Wehave<b>a</b>lottodotoday”
Theprojectteamhadarrangedacarforthem.
GhentheworkloadandPatricia’sdy,timewastight.Assoonastheygotin<b>the</b>car,EmellestarteddiscussingworkwithPatriciatomakethemostoftheirtraveltime.
Emeliefeltitwasbesttodividethetasks,witheach<b>person</b>focusingonadifferentareato savetime,
However,Patriciaseemedquitedistracted.Sheconstantlyshiftedinherseat,<b>requested</b>acushionforherback,andstretchedherlegs.Shinedaboutherbackpainandlegdifort,movingaroundeveryfewseconds.
“Ms.<b>May</b>,areyouevenlisteningtowhatI’msaying?”Emelieasked,herpatiencethinning
<b>“</b><b>I’m</b>notdeaf,heardyou,”Patriciarepliedwithasmile,“ButIthinkit’sbetterifwesticktogetherit’smoreefficientwhentwopeopleworkonaskandmoveontothenext.It’seasiertokeeptrackofeverythingthatway.”
Emelieconsideredthesuggestionand agreed itmadesense.
However,Patriciadidn’tseemtocontributemuchoncetheyarrivedatthesite.Shemostlysatdownorleanedagainst<b>a</b>wall,actinglikeabystanderwhileEmebehandledthediscussionswiththeprojectcontect
Patricia’sbodnguagescreameddifort,whichElecourtignore.Giventhethreeguestservicerequeststhenightbefore,itmadesenseshewouldbefeelingthe
aftermath.
Emellesighedinwardly,thinkingitwouldhavebeenbetterifshe’ealone.It<b>would</b>havesavedtimeandavoidedhavingtoconstantlyintroducePatriciatoeveryone.
TheonlytimePatriciaspokeduringthemeetingwastoasktheprojectcontact,“Isthere<b>a</b>pharmacy<b>nearby</b>?Ineedtobuysomepainreliefcream.
Emelierolledhereyesinternallyandwasspeechless.
TheprojectBaison’sexpressiontwistedwithamixofconfusionandcontemptasPatriciaaskedfordirectionstothenearestpharmacy.Hechuckleddrylyandpointedherintherightdirection.
“<b>She’s</b>reallythebusinessdevelopmentmanager?”heasked,disbeliefclearinhisvoiceText content ? N?velDrama.Org.
Shedidn’tnonbargingin andconfrontingthem.Thatwouldonlymakeherjobhardeter.A
<b>warning</b>wasenough.
Shelefttheoffice,headingtotheentrance.There,sheranintoPatricia,whowasreturningfrombuyingmedicine.
Emeliencedather.“Let’sheadtothenextce.”
Patriciatuggedonhersleeve.“It’salmostnoon,Shouldn’tweeatfirst?I’mexhaustedfrostnight.Hardly<b>got</b>anysleep”
Emeliepulledherarmback.“I’mnothungry.Ifyou’rehungry,grabsomethingonyourown.Wecanmeetuter.”
Patriciaprecedather. “Ms.Howen,youseeminabadmoodtodayDidIdosomethingtoupsetyou?”
“You’reoverthinking.I’mjustanxioustogetworkdone,”
Patriciasmirked.“Really?Ithoughtitwas<b>because</b>ofwhathappenedbetweenMr.Middletonandmstnightwemight’vegottenabircarriedaway”
“Ms.May,”Emelie cutheroff,liftinghergazetomostPatricia’s.“Ifindyouquiteridiculous.”
Patrkistajyedaneyebrow,Interested“ch?Whatmakesyousaythat?”
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