Chapter 2226
Jonathan navigated the car homeward, his hand finding Estelle''s, "Got ns today? Join me at the office.”
Estelle''s smile was gentle, "Maybe tomorrow. I''ve already passed Amiee''s wedding dress sketch to Harriet, and I need to discuss some details with
her today."
Jonathan nced at her, his voice soft, "You wouldn''t be wasting time at my ce."
Estelle raised an eyebrow teasingly, "I''m worried some people might get distracted.”
Jonathan justughed silently.
"Jonathan!" Estelle suddenly turned, confusion in her clear eyes, "Do you think my brother likes Sylvia? He''s been with her these past few days, but
why did he leave all of a sudden?"
She had thought her brother and Sylvia, reuniting after years apart. had developed feelings for each other. But her brother''s departure was so
decisive.
Now. with one in C City and the other in J City, seeing each other again seemed unlikely.
Jonathan pondered for a moment before speaking up, "There must be feelings involved. Otherwise, with Gab''s status, he wouldn''t need to bother
with the Barlows or the insignificant Brights. His bold move against them was a warning to everyone: stay away from Sylvia. He set up a protective
barrier for her!”
"Why else would he do that?"
Estelle thought it over and nodded, "Do you think Sylvia could be the reason my brother decided to step back?"
Jonathan raised an eyebrow, gripping her hand tighter, "We''ll see!”This is from N?velDrama.Org.
Hope and anticipation shone in Estelle’s eyes,
"I really hope my brother starts taking better care of himself, without carrying so much burden.”
Mnda sat in her chair, organizing some documents before locking up to hand them to Sylvia with a grin, "Boss, what''s got you zoned out?"
Sylvia locked up nkly, "What?"
"You''ve been out of it ever since Mr. Carnes hasn''t shown up today. Missing him that much?" Mnda teased, "Focus on work, shine on your own,
and that man wille running back."
Sylvia took the documents, nodding slowly, "Right, I need to focus on work.”
Mnda leaned in, curious, "So, boss, when are you and Mr. Carnes going public? Christmas ising up, good things shoulde in pairs!"
Sylvia locked down, her expression unchanging, "We''re just friends, don''t overthink it!"
Mnda huffed, wanting to tell her that people had seen them embracing. Was that just friendly?
Sylvia locked up, "Anything else?"
Mnda switched back to business mode, "Thosepanies that canceled contracts with us before have called wanting to renew their partnerships.
What do you think?"
Knowing her boss appeared gentle but was quite firm, Mnda didn''t dare decide without consulting her.
To her surprise, Sylvia didn''t
immediately reject the idea but
slowly podded, "If they want to.
cooperate, we can continue. But
remind them, such incidents should
nothappen again." Content. belongs
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"Sure, I''ll make sure they get the
message;fetting them know we''re’
not to be trifreated lightly." Mnda
smiled; ” "Oh, and I called Lydia. She''s
feeling much better and said she''ll
be-back at work tomorrow.’ ‘Content
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"Good," Sylvia responded, her attention back on the documents.
"I''l leave you to it then!" Mnda said, gathering some files and heading out.
Sylvia focused on her work, reviewing proposals, making calls, but asionally, she couldn''t help but nce at the empty sofa beside her.
The void it left made it hard for her to concentrate again for a while.
The day flew by, and by the time
Sylvia finished herst document it
was already dark outside. The office
was empty; even Mnda had eft
two-hours earlier, excitedly off toa
date. .°
Some tasks weren''t urgent; it was as if she was purposefully keeping herself busy.
But no matter howte, the time to head home eventually arrived