Chapter 939


    | didn''t know what to say, and wepsed into silence. | felt afraid to continue the conversation. "Hendrix, | have something to


    attend to, so I''ll hang up."


    | couldn''t help but feel sad as | did so. Since when had | be a coward? | disliked this feeling.


    It was preposterous!


    Back at thepany, Sebastian was angry with me. "Arianna, | need an exnation.”


    We only had an hour of break time at noon, but | had been gone for two hours because | needed to make a police report. | was


    late even though | rushed back.


    His brows were tightly furrowed, and his displeasure was clear.


    Although | had told him everything, he was still angry. "| don''t care what it is. If you leave your post during work hours, you are an


    irresponsible employee."


    | apologized repeatedly. Knowing that he was angry, | chose to remain silent.


    | listened quietly as he reprimanded me. As | remained silent, he stopped, looked at me, and said, "Go look for Linda and take on


    some tasks. | will consider you as being absent today.”


    | was stunned upon hearing that. | was only gone for an hour, but would still be counted as absent. How cruel a punishment!


    But he was the boss. | was wrong, so | couldn''t argue.


    Naomi called me after Linda handed over her work to me. Naomi had clearly rested well.


    “Arianna, do you have anything on tonight? Let''s have dinner together."


    | replied dejectedly, "I really want to go, but | might have something to do tonight."


    Sebastian wanted me to be 24-hours on call, so he might need me.


    "Oh no!" She was a little disappointed and said, "What do you need to do? | called Tina and Rainie already, let''s go to Club Zero


    tonight. We just escaped death, what else could be more important than celebrating? Don''t refuse, please."


    | smiled lightly and said, "Oh, mighty Miss Attwood, | don''t mean to refuse you. It''s true. I''m working for Sebastian now, though. |


    need to be on call at all times. How could | go out and have fun?"


    She tutted, "As a secretary? Why do you need to be 24-hours on-call every day? Do you take care of his daily needs?" "Kind of,


    actually..." After all, | was the one making him meals now.


    "F*ck!" She was a little agitated. "Is this like a script from a TV drama? Is Mr. Milton interested in you?"


    | almost choked in surprise. | coughed a few times and said, "You think too much. | am working for him simply because |ck


    money now."


    "Tsk tsk!" She tutted, feeling gossipy. "I''m not overthinking it. | just have a feeling."


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    | did not know what to say, so | tried


    to avoid it. "Well, | still have


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