Chapter 172
"You''re going to quit the moment you get married? Didn''t you swear you''d never be a housewife?"
We used to talk about life, and I knew Heidi had shared my views. She also thought that even after
getting married, a woman should have her own career, otherwise she would be looked down upon
by others.
I remembered that when I got married, Grandma had once told me to stay at home and not to work.
Although I knew she meant well, I insisted on working. It was precisely because of my love for work
that I was able to survive those three years Cindy tortured me for.
She gave me a wry smile. "Those were just things we said as young and immature girls. I''ve
changed my mind now, and I think my family is more important than my career. I''m really sorry, Ms.
Wanda, but I''ve made up my mind."
I thought it would be inappropriate for me to try to persuade her anymore at this point, so I said
regretfully, "Alright then. Type up your resignation letter and hand over your duties to the next-in-line
before you leave."
She stood up and said to me in a very solemn manner,
"Take care, Ms. Wanda!"
She turned around and walked to the door, but stopped in her tracks suddenly to say, "Your belly is
getting bigger, Ms. Wanda, and it will soon be very inconvenient for you to work. Some things
are moreplicated than we initially think. I think you should start leaving the office early until your
delivery!"
She pushed the door open and left after saying those words.
When I tried to ask her what she meant by that, she was already gone. I could only drop the matter.
As soon as Heidi left, my workload increased. I used to be able to hand over much of the work that
came in to her, but now I had to do it all by myself. I pushed through the difort in my body and
bustled about throughout the whole morning.
At lunchtime, I received a message from Theo asking me to go to his office. Knowing that he
wanted me to have lunch with him, I was not abashed as I shut down myputer and went to the
top floor.
As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I realized there was something different about the
president’s office. In just a few days, not only had a lot more green ces been added to the
ces, flowers and murals decorated the area as well.
Theo had always been a straightforward man who disliked flowers and nts, so his office had
been
monotonous and cold for many years.
When I walked past the secretaries'' office, I bumped into Keith, who was going out for lunch.
He was a little stunned when he saw me, but his countenance went back to normal as he said, "Ms.
Lane, Mr. Grant is in the office. You can walk straight i n."
Realizing the secretaries'' office''s five-person desk had now grown to amodate six seats, I
could not help but ask curiously, "Has there been a neer?"
Keith did not say anything. He merely nodded before walking past me and out the door.
He had always been a man of few words, so I did not take his aloof response to heart.
I pushed Theo''s office door open. He was still working, so he said to me, "Have your lunch first. I’ll
be done very soon."
I noticed a few pots of greenery in his office, a few budding lilies on the cab at the side of the
office, and a bean bag next to the bookcase by the window.
I was slightly surprised. This was very unlike Theo.
I did not think too much about it. When I saw the meal on the table, I picked up my te and began
eating. I was famished after a busy morning.
Soon, Theo finished his work and came to sit beside m e. "Your belly is getting bigger and bigger,
and it makes it inconvenient for you to work. Is there
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anywhere you''d like to go? Maybe you should go out and rx."
I shook my head. Even if I did not need to work, I would rather not go anywhere. It was more
important t o stay put and wait for the delivery right now.
After I finished my meal, I put down my cutlery and looked at him. "Did you hire a new secretary?"
He was stunned, then smiled and said, "You have sharp eyes. You''ve proven yourself to indeed be
the president''s wife."
I dropped my head and did not say anything.
He said ndly, "She was introduced to me by President Sherman. Your belly is getting bigger, so
I''ll have to spend more time at home to keep youpany. It’ll be easier for everyone if we have an
extra pair of hands around."
President Sherman?
I remembered that President Sherman had once asked us to help his niece to get a job in Grant
Corporation when he invited us for a meal before this.
Theo had been very decisive about asking her to go through the customary recruitment process at
the time, no? It was not even a recruitment period now, yet she had been already hired? She had
even been directly assigned to begin work at the president''s office.
As I pondered such matters, the office door was suddenly pushed open.
I was rendered even more surprised by this person''s audacity, walking into the president''s office
without even bothering to knock on the door firstly. When I looked to the door, I saw ady wearing
a ponytail and d in a white blouse and ck skirt, walking in with a few books in her arms.
It was the samedy I had seenst time. Compared to her demure and shy demeanor before this,
she looked much more mature now, very much like apetent and strong woman in the
workforce.