Chapter 173
Theo frowned slightly, but he did not say anything.
The girl quickly apologized. "I''m sorry, Mr. Grant. It’s lunch break now, so I thought you wouldn''t be
in the office anymore. I bought a few books to put in your bookcase for you."
Looking like she felt a little awkward now, she ced all the books on the bookcase and gave me
an uneasy look before turning around and leaving.
After she left, I scanned the office''s surroundings and said, "How alive and vibrant! This all looks
pretty nice."
He put down his cutlery, put a frivolous look on his charming face, and pulled me into his arms.
"Hmm, why do you sound so jealous?"
I shook my head slightly. "No, I just think you and your office have changed so suddenly recently.
Both feel much warmer now. It really is a pretty good change."
He smirked as he held me in his arms. "These are all indicators of life. They''re really resonating with
your current state, aren''t they?"
I did not say anything. Although I knew what he meant by that, it did not cheer me up. There was a
fear hidden within the depths of my heart, though I was
not sure why I was feeling that way.
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After lunch, Theo needed to go out to attend a meeting, so he asked me to take a short lunch break
and rest in another room. There was no bed in my office, so I epted his suggestion and went in
straight away toy down for a moment.
Not long after I fell asleep, I was awoken by the sound of somebody moving cabsing from
outside the door. I got up, walked out, and saw the girl from before moving the bookcase to a new
position.
When the girl saw me, she was stunned before she quickly put on an apologetic expression. "I''m
sorry, Mrs. Grant, I didn’t know you were here. Did I wake you up?"
Mr. Sherman had introduced her to us when we metst time, but I could not remember her name
now, so I asked, "Your name?"
"I''m Nadia Sherman, Mrs. Grant. Thanks for giving me that encouragement back when we metst
time. You gave me the confidence to not give up and finally join Grant Corporation as Mr. Grant''s
secretary."
Although I was curious about the process of Theo hiring her as a secretary of his, I did not ask her
about it, and I merely nodded slightly. I looked at the lily and asked, "Were you the one who
arranged these?"
Theo had rarely had any greenery in his office, let alone flowers. 2
She said with a smile, "Yes, Mr. Grant is a busy man who spends long hours in the office. Also,
considering his cold temperament, the office''s previous style was not conducive to a rxing
atmosphere for recharging. Hence, I sought Keith''s permission and redecorated the ce. I added
a sofa to the room so he can improve his mood as he rxes."
I nodded, not saying much. Rubbing my sore be, I said, "Very well done."
I then left the office.
I returned to my office and began another busy afternoon. Although Theo had told me not to handle
themercial endorsement, he had not said anything about the acquisition project, so I still
needed to go forward with the preliminary work.
I wondered how Xander was doing now. At home, Theo refused to tell me; at work, Heidi was no
longer around. It would be inappropriate for me to seek the answer from anyone else, so I could
only keep the question in my heart and wait for a reply.
When it was about time to get off work, Theo sent me a text informing me that he still needed to
attend a social event, so he was not going home with me. He told me to eat outside before going
back home.
I was often alone, so I was already used to my ownpany and did not think too much about it.
When I remembered that no one was around to prepare meals for me at home, I ate dinner near the
company before going home.
As soon as I got back to the vi, I realized that the lights were on. I was a little surprised. Theo had
said h e was attending a social event, no?
I rushed forward and pushed the door open; Miss Woods was down on all fours cleaning the floor.
I was extremely surprised. Miss Woods had said that her daughter-inw had just given birth and
that she needed to go back to take care of her for a month, right?
"Why did youe home so soon, Miss Woods?" I quickly asked.
Miss Woods looked up and pounded on the back of her waist, saying, "I’m old and useless now, so I
was rejected by them. Might as welle back and take care of you, then."
The fraught rtionship between a mother-inw and a daughter-inw was an eternal issue.
Fortunately, I did not have to deal with such an issue.
I went up to help her up, saying, "We have cleaners to d o this job. You''ve juste back, so you
should be resting. I''m so d you''re back now. Theo and I have had nothing to eat while you
weren''t around thest few days, and we''ve ordered takeaways every day. You have no idea what
torture that was! I’m so close to throwing up just speaking about it."