Chapter 575
Minerva took the elevator straight to her office level.
In the office, Vera could be seen rummaging through the document cab looking for a folder, her
phone attached to her ear. She was on a call and when she finally found the folder she was looking
for, she spoke, "I''m sorry, madam. I couldn''t hear you clearly just now. Could you repeat what you
just said?"
"Oh? Okay, no problem. You can send it to my email. I''ll look into it for youter."
After hanging up the phone, Vera breathed a sigh of relief and then turned around with the folder in
her hand.
Then, she saw Minerva. Vera was stunned for a moment but she soon came back to her senses.
"Minerva?" Vera asked.
Minerva smiled and walked over to retrieve the folder from her hand. She jokingly asked, "You''re
that busy?"
Vera handed Minerva the folder and put the phone back in her back pocket. She said helplessly,
"What can I do? If you''re not here, I can onlyplete these tasks alone."
"Speaking of which, why did youe here all of a sudden? I thought that you wouldn''te to the
office today. After all..."
While speaking, Vera''s eyes widened and she lowered her head.
"After all, what?" Minerva opened the folder while looking at her.
"After all, I offended you with what I saidst night," Vera bit her lower lip and felt guilty. "After I said
those words to you yesterday, I went back to my room and thought about it the whole night. I
realized that I was wrong to say those words to you. I don''t have any experiences in love so I can''t
possibly give you such advice. I was too self-centered. As your friend, I shouldn''t have spoken to
you that way. I am sorry," Vera apologized wholeheartedly to Minerva.
"That''s enough," Minerva interrupted her and said, "You don''t have to apologize. I didn''t take this
matter to heart."
Her voice was a little hoarse, probably due to fever from just now.
Vera was a sensitive person and she could tell that something was wrong with her voice in an
instant. She nced at Minerva''s face and asked, "Are you really not angry? Last night..."
"I''m not," Minerva shook her head, "Let bygones be bygones. Don''t think about it anymore."
"Alright then," Vera replied.
After that, Minerva did not say anything else. Instead, she worked quietly alongside Vera.
About ten minutester, Minerva suddenly thought of something, "By the way, I''ll be going back in a
short while."
"Why?" Vera asked in confusion, "Are you sick?"
Upon hearing that, Minerva was taken aback. She looked at Vera and asked, "Is it that obvious?"
"Your voice sounds a little hoarse and your face is a little flushed. What''s wrong? Are you really
sick? I was only asking casually."
"No," Minerva smiled slightly and denied, "How can I get sick so easily? It''s just a sore throat. I''ll be
alright once I drink some water."
Minerva nced at the time. There were only a few minutes left before her time was up. If she didn''t
go head down soon, Maddox would probablye up and forcefully take her back home.
Hence, she had no choice but to go down in time.
As she was pondering, the door of the lounge behind her suddenly opened and then a childlike
voice called out from behind her.
"Mommy!"
Minerva was shocked. She turned her head only to see Beanie suddenly walking out of the lounge.
The moment he saw her, he immediately ran towards her.
Before she knew what was happening, Beanie had already jumped up and hugged her. Minerva
carried him in her arms and asked in surprise, "Beanie, why are you here?"
Beanie stroked Minerva''s cheek affectionately. Minerva also rubbed his cheek gently. How could
she not miss her own son? It was just that...
Minerva recalled that Maddox was still waiting downstairs and he woulde up at any time. If he
saw Beanie, all her efforts of hiding him would go to waste.
"Today, Beanie''s school had an event hence they finished ss early. The teacher called me to pick
him up so I did. Then, I remembered that I still had some work to finish at the office, so I asked
Beanie if he would like toe to the office and wait for me. He agreed, so I brought him with me,"
Vera exined.
Minerva said, "I see. School ended very early today, huh?"
"Yes!" Beanie nodded and tightened his little hands around Minerva, "Mommy, I wasn''t around these
past two days so did you miss me?"
"Of course, I was thinking about you all the time. Have you been paying attention to your teacher
during these two days? Have you eaten and slept on time?"
Beanie nodded again and said with a serious expression, "Mommy, I''ve been paying attention in
ss the whole time. If you don''t believe me, you can go home and ask Uncle."
"That''s good then," Minerva pinched his cheek and suddenly said, "Let''s go to the lounge and stay
for a while, okay?"
Beanie nodded.
"Go to the lounge and wait for mommy. I wille right away," Minerva said.
Without hesitation, Beanie turned around and went to the lounge. Vera, who was on the side, asked
suspiciously, "What''s wrong? Why did you ask him to go to the lounge? Can''t you guys talk here?"
Minerva smiled and looked at Beanie as he went to the lounge. Then, she turned and her smile
faded. She looked at Vera with all seriousness.
"Maddox is downstairs," Minerva said.
"What?" Vera''s eyes widened in shock as she asked, "Why is he downstairs? How did you know
about it?"
Suddenly, Vera stopped and covered her mouth in disbelief.
"Was President Yardley the one who sent you here?"
Minerva nodded with a grim expression.
"He''lle up and look for me in a moment. I hope you can help me keep him at bay for a moment
by asking him to wait for me downstairs. Tell him I''ll be there right away too."
"But..." The corner of Vera''s mouth twitched, "How long can we keep this a secret? Today''s situation
and the situation a few days ago all happened all of a sudden. What if in the future..."
"I can''t control the future. I want to keep it a secret as long as possible. Just tell me whether you''re
willing to help me or not," Minerva said firmly.
Vera nodded.
"As long as you ask me to, I will definitely help you."
"Thank you Vera," Minerva said.
"Go in quickly. I''ll let Maddox know when heester," Vera urged.
"Alright," Minerva replied.
She stood up and walked to the lounge. When she had entered the lounge, she turned and locked
the lounge door and approached Beanie.
With Minerva''s favor in mind, Vera suddenly became nervous. Sure enough, after a while, the office
door was pushed open.
Vera immediately raised her head and looked towards the source of the sound.
Her gaze stopped on Maddox''s cold eyed and Vera suddenly felt a cold chill run down her spine.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.