Chapter 68


    The next day, as soon as J walked into thepany, Tiffany called her into her office.


    J swallowed nervously. She couldn’t tell if Tiffany believed what Jocelyn had said yesterday.


    “Lind, your design was approved by the Color Company. Go ahead and prepare for the project with


    them.” Tiffany spoke briskly, not even ncing up at J when she entered her office.


    “What? But they criticized me and my work yesterday. How could they change their mind overnight?”


    J’s jaw nearly dropped to the ground.


    Plus, what with the arrogant way Jocelyn acted yesterday, J was under the impression that Tiffany


    had called her into her office to fire her.


    “Why are you so surprised? They’re not blind. Anyone could see that your design was way better than


    the second proposal. It’s obvious that the representative from the Color Company didn’t know what


    they were talking about and only rejected your design because she holds a grudge against you.


    Anyway, Mr. Harding contacted their chairman and now, their CEO has been demoted. So your design


    n has been re-adopted and the cooperation between us two parties can proceed smoothly. Any


    more questions?” Finally, Tiffany looked up from the document she was reading and smiled at J


    encouragingly.


    Dumbfounded, J shook her head slowly.


    “Oh, no, no. I’m just surprised. Thanks for telling me, Ms. Fisher. I’ll go back to my work.” When J


    came to her senses, she smiled sheepishly and excused herself.


    Truth be told, she wasn’t happy per se. She just felt confused. In her eyes, the cooperation wasn’t that


    crucial, so why did Garrett need to interfere?


    Seeing that she was about to leave, Tiffany raised her eyebrows and seemed to have read her mind. “I


    didn’t think that Mr. Harding would get involved in this matter. You two seem to be… on good terms. Did


    you know him before you joined thepany?”


    So, it turned out that it wasn’t just J who felt that something was off.


    “Oh, no. Actually, I’ve only met Mr. Harding twice.” J shook her head and waved her hands


    dismissively.


    When she got back to her desk, she couldn’t seem to concentrate on her work.


    It was really unorthodox—unreasonable even—for a deputy CEO like Garrett to keep standing up for


    her.


    Things didn’t happen for no reason in this world.


    Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    Could it be that Garrett was interested in her just like Ike?


    “Lind, why the long face? Did Fisher give you an earful?” A colleague sitting next to J poked her


    arm with a pen.


    “Huh? Oh, no. I just have a stomachache… Gerda, would you know if Mr. Harding has a girlfriend?”


    J whispered in her colleague’s ear.


    Gerda knew everything that went on in thepany, since she was the most gossipy one and was


    always kept in the loop.


    “Well, I guess you could say that. Mr. Harding might be very good to us employees, but I can’t say I


    respect his private life. You know how rich men are with open rtionships. He probably has a


    girlfriend, but most likely has more than one. At least, that’s what those gossip magazines say,” Gerda


    whispered back, her eyes twinkling with interest. “Why? Do you have a crush on him? Oh, my dear, this


    kind of man doesn’t suit you.”


    “No! I mean, I was just curious. You’re overthinking.” J adamantly shook her head. She was a


    married woman after all.


    She was just worried that she’d be sexually harassed again, like what had happened with Ike back


    then.


    After mulling it over, J decided she needed to get to the bottom of this.


    If it turned out that Garrett liked her, she’d have no choice but to leave the Larson Group.


    After all, she couldn’t afford to offend someone as powerful as Garrett.


    She plucked up the courage and sent him a private message through the work chat group.


    “Mr. Harding, are you free to talk? There was something I wanted to ask you.”


    “Of course. What is it, Lind?” Garrett replied in a friendly tone.


    For some reason, J got goose bumps when she read his reply. She quickly gathered her design


    drawings and went up to the thirty-first floor.


    From such a height, the scenery down was breathtaking. One could easily see the entirety of the city


    from the floor-to-ceiling windows. There were two meeting rooms and two offices on this floor. The door


    to thergest room was covered by a white curtain. A sign that said “Brandon Larson” in grand, gold


    lettering hung outside the door. As she walked past it, J heard a faint, low voice from inside.


    Finally, she made it to Garrett’s door. She raised her hand and knocked politely.


    “Come in,” Garrett’s voice sounded promptly.


    “Good morning, Mr. Harding.”


    When Garrett saw here in, he immediately stood up and smiled. “Lind! Wee. Come and take


    a seat. What can I do for you?”


    After a moment’s hesitation, J sat down stiffly. “Mr. Harding, I heard that my design was re-adopted


    by the Color Company. Thank you for your help.”


    “No need to thank me. It was no big deal.” Garrett waved his hand dismissively then proceeded to pour


    piping hot tea into a cup.


    Unbeknownst to J, it was her husband who pulled the strings. This matter actually had nothing to


    do with Garrett.


    “Hmm, there is one more thing I wanted to talk to you about…”


    “What’s up? You can talk to me about anything.” Seeing how uneasy she looked, Garrett tried to coax it


    out of her gently.


    Closing her eyes, J plucked up her courage and finally blurted, “Mr. Harding, do you have a crush


    on me?”