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    “Ahem.” Juanita pretended to cough lightly twice, “I’ll go ahead and get busy.”


    After saying that, she consciously walked aside to avoid the awkwardness.


    Joyce frowned, hesitated for a moment, walked in the direction of the corridor and pressed the answer button with her slender finger.


    “Joyce, let’s have dinner tonight, okay?” Justin’s voice was as gentle as a spring breeze.


    “Sorry, I have to workte tonight.” Joyce coldly refused.


    “How about I meet you downstairs at your apartment in the evening and have ate dinner together?” He asked again.


    “I have a design draft to catch up on. It may bete, or I may note home if it’s toote and just sleep in the lounge. Don’t you wait for me.” She politely refused.


    “Okay, I’ll contact you on the weekend. Joyce, don’t stay upte, take care of yourself.” Justin did not sound upset at all but concerned.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    “Yeah, got it.” Joyce hung up the phone.


    Turning around, she saw Juanita standing a short distance away looking around and asionally towards herself.


    She shook her head and smiled softly as she walked over to Juanita.


    “Curious, and too embarrassed to ask?” She reached out a finger and patted Juanita’s quick-witted little head.


    “Heh.” Juanita gave a dryugh as she nced at Joyce’s still-burgeoning belly, a soft glint in her eyes, “The belly isn’t getting any bigger at all.”


    “The doctor said that I was rtively thin and that my belly would not bulge significantly until about five months.” Joyce exined.


    “Just now, was it Justin who called? Even I have heard of his great name. I heard that he looks noble and mild and has an unworldly elegance, but unfortunately I have never seen him in person. Is it really, his baby?” Juanita scratched her hair awkwardly. She finally couldn’t hold back and asked directly out.


    “No.” Joyce shook her head, “We’re not the kind of rtionship everybody thinks we are.”


    “Oh.” Juanita took it in stride and asked no more questions. She always felt in her heart that as long as the baby wasn’t Justin’s, there was hope between Joyce and the boss.


    “How are you and Karl doing?” Joyce suddenly asked.


    She had just met Karl yesterday. She knew that Juanita liked Karl and had been chasing him. Naturally it should not be any big deal for a girl like her, and she wondered how they had been doing.


    “I’m … still working on it. Asked him out for dinner a few times. Although he did not seem very interested in me and always asked me about things during dinner, I’m happy that he came out.” Juanita’s eyes seemed to be overflowing with tenderness when she mentioned Karl.


    “Look at you, you’re really in love!” Joyce couldn’t help but poke her temple again, “You’re so cute and loved by everyone, he’ll definitely like you.”


    “Hey, he doesn’t reject me. But I think that maybe I’m still some way from his ideal perfect girlfriend.”


    “Really?” Joyce stared in disbelief.


    “Yes, I once asked him what type of girl he likes. He said he likes girls who are elegant, brave, calm, and collected. I don’t fit into any of them, Joyce, don’t you think that the criteria he put forward arepletely in line with your character?” Juanita smiled coquettishly and bumped Joyce’s shoulder.


    Joyce froze.


    Elegant, brave, calm, and collected? How could Karl like this type? It didn’t fit him at all, it’s hard to imagine.