Chapter 75


    Lucia froze and hesitated.


    She hadn''t decided whether to go back to the Lion Group to work.


    No matter what, it was also August''spany.


    If she went back, she would often see him and it would be awkward.


    Carter hurriedly continued to ask, "I heard you had a fall at home and were hospitalized.


    How are you doing now? Can youe to work?"


    Lucia hesitated, "I feel better now, but..."


    Not waiting for her to finish her sentence, Carter said, "Lucia, can youe back to work tomorrow?


    We''ve been so busytely that our department is short of hands, and I''ll be relieved if you cane


    back.


    What''s more, it''s the end of the second quarter of the year and I can apply for a sry increase for


    you."


    Sry increase? Lucia became so excited.


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    Lion Group offered two sry increases each year, one at mid-year and one at the end of the year.


    Although she hadn''t achieved much in the past two years, she had been working hard to make money.


    And she had waited six months for such an opportunity, so she couldn''t miss it.


    Besides, the Lion Group''s sry was already very good in the industry, and she might not be able to


    find a job with such a high sry afterward.


    If she left at this time, she would be at a disadvantage.


    Biting her lip, Lucia dispelled the few remaining misgivings and spoke, "Carter, I''ll be able to go to work


    tomorrow.'' Hearing her say that, Carter sighed in relief, "Okay, then you cane to work tomorrow."


    After hanging up the phone, Lucia took a deep breath and continued to walk home.


    As soon as Lucia got home, Mrs.Mitchell took her by the hand and asked her, "How was the boy?"


    "He''s fine,"


    Lucia responded casually while thinking about something else.


    Mrs.Mitchell couldn''t resist asking, "What do you mean? What did you talk about? Tell me about it..."


    Lucia felt a little chaotic and whispered, "Mom, I want to be quiet and I''m going to work tomorrow..."


    "Go to work?"


    When she heard Lucia say that, Mrs.Mitchell became anxious again, "Are you sure you want to go


    back to work?"


    Wouldn''t it be awkward for the two of them to meet each other then? Lucia took a deep breath and


    spoke, "Mom, I''ve already thought about it.


    It''s okay, and I''m in the Administration Department, so I won''t see him very often."


    When she said this, Mrs.Mitchell nodded and didn''t say anything more.


    Lucia also kept reassuring herself, but she didn''t expect that on her first day back at work, she would


    be assigned by Carter to help the colleagues in the President''s Office again.


    "Lisa, Lucia, we have a project, and today the president''s office is receiving foreign guests again, but


    everyone is busy with other work, so the job of receiving and assisting the Secretary''s Office will be left


    to you two."


    On her first day back at work, Lucia couldn''t help but feel annoyed when she heard about this.


    If she was assisting the Secretary''s Office with foreign guests, she would inevitably have to meet with


    August.


    When Carter inadvertently looked up and saw Lucia wandering off, she asked, "Lucia, what''s wrong


    with you?"


    Lucia took a deep breath and hurriedly said, "Nothing-nothing."


    Since she had agreed toe back to work, she naturally couldn''t pick and choose or had any


    objections.


    Seeing this, Lisa next to her looked at Lucia coldly, smiled crookedly, and asked, "Lucia, you are not


    recovering from the fall? Is it really okay for you to receive foreign guests in such a mental state?"


    These words sounded like concern, but Lucia was not a fool and could hear the ridicule and sarcasm


    beyond her words.


    She forced herself up and smiled at Lisa, "Don''t worry.


    After so many days of rest, I am now full of energy and in good shape."


    Hearing her say that, Lisa froze and looked away without saying anything else.


    Carter cleared his throat and said, "All right.


    You get ready and can go over to help the Secretary''s Office."


    11:01 When they came out of Carter''s office, the colleagues in the desk area saw Lucia and gave her a


    few looks.


    After all, they hadn''t seen her for a while, and they all thought she had quit.


    Emma smiled at Lucia and waved her hand.


    Lucia smiled, unconsciously in a much better mood.


    She followed Lisa straight to therge meeting room in thepany where they received important


    clients.


    "Lay out these brochures just like this, and this one ording to the schematic."


    As soon as they arrived at the conference room, Lisa gave the easiest task directly to Lucia, while she


    was flipping through the information about the foreign guests who came this time.


    Without saying much, Lucia started to work on setting up the relevant materials.


    After that, she walked over to the projector disy.


    Lisa seemed to be practicing something.


    When Lucia approached, she heard a few basic greetings in French.


    She raised an eyebrow and nced at the name on the name tag, then realized that the foreign guest


    this time was representative of a Frenchpany Lisa suddenly turned her head toward her and


    ordered in a cold voice, "Go check the stereo, projector, andptop.


    If there''s nothing wrong, then go and see if the pantry is ready."


    Lucia took a breath and looked at her seriously, "What about you?"


    If all these jobs were left to her, what did Lisa do? Lisa frowned, seemingly not expecting Lucia to


    question her in this way.


    She gritted her teeth, unable to say anything, so she stopped reading the guest information in her hand


    and got up to walk to the projector.


    When the conference room was almost set up, someone from Secretary''s Office came over.


    Irene and Mary walked in and checked it out as they always did.


    When Irene saw Lucia, her face was somber.


    She looked at the conference table, then walked over to the windowsill and reached out her finger to


    wipe it.


    Seeing the thinyer of ash on her fingertips, she looked at Lucia and spoke in a cold voice, "Is this the


    conference room you set up?"


    Her words seemed to be addressed to Lucia and Lisa, but her gaze had clearly indicated who was


    being targeted.


    Lucia took a look at the windowsill and knew in her heart that the hygiene of the conference room was


    taken care of by professional cleaners, so Irene was just using this as an excuse.


    On Lucia''s first day back at work, she didn''t want to get into any trouble with Irene, so she didn''t say


    much.


    She got up and went to the pantry next to the conference room to get a rag and wipe the conference


    room windowsill and table again.


    Seeing Lucia being so obedient, Irene was very pleased.


    She hadn''t seen Lucia for a while and didn''t expect that Lucia had surprisingly learned a lot.


    She raised an eyebrow in triumph and looked to Mary, "Mary, it''s time for us to go wait downstairs."


    Mary nodded, nced at Lucia and Lisa, and instructed softly, "The foreign guests will be arriving in


    about fifteen minutes.


    You can go to Archives and get the prepared nning cases back."


    Lisa smiled and agreed, "Okay, Marry, leave this to me."


    Just as Mary and Irene left, Lisa turned her head to Lucia and ordered, "You go to the Archives and


    pick up the nning cases."


    Listening to Lisa assign her tasks again, Lucia frowned and asked again, "What about you?"


    She was not a fool and would not allow her to order herself like this again and again.