Michael’s office was previously used for other purposes, so the soundproofing wasn’t all that great. For that reason, everyone heard our conversation. They most likely heard him hauling me over the coals loud and clear earlier.
I returned to my table morosely, still saddened by his attitude earlier.
“Are you okay, Anna?” Millie inquired in concern from across me upon seeing my despondency.
Sniffling, I feigned a nonchalant expression to mask the sorrow within me.
“I’m fine.”
I flashed Millie a forced smile, but even I myself found it utterly unconvincing.
“Gosh, Mr. Shaw was really blowing things out of proportion! It was just a design proposal, no? Was it really necessary for him to blow a gasket?” Millie muttered after stealing a glance at Michael’s office.
“Alright, that’s enough. You’d better hurry up with your work if you’ve got time to grumble. Otherwise, you might be the next unlucky person.”
While I no longer had anything to do with Michael, I was still perturbed to hear her speaking ill of him.
At my reminder, fear seemingly struck Millie. She hastily buried her head in work and dared not say a single word further.
chaotic mess, I was simply hard-pressed to come up with any design proposal. I had to submit the new design proposal to Michael before the end of the workday, yet
zoning out in front of the computer, my thoughts a
blink of an eye, evening fell, and it was about time to get off work. All my colleagues had already started packing up, but
we’re off work now. Let’s leave
she invited me to
stay for a bit
He was still in the office now, so I would definitely get it from him tomorrow if I didn’t submit the
superior, but it felt particularly agonizing when it came from Michael. Thus, I decided to stay and work overtime to avoid angering him again when I came to work tomorrow. I must submit the new design proposal
next two hours, I sat in front of the computer and worked on the
finally done with the new design proposal, I printed it out. Then, I walked over
“Come in.”
hearing his voice, my heart inevitably skipped a
still sitting at his table, perusing documents. His serious expression as he worked was particularly beguiling. Indeed, the saying that men were most
“What is it?”
said nothing after stepping in, merely staring at him. Only when he looked
proposal I did today. Please
about me, I hastily placed the document in my hand
emotions before picking
“Redo!”
and concise word
already amended it according to
my eyes. What the hell? I’ve wracked my brains the entire day for this design proposal! Besides, I’ve also made the appropriate
at Joyful Success are required to strive for perfection. If you can’t even withstand this
was deliberately making life difficult for me. I initially thought we could have an amicable parting, but I never expected him to be such a petty man that he
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