Without saying another word, I hung up the call in a panic.

 

As I clutched my phone tightly, the tears in my eyes finally trickled down my cheeks. In the past two days, I had even considered confessing my feelings to Michael so that we could be together.

But these were merely wishful thinking because I knew that he would never be with me due to the vast difference in our statuses.

I sat on the toilet bowl and cried for a long time before coming out. After splashing water onto my face, I stared at myself in the mirror. There was anger in my red-rimmed eyes. I was mad at myself for being so pathetic.

He was unworthy of my love, but I couldn’t control my feelings. I thought I’d never fall in love again after Justin’s betrayal. However, the fact that Michael was with another woman upset me. The feelings were more intense than when I caught Justin and Mabel in bed.

I’ve fallen in love with you, Michael. What should I do?

As I was constantly distracted, I failed to complete the tasks assigned to me by our supervisor, Harry. As a result, I was reprimanded for two days straight.

Since joining Joyful Success a few months ago, I submitted quality work every single time. But these two days, I was always absent-minded at work, so much so that Harry was slightly disappointed in me.

I was called into his office again that day.

In his office, I spoke first. “Mr. Doyle, you wanted to see me?”

Harry looked at me intently, but the next second, he threw a document file in front of my feet and barked angrily, “Is this how you do your work, Anna? I put you in charge of writing the quarterly report, but look at what you wrote. It’s full of mistakes!”

I bowed my head in response to his admonishment, then repeatedly apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Doyle. I’ll redo it immediately.”

Bending down, I picked up the file and turned to leave.

However, Harry wasn’t going to let me leave just yet. “Hold up!” he called out and walked toward me, looking disappointed.

the work you’ve submitted was not

of how neglectful I had been for the past few days, leading to the sloppy work.

knew that I couldn’t let my personal life affect my work. Yet, I couldn’t

Doyle. I’ll make sure this won’t happen

I could clearly sense that his patience had run out. If I continued making mistakes like that, I could very

furrowed his brows in frustration. “Forget it. Get back to work, and remember not to let your emotions affect you when you’re

he dismissed me with a wave of

“Thank you, Mr. Doyle.”

 

out of his

I returned to my own desk. Millie immediately leaned over with a look

with. Even though we started off as colleagues, we already considered each other

some mistakes regarding work on my

the supervisor was a very embarrassing matter, so I didn’t

noticed how distracted you’ve been these couple of days. Is something bothering you? These minor tasks were never a problem for you

that I’ve been acting

It’s probably because of PMS. That’s

averted my gaze and found a random excuse, then remained quiet

further

I had to work overtime that night. So I was probably the only one left

very disappointed with me recently. To keep my

on my desk, switched

out of the office building. Glancing at the time, I heaved a sigh and hailed a taxi home, seeing as I wouldn’t be able to make

waiting by the roadside when the blinding glare of headlights abruptly came on a short distance away. I instinctively used

it is to shine his car lights at someone this late at

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