Janet was in the middle of a pleasant lunch with her colleagues.

“Lind, your phone’s been ringing for a while now. Someone is probably trying to reach you.” Gerda spoke through a mouthful of beef noodles. She was exceptionally observant by nature, so she was able to hear Janet’s phone even with all the chatter around them.

It was a good thing, too, since Janet herself hadn’t been paying attention to the device.

She picked it up now, and hurriedly opened her screen to a message from Bernie. He was asking her out, saying that he wanted to apologize to her in person.

Janet paused, hesitating.

Bernie had never treated her badly. If anything, he had always tried to do the best for her. He used to speak up for Janet whenever Jocelyn would bully her. He certainly wasn’t as vicious as Fiona or Jocelyn.

gentle, easygoing demeanor. It wasn’t even much of a

consideration, Janet typed a reply. She agreed to meet

straight over once office hours were

there for a good while, but Bernie seemed to be running late. It was already well past

as the sun

to give Bernie

more minutes, and if he still didn’t show up, she would just leave. It was the rush hour, so Bernie could have gotten stuck in

on the table. The intoxicating aroma was irresistible.

It was Kent.

into the chair across her table as if it

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