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.

a surprise that he had reached out to her after they had fallen

Janet typed a reply. She agreed to meet with

over once

while, but Bernie seemed to be running late.

as

decided to give Bernie

wait for ten more minutes, and if he still didn’t show up, she would just leave. It was

the table. The intoxicating aroma

It was Kent.

chair across her table as

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