Food was served shortly after, and Benjamin, out of habit, tried to fill Emmeline’s plate with food.

Emmeline tensed up. “Ben, you’re going to make my relationship worse.”

“Sorry.” Benjamin smiled sheepishly. “I’ll try to change.”

“You do. And you know who you should try it out with? Janie,” said Emmeline. “That’s the right thing to do.”

Benjamin gave it some thought and filled Janie’s plate instead, and Janie blushed.

“She’s been working well lately,” said Benjamin. “This is her reward. I believe she has no need for a raise of her bonus.”

Janie almost spat her food.

Emmeline almost choked on herself. “What are you talking about?”

It’s just a joke,” Benjamin quickly said. And he speared a piece

a wave of nausea overtook her. She held it down and said, “I need to

up with nothing but bile, and she went white. My period is late. Is this morning sickness? Her heart started to thump furiously. What should I

looking for her. “Are you

the faucet and pretended to wash her hands. “I’m fine,

said Emmeline. “You didn’t look too good back

and wiped her hands on some tissue, then the ladies went back to

and she would space out sometimes. Emmeline was exhausted too, so they ended

Evelyn suddenly called. “I

about that,” said

already reserved a

refused to go. She had nothing to talk about with

my company’s top management we’d be there. They’re already here. Can’t

“I said no.”

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