Grace stared blankly at her phone, lost in thought.

"Ms. Lewis, here is your ginger tea. Please drink it while it's hot."

Marien's voice broke Grace's train of thought. Grace quickly composed herself and said, "Just leave it, thanks."

"Okay."

As Marien was about to leave, Grace stopped her. "Marien, do you think if someone is suddenly out of reach, it could mean something has happened?"

Marien was experienced in her ways. Seeing Grace's furrowed brows, she instantly understood. "Ms. Grace, you're not talking about Mr. Fulton, are you?" Grace blushed at having her thoughts read.

"Marien, you ..."

Marien explained with a smile, "You've been mentioning Mr. Fulton for the past few days. It's hard for an old lady like me to ignore it."

Grace's face turned even redder. "Marien, what are you saying?"

touch for a while, it might be because he's tied up with something. I believe he

"Will he?"

a hint of uncertainty. She hadn't realized the depth of

Ms. Grace. Don't overthink it. The driver will

hummed in response, feeling slightly relieved.

and opened her contact list on her phone. Looking through it, she couldn't find

the rest of the morning, Grace was somewhat

asking, "Ms. Lewis, what do you think about this project? How should

reality.

and handed her the document. "Ms. Lewis, you seem a

flipped through the document, masking her emotions.

could see right through her

this project," Grace said, signing her name

acknowledgement,

deep breath. Just then, the office door opened again. "Luke, is there

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