Chapter 8

Julian took a look at the iron bucket with black smoke, wondering if I was crazy.“Why don’t you just throw it away?”

“Fire purges better.” I replied.

He twisted his eyebrows. We stand wordlessly in the yard, the last ray of sunlight swallowed by darkness.

On Friday morning, the 4S shop called and told me my car was fixed. I went to get the car and remembered about the jacket. It was supposed to be washed and returned…

I called Gary, telling him that my car had been repaired. When I sent him the repair list and the cost, I added a work at the end: If I may ask, what’s your boss’s exact height, weight, measurements?

I asked that because I decided to get a matching suit and trousers to return. I owed them one.

I hadn’t received a reply for a long time. Perhaps even Gary wasn’t sure about his boss’s states? I didn’t think much of it

either.

As I approached the next corner, My phone buzzed with Finance’s call about audit discrepancies. My forehead healed and I drove to the office.

I had been absent for days. When I came to the project department, my men came to ask if I was fine. I hadn’t told them about my departure. I felt kind of sorry that they would have to deal with a new boss.

to the financial manager’s office. After coming back, I started clearing four weeks of backlog. The resignation letter

Before I

got

made me nauseous at

from the Crowe Corp is working

that mean Mr. Shaw is

girlfriend? What should Ms. Frost do if they get married?”

sighing in unison, they whispered over their coffee about

the mug. I went back to

resignation letter crinkled in my grip as I stabbed the elevator button.

office. Roy rushed to stop me, looking nervous.“Ms. Frost, Mr. Shaw is in a meeting.”

make a show of going. After he let down his guard, I suddenly changed direction

to leave him, what was there

couldn’t control myself. Perhaps this was why humans were so

out from

was startled. The smile on Julian’s face solidified. Roy looked desperate, covering his eyes while saying, “Ms. Frost, here’s the thing. Miss

tilted my head, saying, “A Harvard MBA reduced

waiting for a response, I walked toward Julian and Rita.

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