Chapter 443 Celebration

He held on to my car door and looked at me. There was a hint of trepidation in his voice.

I frowned and intended to say some heartless words, but I realized that would only make him pester me even more. After much deliberation, I nodded.

“Yes, we’re still friends and work partners,” I said casually.

After getting the answer he wanted, a smile appeared on Nicholas’ face. He seemed to be more at ease.

“Now that I have answered your question, can I get in the car? It won’t look good if both of us are late.”

I pointed at the watch on my wrist to remind him we were running late.

Nicholas had wanted to say something, but after hearing me, he released his hand and said, “Then, I shall see you back at the office.”

I drove off without responding.

As I was driving alone, the thought of Nicholas frustrated me. For days to come, I would still have to see him in the office. It would be very awkward.

Both Nicholas and I arrived at the company at the same time. I glanced at him after I parked my car and left without saying anything.

The first thing I had to do was to take my secretary with me to see Robert because he had promised to work with us the previous day. Therefore, I needed to seal the deal as soon as possible before we lost the opportunity.

had shown him. Right there and then, he promised to sign

client from Michael made me very happy. That was a

very pleased once he heard the good news. In fact, he allowed

had been under tremendous stress. It might do me

evening, I went back home for a change of clothes before heading out to the venue. Nicholas had picked a high-end karaoke bar. In truth, I was not so keen on noisy and rowdy places. However, Nicholas

karaoke bar, but it was still very noisy since

I walked in, my ears started buzzing. I never liked places like

greet me, and someone even handed me a microphone. They wanted

I watched the

functions like that. Perhaps, I was not suited for such

with a drink. He raised his glass and toasted me. “Anna,

clinking our glasses, I finished my drink in one gulp. It was obviously a happy occasion, but for some strange reason, I was not thrilled

I didn’t expect you to be able to

that way. Now, I felt so awkward that I wanted to

back as soon as possible. If this drags on, the

kept my head down as I spoke. Presently, I did not want to have too

path of success right now. I believe you’ll be able to attain your goal very soon,” he said with a faint smile on his face and a gentle

“I hope so.”

nonchalant response, I downed

great, so after a few glasses, I felt like I

up and told Nicholas, “I feel tipsy after having too much to drink; I’d

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