I didn't know what to say, and we lapsed into silence. I felt afraid to continue the conversation. "Hendrix, I have something to attend to, so I'll hang up."

I couldn't help but feel sad as I did so. Since when had I become a coward? I disliked this feeling.

It was preposterous!

Back at the company, Sebastian was angry with me. "Arianna, I need an explanation."

We only had an hour of break time at noon, but I had been gone for two hours because I needed to make a police report. I was late even though I rushed back. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his displeasure was clear.

Although I had told him everything, he was still angry. "I don't care what it is. If you leave your post during work hours, you are an irresponsible employee."

I apologized repeatedly. Knowing that he was angry, I chose to remain silent.

remained silent, he stopped, looked at me, and said, "Go look for Linda and

only gone for an hour, but would still be counted as absent. How cruel a

was the boss. I

called me after Linda handed over her work

do you have anything on

"I really want to go, but I might have something to

wanted me to be 24-hours on

already, let's

mean to refuse you. It's true. I'm working for Sebastian now, though. I need to be

take care of his daily needs?" "Kind of, actually..." After all, I was

a script from a TV drama?

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