No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 697

At the break room, I casually tossed out a question to the others, "Has anyone seen Mr. Smith today?"

A few snickers and suppressed laughs followed, sparking my curiosity, "What's up? Did something happen to him?"

"He got a makeover, courtesy of his girlfriend!"

"Must've been a wild cat fight."

"Who knew Mr. Smith's girlfriend had it in her..."

"Well, if my guy hit up a nightclub without me, I'd scratch him too."

The gossip flew fast and loose, and from the chatter, I pieced it together: Grant hadn't shown up at the office because he was sporting some new 'decorations' on his face, too embarrassed to show his mug. Back at my desk, I couldn't resist and dialed Grant, figuring a check-in was in order. It wasn't to poke fun-far from it. Grant had always had my back.

"Don't buy into the office gossip mill, it's all blown out of proportion," he rushed to clarify the moment the call connected.

piqued my curiosity, "What are you

at the office, right? Didn't you

played it cool, "Been swamped, haven't heard a peep. What's got you tangled

out, mirroring the office rumors. Ending

my spirits, prompting me to tease, "Oh? Planning to switch teams

Grant confessed, though not intentionally bringing Ernest into it.

Grant, sensing he might have

you end up at?" I cut

out, then fell silent, probably realizing his

for Seabreeze City's

but she still

is, women always overthink things. A perfectly normal situation turns

unwittingly offending all womankind.

you a new

retorted, "Who said she scratched me... Oh great, Felicia, now you're making fun

to dock my bonus—a bonus for