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.

are

"You were at the office,

heard a peep. What's got you

the office rumors. Ending it with, "What I regret most

my spirits, prompting me

though not intentionally bringing Ernest into it. It was

let that comment slide, and Grant, sensing he might

did you end up at?" I cut to

Lounge!" He blurted out, then fell

chuckled, "Sapphire Lounge is the go-to for Seabreeze

but she

know how it is, women always overthink things. A perfectly normal situation turns into a

unwittingly offending all womankind.

giving you a new look?" I couldn't

scratched me... Oh great, Felicia, now you're making fun of me

to dock my bonus—a bonus for