It was finally time to get off work. I was dying to see my kids, but Zander entered the office with a stack of documents before I could leave. He stared at me in confusion.
We stared at each other for a moment with me feeling awkward while Zander frowned.
After a while, he said, “You’re getting ready to head off?”
“Yes.” I pointed at the clock as I asked, “It’s six, right?”
Zander glanced at the clock before he said coolly, “On the first day of my apprenticeship, I was in the office till six in the evening the next day. Ms. Stovall, I hope you understand that Tinsel Group is where it is today because of our hard work. Becoming a lawyer isn’t child’s play.”
As if agitated by his own statement, he carried the documents back to his own desk silently. The mood of the room cooled several degrees.
Being thirty of age this year, I didn’t think I would be told off this badly by a man a few years younger than me.
Despite my embarrassment, I knew Zander was absolutely right. Being a lawyer was never going to be a piece of cake.
of a paralegal. I had her produce all the case files related to Eugene in the
piles of papers in hand,
do a good job for my sake, as well as Ashton’s and my children’s. No one
imagined. Zander was working like a machine. The
to give up like this, I began to feel annoyed. Frankly, poring through the case files was a bore. I was no longer used to sitting in an office for long periods of time as well. Every second I stayed here
rang through the office. “Scarlett? Where are
It’s John!
“I’m in here!”
looked out the
to stay late in the office that day and didn’t check my phone afterward. Luckily, he was smart enough to come knocking on the
till he located our office. Pushing open the door, he looked at the chaos within. Zander stopped whatever he was doing and met John’s gaze. There was suddenly an awkward tension in
a brow,
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