He got up from his seat and walked closer to me. “Did Nora make this?”

I was surprised at his guess. “How did you guess?”

He laughed. “You don’t have many friends here, let alone friends free enough to bring lunch for you. So naturally, I guess it’s Nora.”

That makes a lot of sense.

I began laying out the utensils and passed him the gastric medication. “Here you go. Remember to take this if you have gastric pain.”

He looked at the medicine before turning his gaze toward me. “Did you ask Nora to pick this up?”

I nodded. “Something like that.”

He took the lunchbox from me and paused for a moment before asking, “Did you see Ashton last night?”

I was taken aback by his question. I’m going to get whiplash from the way his mind works.

of his food before launching into a monologue. “Fuller Corporation is planning a project in A City. Technically speaking, Ashton doesn’t need

nodded, not intending

business, they’re planning to hold a public tender for the project

in surprise before finally speaking, “You can just let me

to form on his face. “I’m putting

confusion. “I’ve just joined the company not long ago, as your secretary. My job is to take care of your odd jobs and organize your documents. Following up with Fuller Corporation is a job more suited to a project director. Even if you insist on putting me in charge, you need to consider my capabilities. Do you have

your way up to the Director position from the lowest rung of the corporate ladder. Isn’t that proof enough of your capabilities? A position is an abstract thing, and it doesn’t dictate whether a secretary can handle the tasks of a project director. You can ask Linda yourself. She’s always been an

knitted my brows. Is he

continued, “Besides if we send you to bid for the project, our chances of success are a lot higher. I’m not above playing some

if I didn’t know what he had in mind. He’s definitely trying to gain some leverage by using my relationship

go, though I didn’t

softened. “I’m not going to force you if you

I blurted,

twenty percent commission for all successful bids. This policy has

typically got a five percent cut.

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