Chapter 196

“Huh?” The worry was evident in her dance troupe colleague’s eyes as they glanced at Sherilyn. “You okay, Sherilyn? You’re looking pale.”

“Pale?” Sherilyn touched her face, puzzled.

“Yeah,” her colleague teased with a nudge, “pale as a ghost, almost like you’ve seen one.”

A ghost? Sherilyn forced a smile. Indeed, hearing those words from Gilbert was pretty much like an encounter of the spectral kind.

Meanwhile, Gilbert, phone in hand, chuckled, muttering, “She hung up on me…” But he couldn’t be mad and couldn’t afford to be. He put the phone down and carried on with his work. He had plans to visit Francis in the evening and wanted to take Sherilyn along. He needed to wrap things up before that.

Passing the secretary’s office, he noticed them enjoying their tea break.

Gilbert walked past, then doubled back, stopping at one young secretary’s desk.

“Mr. Johnson,” the secretary stuttered, hastily wiping her mouth and standing

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“Hmm.” Gilbert smiled at her.

Instantly, all eyes in the secretary’s office were on her. Gilbert had smiled at her! What was going on? Could it be Gilbert had taken a liking to the young secretary?

The thought even crossed the secretary’s mind, her cheeks flushing excitedly. Young and wealthy, Gilbert was the secret crush of many in the company. Could she be that lucky? What is…”

shattered her daydream. He pointed to a brown

round object from the package, “This, Mr.

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a candy apple

“Nice,

Yes!” she nodded vigorously, “Would

waved it off, then smiled, “Where did you buy it? Get me a

contain just

over to ask her to buy candy apples.

an eyebrow. “Is that a problem?”

secretary hurriedly responded, “I’ll buy them for you now!”

dashed, the idea of the CEO craving candy

a bit excited, grabbing

to add her on social media?

the money.” Gilbert realized, pointing at Charles behind him, “Get it from

Mr. Charles.”

that, Gilbert was off.

message. “After the meeting,

deflated a bit. After all that, she ended

to

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