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 paper package on

The secretary pulled a small round

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candy apple coated in sugar.”

“Nice, isn’t it?”

nodded vigorously, “Would you like to try

it off, then smiled, “Where did you buy it? Get me a pack, no, make it

seemed to contain

over to

Gilbert raised an eyebrow. “Is that a

responded, “I’ll buy them for you

her dream was dashed, the idea of the CEO craving candy apples was

excited, grabbing her phone. “How should

add her on

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

Mr. Charles.”

that, Gilbert

the meeting, come

secretary deflated a bit. After all that, she ended

began to

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