Tiffany quietly pushed open the door of the conference door, trying her best not to draw attention to herself. However, almost instantaneously, a talking Jackson’s attention drifted to her face the moment she stepped in. It lasted about two seconds before it casually left her.
Tiffany’s mind had only one remark: that was it? That? Was it?
She had not expected such a placid reaction. Had he really let her go or what?
Amy was quick to remind her, “Miss Lane, despite being the Assistant Director, you’re late by a good whole twenty minutes.”
An unnatural expression shadowed Jackson’s mien. He had been mildly surprised when he saw Tiffany coming into the room, but he remembered that all was per Summer’s arrangement and got over it. But now, it seemed that his dear mother appointed Tiffany as the Assistant Director, too.
He should probably be glad that she was just the “assistant”…?
He faked a cough before interjecting. “Take a seat, Miss Lane. Let’s resume this meeting—we’ll discuss you being late later.”
Tiffany pursed her lips. She took her seat as far away from Jackson as she could manage, evidently sullen. She would be okay if all he did was pretend not to know her when so many others were surrounding them, but to not look at her and to wear that infuriatingly blasé expression? She found his response unbelievable. She had spent at least some time in anxiety when she first heard that he was coming!
Worse of all, that man was not going to let up the fact that she was late!
None of the content in the meeting had made it through Tiffany’s ears. Being new to the company, she knew close to nothing about its operations, so everything sounded alien to her. As her bored attention mindlessly wandered, she noticed that everyone in the meeting was a woman except Jackson. He really stood out like the moon among the stars!
The meeting finally ended, and most of the participants gradually left the room. Soon, all that was left were Amy, Tiffany, and Jackson.
Since Amy and Jackson were still discussing the company’s current situation, Tiffany began to think that her presence was unnecessary. She was just about to slip out of the door when Jackson suddenly called out, “You, wait. I’m getting to you shortly after I talk to Amy.”
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