After Ruth left, only Nora was left in the office. This feeling was very strange.
The whole room was filled with a strong mint smell, which made her feel very familiar and her nose twitched involuntarily.
What she didn't forget was that Murphy loved mint very much. He always had mint candy in his mouth. On the one hand, to moisten his throat, because at that time, he was a member of the school broadcast station, and he read a lot of manuscript every day. More importantly, he said he liked the feeling of coolness.
During the four years in college, she also fell in love with mint. Until now, she still had mint candy in her bag, and the perfume was also mint.
Sure enough, he still kept this taste, but other things must have changed.
All of a sudden, a mocking smile appeared on Nora's face. She felt herself ridiculous. Things had changed, and she was the only one who was deeply entangled with the past. What's more, she was so down and out now. There was no need to make herself worse.
After wandering in the office for more than an hour, she finally understood what Ruth was helpless about.
She knew that Murphy had mysophobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder before, but it was not particularly serious. But now it seemed that it was really serious. It was really difficult for the assistant. She also understood the reason why the agency recruited the assistant of Murphy at a high price.
Perhaps it was because she got up too early in the morning that she felt sleepy after reading the documents for a few hours.
Fortunately, she was still a little rational and tried to hold on. Until after three o'clock in the afternoon, Murphy had not come back. Nora finally squatted on the ground and leaned against the table and fell asleep.
Until a familiar male voice rang in her ears, "who are you! ?" Nora suddenly opened her eyes.
What she saw was a familiar but strange handsome face. She hasn't seen him for three years. He has changed. His hair and clothes have changed. What made her a little sad was that he became more indifferent, which made her feel a little cold.
Obviously, Murphy was a little impatient. He frowned and stared at her angrily. His mysophobia was known to the whole company. This woman not only came to his office without permission, but also fell asleep here!
But to his surprise, although he didn't know this woman at all, his heart suddenly ached when he saw her.
Nora wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say first. Should she say hello to him in a feigned manner, or should she go straight to the point that she has become his assistant.
"Who the hell are you! ?" Murphy raised his voice and said in a much colder tone.
When Nora came to her senses, she immediately stood up from the ground, but felt a little confused. Even if Murphy didn't care about the past at all, he wouldn't pretend that he didn't know her.
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