Downstairs, Sophia found Colin having breakfast with Leila. Seeing them so cheerful with each other put her in a bad mood.
Losing her appetite, she decided to skip breakfast.
"Sophia, what are you doing?" Colin stopped Sophia at the front door of the villa, looking displeased.
Doesn't she know how to greet him in the morning?
"I'm going to the office!" She answered peevishly as she changed her shoes.
"Come back for breakfast." Colin ordered coldly.
Sophia replied impatiently, "I'm not hungry!" She opened the door and stalked off.
...
Since she was was almost late for work, Sophia had to drive Colin's Audi. Fortunately, the key was in her bag.
Since she had the key with her, it struck her that the Audi might still be at the bar. She wondered if the car had been brought back.
In the garage, Sophia found the Audi parked beside the Aston Martin. She got inside and drove off to the office.
In the Office.
After parking the car at the basement, Sophia ran into some colleagues she didn't know but seemed to know her. They greeted her as she made her way to her floor. "Good morning, Mrs. Li!"
"Good morning, Mrs. Li!"
Sophia stopped and smiled at them. "Good morning!"
They exchanged smiles. Sophia walked into the elevator on her high-heeled shoes, followed by the group of colleagues.
They all seemed to be in the same department, as they got off together at the 32nd floor.
Looking at the elevator that continued going up, they started to talk, "Mrs. Li seems easy-going! I thought she was difficult to get along with."
"Yeah, but now I realize that she was only being modest!"
"That's true! Why didn't she come with the president today?"
"Since he deals with so many matters every day, the president may be too busy to come to work on time."
"That's right!"
...
Colin hadn't come to the office the whole day. Instead, Herring walked into the Private Consultant's Office in the afternoon, whistling.
"Yo! Little Sophia, you're here!" He still had blonde hair, and was dressed in grey casual wear.
Sophia looked up from the files she was working on and smiled at him. "Of course, I have work to do!"
She wasn't some bigshot president who could leave work behind anytime to accompany someone around the city!
Herring suddenly clicked his tongue as he approached Sophia, making her look up at him strangely.
Herring winked at her mischievously. "How crazy was my brother last night?"
Sophia suddenly remembered something. She pulled the collar around her neck to cover it up, but it slipped down again.
Sophia paused. "Herring, didn't you come here to work?" Blushing profusely, Sophia realized that it was useless to apply make-up on her neck to cover up the hickeys.
"Certainly not! I'm here to take you out to have some fun!"
"What? I'm at work now, I can't go out."
Herring went to the sofa to lie down. "It doesn't matter. You can carry on with your business while I sleep. After work, I'll take you out!"
"No, thanks. I may have to work overtime tonight."
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