Gabrielle was helping in the kitchen when Lolita walked in. She glanced at Lolita's face and saw the confused look on her face. Gabrielle was curious to know what was on her friend's mind.
"Lolita, have you seen a monster? Or is it chasing you?" Gabrielle asked casually.
Lolita quickly went towards the fridge and took out a bottle of water. She needed to drink it so that she could calm herself down.
"Hmm. Not a monster, but sometimes I feel it's scarier than a monster. Anyway, I need to make some fruit juice." Lolita brought out the basket of fruits from the fridge. She slowly picked out several red apples to make apple juice.
"Lolita, what's the matter? Is there something on your mind?" Gabrielle noticed how her friend wasn't answering her. So, she asked her directly. It made her feel that there was something wrong with Lolita.
"Nothing. Nothing like that. I just feel... By the way, Gabrielle, are you familiar with Mr. Foster? Do you know him well?" Lolita asked in a curious manner.
On hearing the question, Gabrielle looked at her friend suspiciously. "What do you want to ask about him? I'm not very familiar with Jason, but we do know each other from a long time."
"I see!" Lolita felt a little disappointed. She had hoped that she'd get some useful information about Jason from Gabrielle. But after hearing what Gabrielle had said, she felt Gabrielle didn't know much about Jason either.
"Lolita, tell me the truth. Did something happen between you and Jason? Why are you asking me about him?" Gabrielle wasn't interested in gossip, but she was concerned about Lolita. She was quick to grasp situation and felt there must be something between them.
"Nothing. I just had a few words with him!" Lolita smiled.
"Really? In simple words, Jason is a nice guy and he really cares about his employees!" Gabrielle said in a serious tone.
Many people believed that Jason was a gentleman, and was very polite and kind to everyone. But it was not the case. He only cared about people whom he found important or those who were close to him.
"I know. I just want to know if he jokes often around people. Does he show his witty side too?" Lolita said with a smile. She poured the apple juice into glasses and was going to take it for Jason.
"Jason jokes? Show his witty side?" Gabrielle was surprised to hear Lolita enquire about those things.
As far as she knew, Jason was indeed gentle and easy-going, but he was not a person who would joke often.
"Honestly, the Jason I know doesn't like making jokes. He is always serious, be it work or life," Gabrielle said with a serious look on her face.
After hearing that, Lolita felt a little confused and disappointed. She wondered if Jason was serious and meant it when he told her about opening a pig farm.
The more she thought about it, she found it really weird. A pig farm for someone working in the jewelry design industry!
"Lolita, what happened? You got lost in thoughts again!" Gabrielle remarked. She was taken aback by her friend's behavior.
"Nothing like that. Actually, Mr. Foster said he wanted some apple juice. I was wondering if he was serious or joking about it!" Without wasting another moment, Lolita hurried out with two glasses of apple juice in her hands.
She looked around and found Jason speaking on the phone. He stood outside as he answered the call. Lolita felt the cold wind outside and didn't want to go out without her sweater. She glanced at Jason and realized that he was wearing a simple thin sweater. Probably it wasn't so cold, so she walked towards him.
As he was speaking on the phone, Lolita didn't dare to get too close to him. She just stood aside with the glass of apple juice in her hand. Her eyes were closely watching the side of his face. She realized that Jason was really serious when he was working. There was no smile on his face. His serious expression could make people feel cold.
Lolita thought maybe all employers in the world were like that when they were talking about work. Maybe it became a part of their nature to be serious and compo
sed when there were business dealings to be dealt with.
Suddenly Jason's eyes fell upon her. He noticed that Lolita was waiting for him with a glass of juice in her hand and didn't dare to get close to him. He said something rapidly and ended the conversation. Then he started walking towards her.
"It's cold outside. Why don't you put on your coat? Do you want to catch a cold and make me feel bad?" Jason looked at her and asked in a calm tone.
"Mr. Foster, don't worry. And you don't have to feel bad if I do catch a cold. Anyways, here is the apple juice you asked for. Please have it!" Lolita handed him the glass of juice.
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