Chapter 1190
After lunch, Nicole and Kelly went back to the office. Harvey, who had not followed them, went to the pantry alone instead.
The pantry was particularly empty. There was no one there as it was past lunch break. Everyone was busy working on their tasks in their own departments. Seeing this, Harvey went to the bar, poured himself a glass of wine, and took a sip while glancing around.
'This is a strange place,' Harvey thought to himself while realizing that he was the odd one out who had insisted in staying just so he could spend more time with Nicole.
He took another sip of his wine as he thought about how annoying Ike was and how much he hated him. He took another sip once more and this time, he began thinking about what he could do to win Nicole over.
After emptying the glass of its contents, Harvey placed it down and returned to Nicole's office. Nicole and Kelly both shot him a glance when he returned before they quickly returned to work. Harvey knew that they were busy with their duties, and so, he went and sat down on the same chair that he had previously occupied. He brainstormed ideas and ways he could start a conversation with Nicole.
Nicole glanced at Harvey, noticing he was in a daze and said, "Harvey, come here.”
Harvey was taken aback when he heard Nicole calling his name. He walked over to Nicole and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Can you understand the data here?" Nicole opened a tab for Harvey to read.
'Maybe this is my opportunity to shine,' he thought as he understood the data after catching a glimpse of it.
"Yes," he said.
"Can you really understand it?" Nicole asked, unable to believe it as Harvey looked her in the eyes and nodded.
"Well, that's good," she said. "I made this data a little too hastily, so there might be errors in them. Can you sort it out for me?"
Nicole had already thought of a suitable task to assign to Harvey while they were out getting lunch. She had deliberately teased Harvey in front of Ike to get a reaction out of him. If Harvey had accepted Ike's offer, she would have spoken up.
"Of course I can. What should I use to help you organize?" Harvey looked around the office and noticed there were no spare computers for him to use.
"I'll have someone bring a computer over right now. You can do your work on that table." Nicole pointed to the table he had been sitting at.
"Okay."
Nicole made a phone call, and not long after, a person with a computer came knocking on her door.
"Come in," Nicole said.
The man walked in and asked, "Ms. Riddle, here's the computer you asked for. Where shall I set it up?"
Nicole pointed at Harvey's direction and said, "Set it up for him there on that table."
"Okay."
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