She knew her way around the McCarthy Properties so she went straight to the office building. Some acquaintances greeted her with smiles. Some people who didn't know her well murmured when they saw her carrying a lunchbox and pressing the 38th floor on the elevator.
The chairman's office was on the 38th floor. People know who Natalia was and wondered if she was bringing him a meal.
Considering the fact that the chairman had been a bachelor for so many years, even his relationship with Selena was only a rumor in the press that he had never acknowledged.
Now this woman had become his wife. Though everyone was polite and flattering to her, they actually were all envious and jealous of her.
Natalia felt that they were staring at her and was glad that she didn't have to be in the office every day. If she had to work in her office, people would gossip and stare at her all the time.
When the elevator reached the 16th floor, the door opened and Brian walked in. He clearly didn't expect to see her here.
"Mrs. McCarthy, why are you here?"
Natalia hid the lunchbox behind her and smiled.
"I was doing nothing at home so I want to come by."
Brian seemed to know what she was here for.
"You're here for Mr. McCarthy, right? He is in his office now and hasn't have lunch yet."
Natalia nodded and acted cool.
Seeing that, Brian tried not to laugh and pretended not to see the lunchbox hidden behind her.
Not after long, the elevator reached the 38th floor.
When the elevator door opened, Brian went out first and held the door for her, "Mrs. McCarthy, please be careful."
Natalia walked out and the two of them headed to the chairman's office.
"Mr. McCarthy, here's the last three months' data of the Strategy Department that you requested for."
Archie was writing something. He didn't look up and just pointed at the desk on which piles of papers were put there.
"Put it there."
"Okay."
Brian did what he said and then said, "Anything else, Mr. McCarthy?"
Archie waved.
That meant that there was nothing else needed to be done. Brian left the room and closed the door before he exited.
Natalia stood quietly with the lunchbox, glancing the office she rarely visited.
The office was large, with one floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides. So the room was well lit.
His desk was far from the door on the left, next to a large bookcase filled with all kinds of books.
To the right was a meeting area, with a huge projector curtain covering the entire wall. Natalia had seen him meeting with several foreigners there last time.
Behind the meeting area was a lounge area with sofas, refrigerators, a water dispenser and even a separate cubicle designed to be a bathroom.
Archie worked very hard. He would not have noticed her arrival had he not raised his hand to take the glass and found it empty.
"Lia?"
He looked up, looking stunned, "Why are you here?"
Natalia walked over and put down the lunchbox. She took the empty glass from his hand, walked to the lounge, poured water and handed it back to him.
She said unwillingly, "Mrs. Dottie asked me to bring you lunch."
Archie took a look at the lunchbox and raised his eyebrows, "Mrs. Dottie asked you to do that?"
Natalia nodded.
She looked quite honest and sincere.
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