“Exactly! We’ll be sure to offer you all the help you need, no matter what it takes.” Jared promised, clenching his fists.
“Come on. Stop making fun of me!” Sean tried to dismiss his friends’ encouragement with a bashful look on his face.
“Miss Meyers isn’t going to even look at me.”
“But I saw the affectionate look on her face this morning when she looked at you. Trevor expressed his envy toward Sean.
On the other hand, Richard was standing at the door outside the meeting room, quietly listening to the conversation among his subordinates, until he heard a curious voice from behind him. “Why didn’t you go inside, Richard?” Willy asked.
It was then that Richard finally opened. the door and startled the three of them, making them feel annoyed about the unpredictable appearances that their superior always made.
“What were you guys talking about?”
Willy asked out of curiosity. “Is there anything new about our assignment?”
“Oh, nothing. We were just talking about Miss Meyers and Sean,” Jared blurted out.
It was then that Trevor quickly shifted his gaze to their boss as he noticed the nonchalant expression on his face. Then, Richard turned around and wrote something on the whiteboard, revealing his muscular back as he faced away from them.
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