I Walked Away Seven Years Too Late But Right on Time novel Chapter 86

Sophie shook her head. She was in no mood to travel right now.

"There's a three-month probationary period, and the pay is a bit lower, so I need to start budgeting. We should probably cut back on eating out."

"I'll pay for groceries and crash your place for meals. Deal? I eat a lot, so I can pay double."

Gavin was still trying his best to make her smile. "We'll go grocery shopping tomorrow. You can be my personal chef, and I'll be your chauffeur. How does that sound?"

Sophie managed to squeeze out a faint smile.

"Sophie, I just want you to be happy."

She had been visibly burdened the last few days, and seeing her force a smile made his heart ache.

"There's just... some stuff," Sophie paused. "Gavin, I'm sorry. I always believed two people should be completely honest with each other, but this is something I really just don't want to talk about."

"Okay. Don't force yourself."

Gavin squeezed her hand and smiled warmly. "Just remember, I'm right here by your side."

By Monday, HR still hadn't called Sophie in for a meeting.

On Tuesday, Sophie proactively went to speak with the HR manager. The manager was incredibly polite, asking if she was unsatisfied with her salary or her position. "If you have any demands, just name them. Everything is negotiable."

Their eagerness to keep her was blatantly obvious. But Sophie knew her own worth; she wasn't some irreplaceable corporate prodigy. If they wanted her to stay, it certainly wasn't because of her outstanding talent.

This only confirmed her suspicions. She kept her tone polite, claiming she had family matters to attend to and different plans for her career.

Seeing her absolute resolve, the manager finally relented, telling her they would process her paperwork on Friday.

Sophie diligently handed over her ongoing tasks to her colleagues and passed her client list to her manager.

On Wednesday, the entire company had their physical exams. Instead of letting employees go to the hospital on their own, the company charted buses to take everyone together, calling roll one by one.

Sophie's suspicions grew by the second.

The very day she filled out the employee registration form, Harold had managed to track down her home address.

If he could find her address, he could naturally pull her mother's phone number off that same form.

Watching her mother act so on edge the last few days, constantly asking how to block unknown numbers, Sophie had already suspected Harold was the one harassing her.

While waiting in line for the blood draw, she pulled Gwen aside. "Can you do me a favor?"

On Friday, Sophie was called into Mr. Baxter's office.

"HR tells me you're absolutely set on leaving?"

Sophie nodded, repeating the exact same excuses she had given the HR manager.

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