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I went to the restaurant while thinking deeply , but I did n’t see Jessica anywhere . Surprised , I casually ordered something light to eat . So , I got a call from Carlos in the middle of the meal and I spoke with him a bit before closing the meeting .link . As I left the restaurant , I met Jessica ‘s subordinate , Ana , who smiled and greeted me . So I could n’t help but ask : “ Where did Jessica go ? _ _ ”
“ Ah , manager Lopes ? She left early . I also have no idea where she went ”
After hearing that , I remembered my conversation with Jessica this morning . _ _ _ She mentioned having inside information . for me ; I don’t think it was a joke . So I decided to call her . _ To my surprise , her phone numberwas turned off . Under normal circumstances , she would only hang up the phone for two reasons . One , there was no signal on her location and the other , she was entertaining an important client . Since Ana said that she left early this morning , I think shewent out to meet an important client .
After that , I stopped worrying about Jessica and went straight back to the office . After reviewing some sketches , I started to check the hours frequently . _ Henriques was returning today and asked me to call him this afternoon . I must not forget
do it . _
When 2pm finally arrived , I picked up my phone and called Henriques . However , his phone was turned off . Is he still on the plane ? _ So I went online to double check the flight time from Las Vegas to _ _ _bar . By the estimated time of arrival , he should have already arrived in Barra . So why is his phone still off ? _ _ _
So my heart was fluttering with uncertainty again and I called him every 30 minutes . _ _ _ _ _ _ Unfortunately , I was unable to speak with him , even as I was about to leave work . So I had no choice but to _admit that she had been deceived by him . Angrily , I started to gather my things and got ready to go home . _ At that moment , I received an unexpected call from President Freitas . “ Linda , gather your things and go down . I will take itwith me to meet someone . ”
Hesitating a bit , I replied , “ But I ‘ll clock in soon . _ ”
“ Think of it as an extra hour . I ‘ll pay you overtime . _ Hurry up ; I’m in a hurry . President Freitas ‘ tone did not allow for objections .
His car was already waiting for me downstairs . _ As soon as I got in the car , the driver immediately took off and sped towards our destination . When I was about to question President Freitas about who we were going to meet , my phone rang .again . It was Charles . “ Honey , are you still working ? The driver is still waiting for you downstairs ” . _
“ I was about to inform you about this . Something happened tonight and I ‘m accompanying President Freitas to attend to a client ” .
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