"The head of the finance department provided their assessment of the collaboration with Molomia. The detailed analysis is in the document on your left," answered Edmund.
"Okay. You all can take a break while I go through this document." Lucas nodded to them, and his subordinates finally relaxed.
"Our president is great in every way, but he's just too much of a workaholic."
"Yeah, everybody needs to rest. Otherwise, why would he suddenly zone out? But don't you find it odd that even Mister Lucas was zoning out?"
When Lucas first took over the company, he pulled three consecutive all-nighters. The next day, he was still the most alert person in the meeting, earning the respect and admiration of the veteran employees.
"The passage of time really is relentless..."
Even someone as young as Lucas could not endure it anymore. What about them?
After the meeting, Lucas sighed with relief. Throughout the entire meeting, he found it unprecedentedly difficult to concentrate. He constantly felt like his phone would ring at any time.
However, his phone remained unusually silent even after his meeting concluded.
"Edmund, what's my schedule for the rest of the day?"
"At 1:20 p.m., there's a meeting with Mister Danny. At 2:40 p.m., you're scheduled to make an appearance at Mister Ian's birthday banquet. That's it."
After a brief contemplation, Lucas narrowed his eyes and said, "Push the meeting with Mister Danny back by half an hour. I have something to attend to now, and I'll be back before two o'clock."
Edmund was momentarily surprised but quickly responded, "Certainly."
Lucas extended two fingers with his right hand, and Edmund promptly handed over his car keys.
Lucas hurried away as if in a rush to meet someone. He was in so much of a rush that even his suit's button came undone.
"From now on, the script for the female lead will be rotated among us for safekeeping. You'll be the one held responsible if anything goes wrong while the script is in your hand," announced Shaun.
'This way, it's possible to eliminate the possibility of others tampering with it,' thought Shaun.
Melody could vaguely sense that something had happened. She might have embarrassed herself in front of everyone if it were not for her habit of memorizing lines, and what Logan captured on film certainly would not be receiving the positive reviews she was enjoying. One could imagine how social media users would ridicule both her and the film when it came out.
Holding the latest script, she continued to scrutinize the details, completely absorbed and unbothered by her surroundings as she squatted on the ground.
"There are chairs. Why not sit on them?" Lucas questioned as he entered and saw Melody crouched on the floor, looking pitiful.
Melody glanced at him and followed the trajectory of his long legs until she met Lucas' condescending gaze from above. 'What's he doing here at this time?'
"I like squatting," she replied.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...