Mary didn't go in. Instead, she turned around and told Cindy that she could enter the office.
Cindy had no idea what was going on. She had never seen that man in the office, and when she went in, she was wondering if the man was Ian's fan. She wondered if he was trying to get an autograph through her.
Mr. Kaufmann didn't look at her. He just told her, "Sit."
Cindy hesitated for a moment, then she took a seat right across from Mr. Kaufmann.
Mr. Kaufmann placed a cup of tea before her. "Do you know how to appreciate tea?"
Cindy told him honestly, "I drink tea, but I know nothing about tea appreciation."
Mr. Kaufmann smiled. He asked, "So, how's work? Did you run into any trouble?"
Cindy pursed her lips. What is he trying to do? "It's fine."
Mr. Kaufmann chuckled. "Tell me the truth."
If that's what he wants, fine. But before that, I have to ask him a question. "Why do you want to see me? I'm really confused right now."
Mr. Kaufmann shook his head with a smile. "You really know nothing at all, huh?" He quickly continued, "I have known Gary for many years, and I have made a lot of money through the projects he recommended."
Ah, I see now. This is the connection Gary used to get me this job. Her jaw dropped, and she was at a loss for words.
Mr. Kaufmann took a sip from his cup. "I heard you ran into some trouble, so I want to know what happened."
Cindy didn't like to snitch. She answered, "It's just a small matter. I can deal with it."
Mr. Kaufmann grunted. "That's how work is. You have a backer, so all they can do is talk about you behind your back. If you're an actual newbie, you'll be facing a lot worse than that."
What? Worse? This situation is already annoying enough, and you're telling me there's worse? Now that's something I didn't know. She paused for a moment and said, "I see. It seems that I have a lot to learn."
Naomi had told her about work, but it was just the infighting between her bosses. She didn't say what she herself was facing. Because of that, Cindy thought the workplace was where a person was evaluated based on their capability. She thought all she had to do was her job. Now that I think about it, I seem to have oversimplified the workplace. Every place has its own circle. We work under Serena, and we have to compete for resources. It's normal that people backstab other people.
Mr. Kaufmann looked at her and asked her to have some tea.
Cindy took a sip. She knew the tea was good, but she knew nothing about appreciation, so she couldn't comment on it. After she put the cup down, she asked, "Why did you call me over then?"
"Nothing, really," he said. "Now that you've met me, I don't think anyone would try to trip you up anymore."
Oh, I see. She smiled. "Thank you very much. Really."
Mr.Kaufmann blinked at her. "It's nothing. I'm just doing this for Gary."
Yeah, yeah, I know. I owe him another one. She didn't stay at his office for too long. Since Mr. Kaufmann had no business with her, they only had a couple of cups of tea before Cindy left. When she came out of the elevator, she saw Mary.
Mary was waiting for her. When she came out, Mary aked, "So, why did Mr. Kaufmann want to see you? You know him?"
Cindy opened her mouth to say something, but all she could say was, "Yeah."
Mary chuckled. "I see."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Returning EX (John and Sophia)
So what happens to Ian and Cindy. Is she/ or does she get pregnant? Do they go back to the city and Ian works with Logan? Does Aurora stay in the entertainment industry or return with Ian? Terrible ending, who cares if Aurora was drinking/drunk with colleagues. What happened with Ian and Cindy?!...
Get rid of Gary. Apparently Cindy is too dumb to figure out his motives 😡...
Why are you trying to break them up when they just got together and are a loving couple. Let them stay close and move back to their true friends, Logan, Lola, John and Sophia!...
Sure hope Ian pulls his head out of his behind and works this out with Cindy. His brother needs him at the company and neither one of them truly like the celebrity life. Sophia and Lola will love her …....
I can’t wait for John to take down the Bailey’s including Isabelle so he, Sophia, William and Matilda can live in peace. Introduce Yolanda to Richard so they are out of the picture....
Ugh, don’t break up Sophia and John… they belong together and Sophia is just stubborn for no reason...
Sophia lives John, he just needs to tell her he loves her and get on with their life and family. Too much interference from others....
Sophia is so stupid....
John needs to man up, tell his mother and Isabelle to take a flying leap and confess to Sophia that he made a horrible mistake in divorcing her. This story is taking too long and once again, the bitches are looking like they are on the right side. Awful...