Upon hearing that, John chuckled. “I don’t think we have any personal matters to speak of, Miss Bailey.” His remark was courteous, his tone pleasant, but the content was actually very callous.
On the other end, Isabelle was suddenly at a loss for words.
Putting down the document in his hand, John reclined against his chair. In a placid voice, he remarked, “I don’t think there are any personal entanglements between us save work, Miss Bailey.”
Isabelle slowly exhaled. “Have you listened to the voice message I sent yesterday, John?”
After a few seconds, John admitted it. “Yeah, I listened to it.”
He has listened to it, yet he said such a thing. Thus, Isabelle understood his stance on the matter. She then gave a bark of laughter. “You must think me comical, no, John?”
John denied it, saying, “Not at all.”
Her voice tinged with a hint of exasperation, Isabelle commented, “Sorry about that. It wasn’t deliberate on my part. I imbibed yesterday, so I kind of lost control of myself. If possible, I truly wish that you’d never find out about it.” Her voice lowered to a whisper, she implored, “Just pretend that you know nothing about it. I hope it won’t affect the collaboration between us.”
After saying that it wouldn’t, John went silent. It seemed that he truly didn’t have anything to say to her.
In the end, Isabelle laughed. “Alright, then. I won’t keep you from your work any longer. I’ll leave you to it.” After saying that, she hung up the phone.
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