After some thorough investigation, Gerald found that there was a problem and he immediately sent a message to Zack to have him double-check for him.
“Come on, tell me. What did you find?” said Fay with a smile. It was just a background check after all. Why did Gerald make it sound so grand?
“You wouldn’t get it, but just know that I’ve found something big!” said Gerald before chuckling.
At that moment, Gerald received a call from Ava which surprised him slightly.
“Gerald? Are you doing anything after work tonight?” asked Ava as soon as he picked up.
“Why? What do you need?” asked Gerald rather coldly.
Though Gerald used to treat Ava kindly, her constant cold behavior toward him made him want to treat her equally as coldly.
“Well, I was thinking of treating you to dinner. You’ve joined the company for two days now and I still haven’t treated you to a meal. So… care to have dinner with me tonight?” asked Ava with a smile on the other side of the line.
“Who else will be there?” asked Gerald in return. He knew that Ava was definitely up to something. However, since Ava and Stuart were so close to each other, he felt that this would be a prime opportunity to get to know more about them.
“It’ll just be the both of us! Nobody else!” replied Ava.
Shortly after, both of them agreed on a meeting time and place before she hung up.
Ava didn’t return to her desk for the rest of the day. Once Gerald clocked out, he headed for the agreed meeting place. It was just a small restaurant that wasn’t too far off from the office.
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