I thought about it for a while and then stopped thinking about it. In any case, this had nothing to do with me.
After Theo left, Munchkin kept asking where he went and when he was coming back. I could only tell him that he would soon be back. After asking a few more times, he stopped asking again.
The days were not as quiet recently. The rumors about Fred and I were getting more and more outrageous in the restaurant. Some even said that we were already living together.
At first, I was quite troubled about it, but I later got over it. Humans would only choose to believe in whatever they were willing to believe in. There was no use explaining. Being overly concerned about it would only add to one's troubles.
Fortunately, due to my relationship with Carlson, most people would not show malice when they saw me.
When it was payday, Fred handed me the payslip and said with a smile, "You should buy me a meal."
When I saw that my salary had increased twice as much, I nodded. "What do you want to eat?"
Someone overheard our conversation and chimed in,"
Miss Lane got a promotion and a pay raise. This is worth celebrating."
Fred smiled at me and made no comments.
I let out a small smile and said, "Let's have dinner together, then. After that, we'll all go to the bar?"
"Sure!” Several ladies responded cheerfully.
When the rest had gone back to work, Fred said to me, "Your total salary is only 8,000 dollars. It will cost 1,000 to 2,000 for a meal. After another round at the bar, you won't have much left."
I smiled. "It's okay. My spending isn’t huge now anyway, so I don't need to use a lot of money. Everyone’s excited, so let’s just go and have some fun."
Fred nodded with a smile. "I'll ask my mom to go to the kindergarten to pick Munchkin and Tiana up tonight. We can go back a little later."
"Okay."
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