Ashton nodded. “We’ll go home together later. Are you craving any particular food?”
“No.” I shook my head.
He merely stared at me, as if protesting my answer. I pursed my lips and relented as I blurted, “Alright, I want to eat lobster, steamed fish, and pork ribs…” He smiled as I prattled on a long list of food, seemingly not paying any attention to my nonchalant request. Seeing that, I shrugged and stopped talking.
Because I was in a rush to take Summer to the hospital, I left right after I had taken my bag.
After heading out of the office, I bumped into Ashton’s secretary near the elevator. She was holding on to a lot of files and seemed like she was in a daze. She did not even realize when something fell off her hands.
“Hello!” I said.
It wasn’t until I repeated myself that she turned around to look at me. I waved the file that she had dropped at her and said, “You dropped something.”
Stumped, the woman bowed and thanked me for my help before retrieving the file.
“Sasha, what’s the matter with you?” A man who came out of the elevator asked her, “Is something wrong? Not only did you send the wrong documents, but you’re also losing things. And now, you’re even bumping into people. Are you alright?”
Sasha shook her head, her eyes were red-rimmed. Joseph headed out of the elevator and noticed that I was staring at the secretary. “Mrs. Fuller, what’s the matter?”
I said nothing as I shook my head. A feeling of uneasiness washed over me as I looked at her.
However, everyone was in a rush, so nobody cared to pay attention to someone who was unrelated to them.
Some of the reporters were still waiting for Ashton downstairs. They were waiting for him to head out of the building and hoped that they would be able to get him to answer some questions.
Thinking that I might bump into the reporters again if I exited the building via the main entrance, I decided to take the other exit at the back. Right then, I got a call from Cameron.
I searched for my keys as I picked up her call.
“Letty, are you at Fuller Corporation?”
“Yeah.” After locating my keys, I said, “But I’m leaving now and will reach home soon. How’s Summer? Is she still having a fever?”
“No, her fever’s subsided, but it’s been on and off for her.”
“Okay, I’m heading there right now. You…”
Bang! A loud noise cut me off and I subconsciously turned around to trace the origin. In the next moment, my eyes widened in horror.
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