Chapter 63
Alex stood so close behind me that I could feel his steady, warm breath brushing against my scalp. It sent an inexpected shiver down my spine, leaving me momentarily flustered
This report combines data from the first and second quarters. You need to separate them. I’ll be faster that way,” he said, leaning slightly over my shoulder.
“oh, but don’t both quarters need to be voted anyway?” 1 muttere, nodding as heat crept up my chicks.
“Dummy. The first and second quarters focus on entirely different business priorities. Merging them only makes the data harder to interpret,” Alex replied bluntly, his critique as sharp as eve
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Realizing he was right, I immediately adjusted my approach, following his advice.
Thirty minutes later, I stretched with a satisfied sigh. “Finally done! You’re amazing, Mr. Hastings You spotted the issue right away.”
Ishut down my computer and stood to turn off the lights, only to see Alex exiting his offier with his jacket in hand.
“Mr. Hastings, are you getting off work too?” asked politely.
He passed, raising an evebrow at me. “There’s no one else here but the two of us. Are you sure you still need to be this formal?
There was a flicker at disappointment in his gaze, and surprisingly, I felt a ping of guilt.
thesitated, tumbling for words “Uh, Al? Want to walk out together?”
His expression didn’t betray much emotion, but the tension in his brows eased slightly. He took a step forward. Let’s go. I’ll drive you home.”
“Oh, okay.” I nodded reluctantly, then quickly came to my senses. “What? That’s not necessary. You don’t need to do that!
“I’m the boss here. You stayed Late working. It’s my responsibility to ensure your safety What if something happened to you and you blamed it on me? Alex said, stopping to look at me. Then, he calling his expensive jacket over his arm.
modded. I took his jacket from him and I in step behind him, feeling like his minion,
As we walked, be glenced at me “You’re graduating soon. Have you found a place to stay yet?”
I shook my head. “Not yet”
For a moment, I thought he might offer his home or suggest Treturn to the Hastings residence. I had already prepared polite rejections in my head. But instead, Alex said nothing.
The nex criticize me
morning at work, I was in a good mood. Jolene, however, was the opposite. The report she had forced me to do had turned out flawless, leaving her with no grounds to
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“You just got lucky,” she muttered after scrutinizing it for half an hour without finding a single mistake. Finally, she snapped, “But don’t think you’ll always be this lucky!
I nodded, unwilling to argue
“Serena, Mr. Hastings wants to see you,” one of my colleagues called me over
“Tibody now,” I replied, mang to leave.
“sup right thear?” Jolene’s sharpoke rang out.
I turned back to her with a frown. “Mr. Hastings asked for me.”
“I’m not dead. What kind of tricks are you using to seduce Mr. Hastings?olerwise, why would he treat you so well?” Jolene shot a glare at Alex’s office as she crossed her arms and rose Inteu her chair She stood proud, her tone dripping with venom
Jolene’s cruel and cutting words were expected from someone hardened by the corporate world.
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