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They pulled Celeste over to the sofa, “so, uh…, is Mr. Melville’s fiancée
aware of this?”
Celeste took a sip of her coffee, “I guess yes. She’s no fool, after all.”
They exchanged knowing glances and one of them chimed in, “Mr.
Melville’s fiancée must be sad. Being the wife of a tycoon isn’t a walk in the
park.”
Just when their gossip was getting juicy, the sound of high heels
approaching outside the door filled the room. Next moment the door was swung
open.
In walked Mary, her gaze scanning the room before falling on Celeste. “Miss Alinsky, Mr. Melville is looking for you.”
Celeste was totally drawn into the ‘love story of Mr. Melville‘, but Mary’s interruption brought her back to reality.
She turned to Mary, “just give us one more minute. We haven’t finish
chatting.”
Other colleagues quickly sensed the tensed atmosphere as soon as they caught sight of Assistant Mary.
Mary shot them a glare. “Chatting in the tea room during work hours? Wanna get fired?”
They hurriedly jumped up from the sofa. Before leaving, they shot Celeste displeased glances.
“Miss Alinsky, Mr. Melville is waiting for you in his office. You should head
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Celeste took her coffee and headed to the office with a heavy heart.
Kendric had been waiting for her in the office for quite a while.
“Where were you?” he questioned as soon as she came in..
Celeste pointed downward, “downstairs.”
“Do you know I’ve been waiting for you?”
Kendric had a morning meeting, and he had been missing Celeste during the whole meeting, so he pushed it to an end soon. He hadn’t even had lunch but arranged for lunch to be brought to the office, hoping to share it with Celeste, only to find her disappeared.
Celeste was a bit puzzled. She didn’t understand why he had suddenly gotten so temperamental.
She sighed, casually placed her coffee in front of him, “it’s for you.”
Kendric’s gaze wandered from the coffee to her.
Celeste feigned innocence, “I figured you must’ve had a tough day with all those boring meetings, so I went downstairs to get you a cup of coffee.”
Her words successfully won his trust. His expression shifted from the anger he’d displayed earlier to a slight bewilderment.
Mary, who stood nearby, shot Celeste a sidelong glance. She hesitated for a while then decided to hide the truth that Celeste was actually gossiping downstairs.
Celeste’s genuine expression touched Kendric. He snorted, “this is not the
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coffee I usually drink.”
Indeed, Kendric was accustomed to the finest of everything, from his
clothing to his meals. Even his coffee hailed from Italy. How could he possibly
drink a cup of instant coffee like the one Celeste offered?
Celeste retrieved the cup, “fine, since you don’t like it, I’ll pour it away.”
Before she could take it away, Kendric snatched it from her hand.
“Have your lunch.”
Mary brought her some dishes heavily seasoned with garlic, but Celeste
was allergic to it, and consuming it would lead to her stomach issues.
Just then Mary wheeled another serving cart, offering a much more lavish
meal. Compared to Kendric’s lunch, Celeste’s looked like animal feed.
Celeste felt quite angry to be so differently treated.
“Hey, Mary, it seems like you’re not paying much care to your boss!”
Mary quickly glanced at Kendric and stammered, “Mr. Melville, I didn’t…
Celeste grinned, “garlic is such a wonderful thing. You served it only to me,
but you forgot your boss.”
“Why would there be garlic in her food?” asked Kendric.
Mary was flustered. Her face slightly paled, and she stuttered, “I… I asked my subordinates to prepare Miss Alinsky’s meal, but I forgot to mention… her
dietary restrictions, so they added garlic.”
Celeste sneered in heart.
“In the future, just prepare her the same dishes as mine,” he ordered.
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sir.”
Mary lowered her head and replied, “got it.”
“You can leave now.”
“But Mr. Melville, I haven’t served all the dishes.”
“I can handle it myself.”
Feeling awkward, Mary put down the plate she was holding and said, “yes,
As Mary walked out the room, she faintly heard a sentence from inside,
“help me ladle some soup.” She glanced inside.
Kendric rolled up his sleeves and was busy serving soup to Celeste.
Mary felt a sense of discomfort in her heart. When had her boss ever been.
ordered around like this by someone else?
Celeste finished her meal rather quickly, while Kendric savored his food
slowly.
“Hey, when do you plan to let me go? You can’t keep me by your side
forever,” she asked tentatively.
“Why can’t I?” he wiped his hands.
‘Because I’m not a doll. I have my thoughts. You didn’t even ask for my
willingness!”
“Aren’t you willing to stay by my side?” he asked with a surprised look.
Kendric opened the lid of the coffee cup and noticed a lipstick mark on it – Celeste had just sipped it.
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“I took a sip earlier to check if it suits your taste,” she lied, picking up a
tissue to wipe off the mark. But he already took a sip.
Celeste froze.
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