Chapter 28
I said, “It’s fine. I have some here.”
“How much do you have? I’m just worried that the house in Srouver will be too expensive. If we go for a smaller one, it might not be enough space, but if we buy a bigger one, we might blow the budget Dexter made a fair point.
Til figure something out.” I mumbled quickly, shoveling food into my mouth.
Late too fast and almost choked Juno rushed over, patting my back, and even handed me his milk.
I ruffled his hair, my heart melting “Okay, Mommy will cat more si
slowly.”
“Mom, don’t eat so
cat so fast.
Ms. Paige says we should chew slowly, Juno said in his sweet, childlike voice.
As soon as he finished
Dexter smiled. “Look at Juno. Even at his age, he’s already looking out for y
you?
ed speaking, Juno quickly picked up the half–eaten fried egg from his plate and held it up pto Dexter. “Daddy, eat.” What should’ve been a perfectly y normal parent–child moment suddenly felt off. Dexter’s face shifted in an instant, and for a split second, I saw a flash of disdain in his eyes.
I thought I was imagining things, but when I tried to look closer, Dexter had already put on a smile and kissed Juno on the cheek.
“Silly little one. I made this egg just for you. I can’t eat it. You need to eat more nutritious food so you can grow big and strong,” he said.
I felt my heart settle again. I thought, I must have been seeing things… Of course no parent would ever turn away food from such a small child… Not even a half–eaten fried egg
At work, I was completely swamped.
1 guessed it was true–everything came with a price. After all the time I took off for Martha’s illness and dealing with things with Dexter, I had a mountain of work waiting for me. Tasks kept piling up, and I had nowhere to hide
Fortunately, the work wasn’t that difficult. Once I organized my thoughts, I was able to dive in and get it done.
By the end of the morning. I hadn’t stopped for a second. I managed to clear my y to–do list, leaving the afternoon to fine–tune everything.
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At lunch, Holly came by to eat with me. I’d noticed that ever since I aired my family’s dirty laundry, she seemed to have attached herself to m Whenever she had a break, she’d show up at my office.
The problem was, I couldn’t tell her to leave. Burning bridges never looked good, and I didn’t want to treat someone who’d helped me like that. On top of that. Holly’s frequent visits hadn’t gone unnoticed by the big boss.
o flexible
A few times, he’d walked in on us and seemed really touched, thinking that Holly and I had patched things up. He praised me for being so and said l’él be a pillar of the company one day.
Then, of course, he handed me a new project to work on. The partner? Holly’s second team. Great. Now I couldn’t even think of a good reason to turn it down.
I had planned to keep lunch sit
simple and eat in the staff cafeteria. Holly sat across from me with a takeout box in front of her. “So, how did things go after you got home yesterday?” she asked. Nothing happened. I didn’t let him notice anything.” I replied. “Your husband’s tough. Be careful Holly warned, hesitating b really good person”
before adding, “I don’t want to see you go down the same road I did. You’re actually a
I did’t expect to hear that from her. I looked up in surprise, Holly glanced at me and said, “What’s with the look? I may not like your style, but I can’t deny your ability. in a Fortune 200 company–andl as a woman, that’s no small feat. You’re clearly not an ordinary persons.”
. After all,
you’ve made it to this position
She let out a derisive sort. “Sylvia, look at everything you have i
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