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    As soon as Brian left, the reception area erupted.

    “I’m doomed. Why didn’t you warn me earlier?” Renee, caught red–handed eating breakfast at her desk, was totally distraught.

    ‘Why am I so unlucky? I only eat at my desk once in a while, and somehow Mr. Atkinson caught me. So unlucky, she thought.

    “I did. The second I noticed, I patted you while staring right into Mr. Atkinson’s sharp eyes, didn’t I?” Holly sounded wronged.

    She wasn’t faring any better than Renee. ‘If Brian saw Renee eating, he must’ve seen me chatting with Renee too, Holly thought sadly.

    Renee knew she couldn’t me Holly, and that just made her feel more down.

    “Mr. Atkinson told me to go to his office alone,” Renee said. “I’m definitely getting fired this time. Oh, no, I really don’t want to leave Atkinson Group.”

    Thepany had great benefits, and she got to gush over the couple in person. Where else would she find a job this good?

    Renee thought sadly, ‘Mr. Atkinson, I really know I was wrong. Please give me another chance.’

    “Hurry up. Don’t keep Mr. Atkinson waiting,” Holly said. “When youe out, I’ll send you the headhunter I know.” She also figured Renee probably wouldn’t be staying.

    Atkinson Group had great benefits, but it also had strict rules.

    The employee handbook clearly said no eating at workstations. Renee had not only broken the rule but been caught red–handed by Brian. Things definitely wouldn’t end well.

    Holly thought, ‘My own quarterly bonus might not even be safe.‘

    The more she thought about it, the sadder she got. ‘Why didn’t I hear Mr. Atkinson’s footsteps sooner?‘ Holly thought.

    Renee nearly burst into tears when she heard Holly’s words, but she managed to hold it in. Still, when she walked into Brian’s office, her face looked really bad.

    Brian nced at her and couldn’t help asking, “Didn’t you eat enough?”

    Renee jolted, shaking her head right away. “N–No, I ate enough.”

    She wondered, ‘Mr. Atkinson is asking about me? That’s concern, right?‘

    Renee could barely believe it. But what came next made her doubt her sanity even more,

    Brian nodded slightly and spoke up. “Good. Oh, by the way, your breakfast looked good. Can you give me the address of the ce where you bought it?”

    “Huh?” Renee waspletely stunned. ‘That’s it?‘ she wondered.

    “Can’t do that?” Brian raised an eyebrow.

    “Yes, I can.” Renee shook her head wildly and quickly blurted out the full address.

    Brian noted it down and gave her an approving look. “Thanks. Go to the finance department and pick up a 200–dor bonus.”

    He decided he’d head to that shopter to buy breakfast for Jessica.

    Renee was iin /ia total daze. She couldn’t even remember how she left Brian’s office.

    It was Holly’s concerned voice that brought her back. “You okay? Did Mr. Atkinson yell at you?”

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    Holly looked at Renee, who seemed out of it, and thought, “Mr. Atkinson is as tough as ever. Look at how he scared her

    Renee shook her head frantically. “No.”

    “Huh?” Holly was confused, wondering, ‘If he didn’t yell, why is she making that face?

    The next second, Renee grabbed her arm tightly, her voice bursting with excitement. “Oh my god, Mr. Atkinson really loves Mrs. Atkinson, he really does!

    “Thank you, Mrs. Atkinson. I swear, from today on, I’m a die–hard fan of Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson. Mrs. Atkinson is my goddess.”

    Holly was even more confused. “What does that have to do with Mrs. Atkinson?”

    “Everything. You have no idea why Mr. Atkinson called me in just now.i” /i

    “To chew you out, probably,” Holly said automatically.

    AD