PopularNovel"I had to take care of spersonal matters," Maria replied as she walked in, giving Sidney a playful glance before winking at Aveline. "Did you miss me?" Aveline, a bit exasperated by Maria's antics, pushed her hand away. "Actually, there are a lot of files that need your attention. Get to work and don't delay the progress of our studio." Maria sighed tically. "Workaholic!" If she'd known it would be like this, she wouldn't have cback so early! However, she couldn't say too much about what she'd been up to. If Aveline found out, she might get angry. Things between the boss and Aveline seemed to be easing up, and the last thing Maria wanted was to mess it up now and becthe eternal villain in their story. "Fine, I'll get to work. But feel free to slack off," Maria said with a slight smile before heading to the office.
As she passed Sidney, she gave him a meaningful look.
Sidney frowned but ignored her.
Aveline turned her attention back to the screen and ended the live stream.
It seemed like the matter was finally resolved.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJust then, her phone rang. She glanced at the screen-it was a call from Lucas. "Hello?" Aveline answered.
Lucas' deep, pleasant voice cthrough, "Did you watch the live stream?" "Yes, I did," Aveline replied.
Lucas chuckled softly. "Did my appearance charm you?" Aveline was speechless for a moment.
She stared at her phone, thinking she might have misheard.
She had assumed he called to discuss the video incident, but instead, he was asking if she found him handsome? Feeling slightly annoyed, Aveline said, "Is this matter settled now?" Lucas replied, "Why are you avoiding my question? I watched the replay, you know. The comments were all about how outrageously handsI am. Aveline, are you sure you don't want to reconsider? I'm quite the catch." Aveline's mouth twitched slightly. "No, I'm sure I don't." With that, she hung up the phone.
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Lucas stared at the phone that had just been hung up, letting out a small sigh.
He opened the weather forecast, checking the conditions for tomorrow. He really hoped for a snowstorm- something that would make it hard to go out. But what did he see instead? en The forecast showed a clear, cloudless sky, with temperatures rising several degrees.
His expression darkened. This weather forecast was unreliable.
He tossed the phone aside and pressed the intebutton.
"Yes, Mr. Tudor, any instructions?" Desmond's voice cthrough.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLucas asked, "What's my schedule for the rest of the day?" Desmond quickly ran through the upcoming tasks.
Lucas replied, "Push everything to tomorrow." "What?" Desmond was stunned. "But sof these can be finished today." Lucas said, "I want to rest today. Is that not allowed?" Desmond paused and thought, "... Of course, you're the boss. If you want to rest, who would dare to say no?" "Alright," Desmond reluctantly agreed.
"Forget it." Lucas suddenly changed his mind. "Let's finish everything today." Desmond was speechless. His boss'
road with endless t s were truly like winding et turns. Content belong Wists and to With the video clarification, the hype was slowly dying down.
Netizens, known for following trends, had shifted their focus back to discussing Lucas' looks.
Thankfully, the buzz wasn't as high as before, gradually being replaced el by other news stories. Evening.
Aveline finished work early and went to the supermarket to buy groceries, planning to cook a nice dinner at home. X Just as she was about to leave, someone called out, "Aveline, check the news!"
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