“It’s been a while since we last met.” Larry whispered into her ear, “Being apart from you makes me feel flurried and insecure… Joan, I’ve missed you so much.”
Joan rested her face on his shoulder. The smell exuding out of Larry’s body made her feel at ease. “Me too.”
“Well then… Between your work and me, which one takes precedence over the other?” Larry teased her.
Joan chuckled and replied, “You.”
Delighted, Larry put on a smug face and carried Joan onto his shoulders to give her a piggyback ride. “Then, let’s go!”
The blueprints on Joan’s table fell onto the ground as the two of them passed by. Joan pointed at the blueprints on the ground and yelled, “My blueprints!”
Larry dropped her off on the bed and covered her with a blanket. He then lay down beside her before uttering, “Who cares about the blueprints? You said so yourself just now that I’m more important, remember? Now, get some rest. Nothing should come before your health. As for the blueprints, you can look at them tomorrow!”
Joan was left speechless. Larry then gave her a warm and gentle kiss on the forehead before murmuring, “Good night.”
With Larry sleeping beside her, Joan slept like a baby. It had been so long since she last had a good night sleep.
Larry even exhorted her to take a leave from work beforehand if she couldn’t wake up on time the next morning. He said that he’ll deal with the fine later.
After hearing that, Joan didn’t even bother setting up the alarm clock for the next morning.
That being said, her tranquil slumber was still cut off short the next morning. She was woken up by a sudden call.
“Hello, who’s this?”
“Joan? Do you realize what time is it now? You’re late for work.”
“Hello? Who exactly are you? Tell me now or I’ll just hang up the phone…”
Joan was still in a daze. She couldn’t even hear the person on the phone laughing at her.
Gabriella raised her tone, “Don’t you dare!”
Joan instantly sobered up upon hearing Gabriella’s high-pitched voice. “You are…”
Although she recognized that it was Gabriella’s voice, she refrained from saying her name out loud. It’ll be bad if Larry heard it…
“It’s me, Gabriella. I assume you’re not coming to work today. Am I right? Or else you wouldn’t have overslept…”
“Why did you call me?” Joan queried.
“I want to see you.”
“What?” Joan was perplexed.
“I said, I want to see you. I’ll be waiting for you at the place we last saw each other.”
“You what? Hello?” Gabriella hung up the phone before Joan could say anything. Even though she was peeved, Joan abstained herself from saying Gabriella’s name out loud. Meanwhile, Larry, who had just woken up, turned to her and asked, “Who was that?”
“Ah… That was Nancy. She invited me to have breakfast with her,” Joan lied.
Fortunately for her, Larry didn’t seem to notice anything amiss as he just went back to sleep.
Having arrived at the entrance of the café, Joan, who was still yawning, made sure to finish her yawn before going inside to avoid giving the impression that she had just woken up.
Gabriella was sitting at the same spot as the last time while waiting for her. There was a steaming glass of green tea on Joan’s seat.
“Why are you so stingy? You ordered a glass of green tea for me while you yourself get to enjoy the luxurious coffee from Illurasia.” Joan placed her purse on the table and sat herself down opposite Gabriella.
Gabriella intentionally squinted at her before replying, “If I recall correctly, you ordered a glass of hot green tea the last time you were here. But if you want some coffee, I’ll get you one immediately.”
She then signaled the waiter to come over with a hand gesture. Seeing as such, Joan quickly reached out her hand to deter her from doing so. “No, it’s fine. Thank you for the green tea. So, is there something urgent that you want to talk to me about?”
