A pair of dangerous, gleaming eyes peered below from a window aloft the grand building, following the red car drive into a distance with mild interest. There wasn"t much left for Lillie to do. Occasionally, she would a.s.sist Elliot with some important doc.u.ments. But most of the time, she would lounge around or stand in front of her office"s large window to distract herself from boredom.
Scaring the daylight out of her employees by giving them a rare shot of surprise visit, had been her favorite amus.e.m.e.nt.
Behind her, she could hear Elliot instructing his temporary a.s.sistant, Andrea Houston, and a.s.signing her with tasks.
Every time Andrea was called in the CEO"s office by Elliot, a boost of excitement always followed because she"ll have the chance to see her G.o.ddess again.
It"s tough, mult.i.tasking between sneaking a glance at Lillie—who was now on the sofa with her phone—and listening to Elliot"s instructions.
"No, no! You mustn"t get distracted, Drea!" She mentally scolded herself profusely, all while keeping her gaze at the ash-blonde hair woman like an owl.
"Miss Houston? Did you catch everything I said?" Elliot"s deep voice brought her out of her trance.
"Yes, sir." Andrea was proud and thankful of her talent of remembering everything she hears even when she"s not giving it her full attention.
When she repeated everything, exactly how he said it, Elliot was highly impressed. He definitely noticed Andrea"s eyes straying elsewhere, and thought she wasn"t listening.
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"Sir, these are the last ones you needed to look after." Secretary Yu heard her boss let out a frustrated groan when another pile of doc.u.ments was added on his desk.
Secretary Yu worriedly look at the tired man. His eyes had been glaring between his laptop and paperworks the whole day without proper rest.
Thankfully, unlike last time, he ate his lunch—might"ve been because his wife prepared it for him this time.
After an hour, Secretary Yu came back to Ethan"s office to inform him that the boardroom was ready and that everyone was waiting for him.
Since the CEO will be taking a leave for a few days, the board of directors were called to discuss who will take his place during his absence.
Entering the s.p.a.cious room that was mostly occupied by middle aged individuals, Ethan, the youngest among them, sat at the head of the table.
When the opening remark was delivered, the meeting began with the boards" suggestion for candidates.
Ethan"s back relaxed itself on the swiveled chair as he half-heartedly listened to the argument left and right.
Feeling his phone vibrated from his breast pocket, Ethan pick it up.
[Hey, I"m here to distract you.]
An amused smile plastered on his face. His wife was really such a tease. She knew that he"s in the middle of a meeting.
The board was too engrossed in arguing that they didn"t notice their CEO smiling and typing on phone. Secretary Yu, who was sitting to his right, saw his expression and restrain herself from giggling.
He really can"t help himself when it comes to Lillie Bai.
Secretary Yu was no longer surprised at seeing her boss smiling and chuckling at his phone. This scenario has been happening quite frequently.
[I miss you.] Ethan texted back. [The meeting is too boring, and the board are like a bunch of bees buzzing in my ears.]
[Man up and endure it.]
[Meanie...] Ethan added a teary eyes emoji.
Luckily, Secretary Yu wasn"t standing behind him. She would"ve burst out laughing if she saw how childish her boss was acting.
[What are you doing right now?]
[I"m just watching over Elliot and his new a.s.sistant.]
Fully aware of the reason why she"s watching over him, Ethan still can"t help but chug a whole jar of vinegar.
[a.s.sistant?]
[Attorney Houston"s sister. If you remember, she"s our batch mate.]
[Don"t know her. Also, how about you come here and watch me instead? I need you~] He typed with three pleading emojis. [I can drive there quickly to fetch you...]
[And give you a reason to escape your meeting? Not a chance.] She replied with an emoji with its tongue sticking out. [You can pick me up when you"re done. Take your time and don"t rush things, we don"t want you collapsing again.]
[That was just one time...]
[One time is more than enough. Now, get your attention back to the meeting...]
But you"re the one who send a messaged first. It"s close to impossible if he didn"t texted back.
Before Ethan could reply this to her, Lillie added another message.
[The others are already staring at you.]
"What..." Ethan instinctively drifted his eyes away from his phone.
True to her words, everyone was staring intently at him with wide eyes and gaping mouth as if they saw a ghost.
This was not the first time they saw their CEO smile. Nevertheless, they still aren"t used to it!
They weren"t even sure whether to feel alarmed. For all they know, their CEO was plotting to throw one of them out of the window!
Ethan wasn"t bothered by their comical expressions. His eyes looked down at his phone again when her particular message strike his curiosity.
How did she know? Did she place spy cameras all over the company already?
Should he wave his hand h.e.l.lo and ask if she can see him?
Vzzt vzzt!
[What are you doing? You"re scaring your board.]
The board of directors saw Ethan wave his hand out of the blue. What does it mean? That single sway have several meanings, ah!
Please stop acting weird, CEO Li!
Ethan was unaware of the fact that Lillie just took an intellectual guess. She simply guessed that his board was already staring at him—that might"ve been due to his lack of response since he was too busy texting her.
This would set Ethan off, a.s.suming that she can see him.
[See you later, Mr. Li *winking emoji*]
Such a tease indeed.