Early the next morning, I went to Marius' place unrelentingly.The smell of beer greeted me the moment I entered the room. I knew then that Shannon had not woken up.Marius leaned against the door. He looked at me while brushing his teeth. "I called you before you came. There's nothing I can do."He bit his toothbrush and spread his hands wide. His helpless appearance was rather amusing.Seeing that Shannon was still sleeping soundly, I could not bear to wake her up. I decided to let her sleep for a while more."I've put breakfast on the table. You can eat after you wash up. We’ll let Shannon sleep a little more.”She must definitely be suffering after drinking so much.Marius washed up and got changed before coming out of the bedroom. He pulled the chair opposite me out and sat down. "Shannon, drunk as she was, kept cursing Jordan last night. That's her husband, right?"Cursing Jordan?I frowned. "That’s not right. They’re such a loving couple. Even if they did argue, Shannon

I heard quite a number of people talking about something with Nibel the moment I entered the company.“Did you see the news? Nibel brought a woman back to his place yesterday night.”“Doesn’t this mean the rumors about him and President Grant back then were false, then?”“Yes, it’s fake. President Grant and President Lane are so in love. Seriously, what’s with the press?”This was what Nibel meant by the rumors would clear up.I shook my head and smiled lightly. He sure was savvy.When I got to the office, I arranged my documents and went to Theo’s office.The door of his office was not closed, and I noted that Nibel was already inside. Theo immediately noticed me. "You’re here. Mr. Nibel happened to come over with a sample. Try it."After entering with the documents in hand, I handed them over to Theo and then looked down at the Golden-O Face Cream on the table. I picked it up and applied it on my hands to try it out. "Yes, it feels good and moisturizing. But I have to take it

Theo was already at the restaurant when Neil and I arrived.He was still dressed the same as he had been during the day, but his temperament seemed to have changed.He was very different when he was resting compared to when he was at work.He seemed much softer now, but the words ‘no strangers allowed’ were still written on his face."Theo, let me introduce you to Neil Hendersohn. We met when I was living in Susan’s apartment.”I wonder if it had been my hallucination, but it felt like Theo's expression changed when he saw Neil. However, it disappeared in an instant.Theo stood up, the corners of his mouth curling upward. "Hello, I'm Theo Grant.""Hello, President Grant. I’ve admired you for a long time." Neil had been nervous since the start. He grasped Theo's hand in his own for a long time, not letting go.I let out a few coughs to pull him back to the present. Why was the atmosphere so weird? I asked them to take their seats and then sat down next to Theo. "Neil often comfo

There was a huge shift in Theo’s expression when Neil was brought up. I could clearly see his Adam's apple bob slightly as he swallowed. He seemed nervous.I did not ask any more questions and just waited for Theo to answer.A moment passed before Theo slowly answered me, "Maybe. He’s been keeping you company the entire time when you were at Susan’s apartment.""So, you're jealous?" I asked him with a tilt of my head.Theo nodded slowly. "Yes. My wife was alone with a stranger. Of course, I’m jealous."Despite his saying so, he was behaving completely differently than how one would if they were jealous.He probably had his reasons for keeping the truth from me, but I believed Theo would tell me about it one day. Thus, I did not press him with more questions. Instead, I just smiled and said, "We can’t just keep all our friends at the door after getting married. Come now, I wouldn’t be jealous if you had friends of the opposite sex.”"Is that so?" Theo asked me back with a smile.

After that came a long week of work.In all honesty, I never thought one year could feel so long. It was probably due to how troublesome work was every day.I was talking to Theo about the project procedure in the office when I heard a knock on the door."Come in."Keith entered slowly. He looked at me, signaling me mildly before fixing his eyes on Theo. "President Grant, Mr. Nibel is here."His timing was immaculate."Invite him in."He must have come to ask me how the face cream was after using it. My ears registered Nibel’s voice a little while later. "President Grant, President Lane, you’re all here.”We ceased our discussion and looked toward the arriving person simultaneously.I continued before Nibel could say anything else, "Mr. Nibel, you’re just in time. This is my report from using the Golden-O Face Cream."I handed him the document on the table which had been for Theo’s eyes previously.Nibel accepted it with a smile. He then took a seat and read through it. "You