Chapter 51
Chapter 0051
-Dylan”
I set the card down and pulled the tissue paper out of the bag. I peeked inside and pulled out a silky black blouse. I gasped. It was beautiful. Tears stung my eyes and I covered my mouth with one hand. Besides Maria, I couldn’t think of a single person that had ever shown me such kindness.
I smiled all the way to the bathroom, eager to change out of my gross stained blouse and into this gorgeous and I looked down, my eyes catching the price tag uh, expensive top.
My eyes nearly popped out of my head. I stopped in my tracks. No way could I accept this hundred dollar shirt.
My phone dinged. I pulled it from my sweater pocket and looked at the screen. As though Dylan could read my mind, he had messaged:
“I’m sure by now you’ve seen what I left on your desk. Don’t you dare think about giving it back to me. It’s not my size, it’ll look way better on you.”
“This is way too much,” I sent back with a crying emoji.
“What? I can’t hear you, I’m going through a tunnel…” Dylan responded.
I shook my head and laughed. I looked at the shirt in my hands. It was really nice. And Logan did tell me! needed to change…
I walked into the bathroom and removed my stained blouse. I dumped it right in the trash can and put the new one on. I buttoned it up and tucked it into my skirt, then looked at it in the mirror. Perfect fit. How did know? I had dated Chance for years and he didn’t even know the color of my eyes, much less what size I wore. Not that he ever bought any for me…
I never thought that I would almost be thankful that Nat stole Chance from me, but here we are.
I snapped a picture of the shirt and sent it to Dylan with the caption, “You’re right, it does look better on
me.”
“Looks great,” he wrote back almost immediately with a heart–eye emoji.
I smiled. Maybe today wasn’t such a bad day after all.
I walked to my desk. I found Logan standing in front of it when I got back, his arms crossed and one of his feet tapping impatiently.
“Where have you been?” He snapped.
1 was changing my shirt,” I said, then added under my breath: “Like you asked.”
He looked at my shirt, then his eyes dropped down to the card and tissue paper I had left spread out all over my desk. I shoved them into the gift bag and threw it under my desk. I watched as anger spread across Logan’s face.
Need I remind how important it is to keep a tidy workspace? And maybe to also be at one’s workspace, ready to work when I need you to?” He said sternly.
“No, sir, I don’t need reminded.” His wording was a little confusing and I wasn’t sure how to respond in a way that wouldn’t further piss him off. I was hoping that would be satisfying enough to send him on his
way.
He glared at me a moment longer. “I need you to take notes for this conference call, it’s starting in five minutes in my office.”
“Yes sir,” I gathered a notebook and pen.
“And if it’s not too much trouble, maybe you could keep the stuff you hear on the call confidential? I know that’s a struggle for you.”
He turned and stormed into his office.
“Aw, trouble in paradise?” I heard Elena’s voice behind me.
“Not now, Elena,” I said, still facing away from her. She moved to the front of my desk. This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.
“Don’t worry, you won’t have to deal with this much longer,” she smiled. Then she lowered her voice to a menacing whisper: “I’m going to do everything I can to get your ass fired in no time.”
I watched her strut away.
“Take a number,” I muttered.