"Oh, my! Does it have to be right now, Sofia?" asked Gery as she cast an unhappy glance at Eve's presence in his room."I told you that, Mrs. Sofia. He would have refused," Eve said softly from behind Sofia's body."Sir, this is Mrs. Daphne's order. Besides, I think you need Miss Eve's help right now. Just look at that," Sofia replied as she pointed to the pile of files that Gery had just taken from Dave's room.Gery had been looking for data to present at the upcoming meeting but needed to know where Dave kept it. As a result, he had to look for it among all the piles, with no clue at all. And that gave him a headache! Yes, the fact was that he needed help immediately. But from Eve? Oh no!"If you mind, I can go back to Mrs. Jenni with great pleasure," Eve said, hoping Gery would agree.Gery then turned to Eve and gave her a piercing look, "Oh, you won't be happy if you stay here, huh? Okay, Sofia. Then leave her here. I'll try to see what she's capable of." Gery decided as he said t
In the afternoon before work, Mrs. Daphne deliberately went to Eve's room to inform her directly of the invitation. "Eve, can you come to our residence tonight?" asked Madame Daphne after being in the small room where Eve worked. "Wh-what, Madam? To Madame's residence? But what for?" asked Eve, surprised at the sudden invitation. Come on, going to Gery's house, boss she hated? Impossible! "I invited you to have dinner with us, me and Gery. We need to get to know each other better so we can work together better," Mrs. Daphne replied, accompanied by Sofia. Sofia didn't say anything this time. But it was evident that she was one of the initiators of Madame Daphne's plan. Eve's brain immediately thought about what excuse she could use to refuse the invitation. A refusal that wouldn't offend the boss who had helped her so much, of course. But not a single reason came to mind. Unusually, her brain felt suddenly dull this time, and she could not come up with any ideas. "I'll take your re
"Who's outside?" Mr. James asked his wife as a luxury car pulled up in front of their gate. Since Eve didn't have a house attendant, Mrs. Kate rushed to open the door for the guest."That's the driver from the Foster family, the boss at Vinestra. You know, our daughter was invited to dinner by Mrs. Daphne, the owner of Vinestra," Mrs. Kate replied with a proud smile.Mr. James furrowed his brow, "Wow, can that be so, huh? To be picked up in such a luxurious car," said her husband in surprise."Well, let's just pray Eve doesn't make any trouble. You know she can't be restrained. And her young boss is quite authoritarian, it seems. I'm afraid Eve will be rude to them," Mrs. Kate complained, still worried about Eve's attitude there."I think Eve will be able to care for herself, Kate. Don't worry about it," comforted Mr. James, then paused to smile at his daughter, who was now heading towards them."Ready for your special dinner, Sweety?" asked Mr. James pleasantly.Eve nodded her head b
After dinner, Eve had passed off blandly due to her curiosity. Madame Daphne took her on a tour of the large room inside the second hallway that led to the private family's rooms.When the door was opened by the servant who had followed them, Eve was greeted by seeing an entire wall full of Foster family photos. The living room and dining room also had a magnificent frame hanging with pictures of the Foster family. Still, there was only one in each room, while in this one, there were so many that Eve could hardly count them, even if she tried to count them quickly with the tail of her eye.Every moment seemed captured in a photo, then framed in a fancy frame, and placed there as the last memory left by Gery's parents and his late grandfather."This is where the memories of the entire Foster family are kept, Eve. We were destined to have limited descendants. My grandmother only had one son, namely my father. And my mother only gave birth to me. Even my daughter only had one son, that's
The story of Gery's past also touched Eve. She let out a long sigh and tried to hide her sympathy because she didn't want to be considered too easy to change her feelings. But, when Madame Daphne told the sad story, Eve's defenses instantly collapsed. She immediately felt so sorry for Gery's fate. She seemed to understand the change in his attitude after experiencing those two super heartbreaking moments."He was only a little more cheerful when he met Cheryl. The pretty girl from his school. She was often the reason for Gery's happiness when he told me about his moments at school." Mrs. Daphne said.Eve continued to listen intently to the exciting story. She began to see how Gery's past personality was."Until college, they continued to choose the same place to study. In fact, Cheryl's parents and I had agreed to marry the two of them when they graduated from college," Mrs. Daphne continued, trying to play her memories chronologically so that she could tell the story in detail and no
Chapter 21. Shock Therapy"Don't just say you're close to my grandma; you can do whatever you want here. Get on with your work!" Gery reprimanded Eve, who was chatting briefly with a friend in the office corridor.Eve was wide-eyed with embarrassment at being reprimanded in front of other employees. She was just asking about a file she needed to support her work. However, when she denied that, he could not because after reprimanding Eve arbitrarily earlier, Gery immediately walked away, leaving Eve with a red face that was half embarrassed and half angry."I want to beat him up!" Eve cursed.Her coworker giggled, "Do you dare Mr. Gery?" she sneered."Why be afraid of such an arrogant man like that! I'm not afraid as long as I don't do anything wrong," Eve replied firmly."Well, I also know you're close to Mrs. Daphne. Of course, you're brave. Your protector is amazing, haha." Again, her companion sneered.Eve then rolled her eyes and chose not to continue arguing with her coworker. Sh
The news of Eve's closeness to Mrs. Daphne and her appointment as Gery's assistant certainly did not escape the whole company's attention. News began to spread that something was going on between Eve and Gery. And unpleasant gossip was inevitable.Eve was now facing a bad atmosphere because whenever she was in the cafeteria, she would hear the other staff whispering and glancing at her. It was obvious that they must be talking about her. Eve initially tried to ignore them, but she got fed up. Finally, she never went to the cafeteria anymore. She deliberately asked her mother to prepare a lunch box for her every day because she didn't have time to queue for food in the canteen."Eve, did you hear about the rumors circulating about you among the employees?" Dave asked one day when they decided to have lunch together at a spot in Vinestra Park."I don't know; it must not be far from the gossip about my closeness with Mr. Gery and Mrs. Daphne, right? I've heard it many times but ignored i
The next day, when she went to work, Eve was surprised to see Dave, who had confronted her in the basement parking area of the office where she usually put her car."Why didn't you phone me, Eve? I've been waiting all night to hear from you." Dave asked after Eve closed and locked her car."Hmm? Phoned you, but for what?" Eve was confused because she didn't understand why Dave was waiting for her call. He is waiting for what news?"Oh my! Did you forget to open the box I gave you yesterday?" Dave asked again. The man looked a little frustrated. Eve suddenly remembered"Geez, sorry, Dave. I opened it yesterday in the car, and because it contained an agenda with a lot of writing, I intended to read it when I got home. Still, I was busy and forgot, hehe. I'm so sorry," Eve tried apologizing because she forgot about Dave's agenda last night.Dave tapped his forehead hard with an increasingly frustrated face."Is it very crucial? Or should I just read it now? One second!" Eve felt guilty a