Chapter One Hundred Forty Two

Henry stared at the watch adorned on his left wrist and darted his gaze to the door.

It was ten minutes past the time Phil left his office to get the items he'll be presenting to Eve in his bid to apologise to her. He began hitting his left palm on the table, producing a rhythm.

The door to his office was pulled open and the impatient Henry lifted his head and cast it at the door.

He sighed in relief and sat up after Phil stepped in. Phil was clinging to a bouquet in his left hand while the box of chocolates was in his right hand.

He strode to Henry and placed the items on the table. "I'm sorry sir, I took a lot of time. You specified that the chocolates must not have nuts in them so I had to look for plain chocolate.

Henry flashed a quick smile. "It's okay Phil."

He stared at the square-shaped box of chocolates and grabbed the bouquet of roses.

The scent from the bouquet made its way into his nostrils and his brain quickly picked up a sweet sensation.

"Good job Phil."

Phil slipped