Lahat ng Kabanata ng Goodbye, Saintess.: Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 170

Evanna had been young once, too. She could read these kids' thoughts without a word.Metis clearly liked Sebastian, yet she was strangely avoidant of him. Why?Evanna thought of the woman he had fought with in the parking lot. Could that be the reason?"Goddamn, so he's a horny playboy like my no-good jerk of a son, too?!" she muttered under her breath, shocked. "But… he doesn't look like one!"When Sebastian returned to the car to invite her into the clinic, Evanna wisely flushed all her speculations from her mind without speaking. A young man's private affairs were no concern of an older woman, after all."You must be really special to the good doctor, Sebastian! You could somehow summon her out of business hours with a single call!" Evanna remarked."No, no. Dr. Fey was likely standing behind the door just as I was calling," Sebastian replied nonchalantly, having failed to catch her undertone.Evanna shot him a meaningful look, her mind churning. 'He doesn't harbor any feelin

Jeanine invited the entire team and launched a video conference. Five or six of my employees joined online. Some were calling from the establishments where they had just met clients. One was stuck in a traffic jam. Another was on the toilet."Sorry to bother you, Mr. Grimwald! We just aren't smart enough to solve a lot of these problems on our own…""I think we didn't prepare enough. I thought I had hashed out all the details while in the office and went out to meet clients… and then they hit me with questions and considerations I hadn't anticipated or accounted for at all!""Help us, Mr. Grimwald! You're our only hope!" one of them joked dramatically.Their zeal and passion warmed my heart. Where could I have found better, more productive employees? These were the ones overworking after hours, yet somehow apologizing to me.With employees like these, Sleeping Giant would rise far faster than I could have anticipated. I would bet on that.And as their employer, I should definitel

"So how about you have dinner at my place so I can help you figure out what he's thinking?" Evanna finished, raising an eyebrow.Metis' cheeks flushed. Even her tone had softened. "Can you really do that?"Her heart pounded. How did Evanna notice it? Was it that obvious? If it was, why was Sebastian acting like he had no idea? Could this be a playboy's technique to lead her on?So many thoughts raced through her mind."Yes, I can. I actually think the two of you are quite cute together," Evanna said.Seeing Metis hesitate only cemented her suspicion that the girl had a huge crush on him. "If you like, I can even tell Sebastian how you feel. You two are just such good kids that it makes me want to root for you to be together."Metis nodded lightly.…My phone rang while Evanna and Metis whispered to each other. It was Jeanine again."Hello? Jeanine?""Mr. Grimwald? Sorry to bother you again," she said awkwardly.Our video conference had just ended two minutes ago, and here sh

I was not going to waste my breath on James' mocking prejudice. As for what Rhea thought of me, I respected her agency to form her own opinion.I had no way to confirm or deny James' claims. I would have expected someone like Rhea to tell me directly if she had had enough. She was certainly bold and feisty enough to do that.I had been trying to call her lately, but the calls never went through. She seemed to have ghosted me.Rhea was an adult. I found it hard to believe that James had cut off all her means of communication. She should have been able to reach me if she wanted to end the arrangement between us.Regardless, I had no reason to pretend to be chummy with this asshole without Rhea in the picture.I circled around him and entered the restaurant without another word.James ran up and blocked my path."Didn't you hear me?! You shouldn't be here, punk. I have an important business meeting! Or are you trying to ruin it to get back at me after I exposed you?" he jeered."Y

This time, the client reviewed the project details, asked a few questions, and signed the contract without any trouble. We had dinner together before Jeanine and I saw him off.She turned to me and said deferentially, "Now that the contract is signed, I should get back to work.""Not so fast.""Yes, Mr. Grimwald?" she asked, then added, "Oh! Don't worry about the food. I've already paid for it. I’ll claim the money from finance later.""That's not why I asked you to wait," I replied with a smile.I patted her shoulder. "I ordered food for you. I know you're still hungry, Jeanine. In fact, you definitely shouldn’t return to the office after this. Spend the evening relaxing, or just rest at home. Career and work aren’t everything in life, you know?"I walked back into the restaurant while she stood frozen in place. Amused, I grinned at her. "Don’t just stand there! Come on! I haven’t finished my dinner yet, and this one’s on me!"Blushing, she finally followed. "Y-Yes, sir!"At t