Love After a Steamy Affair - Chapter 228

Chapter 228: He Was In A Bad Mood These Days

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Serenity took a sip of warm water and said, “Caleb, how did I offend President Jones?”

When they were in Jonan City, Caleb could tell that something was wrong between the two of them. As for why, he was not sure.

He simply knew that President Jones’s abnormal behavior over the past two days was because he overheard her phone call about getting engaged.

President Jones had never liked subordinates who thought they were smart, so he could not tell her the truth. He simply said, “You should know this best.”

But she asked him because she didn’t know.

“Is it because I shouldn’t have taken the initiative to deliver lunch to him in Jonan City?” This was the best conclusion she could come to after thinking about it for so long.

Caleb recalled that incident. When President Jones saw that she was in danger, he was scared out of his wits. Everyone present saw how nervous he was for her, but she was the only one who was confused.

“No.” He shook his head.

Serenity looked confused. “But other than that time, I didn’t do anything else.”

“I heard that you’re getting engaged,” said Caleb.

“How did you know?” She stared at him, puzzled. No one knew about this except for the Rivers and Gilbert families.

“I heard it,” said Caleb before giving her a meaningful look and leaving the pantry with a glass of water.

Serenity was still thinking about Caleb’s meaningful gaze at her desk. Before she could figure it out, Francesca brought a few documents over. “Print out copies of these documents before you get off work. Make ten copies of each for tomorrow morning’s meeting.”

Serenity was speechless.

A colleague came over with a newspaper and pointed at the headline. “Serenity, you’re getting engaged?”

Serenity took the newspaper from her hand and saw the headlines that announced the marriage between the Gilbert and Rivers families. The Gilbert family’s only son and the Rivers residence’s second daughter would be engaged on the 28th of the month. The official announcement was made by the Gilbert Group’s public relations department.

No wonder everyone looked at her strangely just now. She thought these female colleagues usually only liked to pay attention to fashion magazines and were not interested in other newspapers.

The date of the engagement was set by the parents of both parties yesterday. The news was sent out today. How quickly things were moving.

She returned the newspaper to her female colleague. “It’s true. When the time comes, you’re welcome to attend the ceremony.”

The female colleague said a few words of congratulations and went back to work.

In the president’s office.

Gabriel leaned back on the black leather office chair with a face layered with ice. His expression was so gloomy that it was as if a storm was coming. “Didn’t you personally go to the scene to inspect? Such a big problem had happened and he only came to report now. What had he been doing earlier?”

Manager Yates was being reprimanded like a grandson and he uneasily said, “President Jones, it was my mistake this time.”

Gabriel smiled nonchalantly but his gaze was so cold that it froze Manager Yates. “If you feel that you’re not up to the task, then you should know what to do earlier.”

Manager Yates quickly said, “I’m confident that 1 can do a good job in this project.”

Gabriel coldly said, “Get out!”

After Manager Yates left, Caleb inadvertently glanced at the newspaper placed horizontally on the folder. When he saw the headline, he suddenly realized why something was wrong with President Jones today.

Although Manager Yates had made a mistake, it was not a big problem. If it were any other time, President Jones would definitely have asked him to convey a message to Manager Yates instead: “Don’t come in tomorrow if you can’t resolve the issue by then..”