In fact, Nathan waspletely helpless.


    The only one who could reach Macie was Yosef. Unfortunately, Edward had no way of contacting her.


    That morning, a manager came by with the product nning proposal for Edward. But after a brief discussion, it became clear that Edward wasn’t in the right headspace. His eyes were red and swollen, so the manager had


    no choice but to leave.


    “Mr. Levy, do you know what’s wrong with Mr. Fowler?” the manager asked Nathan in the Assistants


    Department’s office.


    “Oh, he’s going through a breakup,” Nathan replied absentmindedly as he looked up from hisputer.


    But then he realized that it wasn’t entirely urate. Macie and Edward were married. They weren’t dating, so it


    wasn’t a breakup. It was more like…


    Right, a divorce.


    s… A newly divorced man was bound to be a mess, especially since Edward had brought this on himself.


    Nathan could only shake his head and sigh.


    The other assistants who overheard that were stunned and the manager was equally taken aback.


    After a moment, the manager said, “Can you try to calm him down? This is really affecting the work progress.”


    Nathan smiled and nodded, but the truth was that there was nothing he could do.


    That day, thepany group chat exploded with gossip. Everyone was buzzing about Edward’s split from some <fn9cb0> Newest update provided by find·novel</fn9cb0>


    unknown model.


    Midday arrived, and it was time for a break.


    After a morning of getting familiar with her tasks, Macie had already hit it off with a couple <b>of </b>coworkers. She


    made ns to grab lunch together at thepany cafeteria.


    “Macie, let’s go out and eat.”


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    Julian appeared at the entrance of the design department. He called her out in a way that couldn’t be more


    conspicuous.


    Immediately, all eyes in the department turned toward the boss and the new hire. Their gazes were filled with curiosity and spection.


    Feeling the weight of their stares, Macie turned to the two co–workers beside her. “Sorry, let’s reschedule for


    tomorrow.”


    With that, she quickly followed Julian out and picked up her pace.


    “Her name is Macie Smith, right? What’s her rtionship with Mr. Atkins?”


    “He personally came to get her for lunch. They’re not dating, right?”


    “Hold on! I just remembered. I saw her downstairs this morning while I was waiting for the elevator. Mr. Atkins


    picked her up himself. I thought she was one of our business partners.‘


    The office buzzed with chatter and gossip.


    Inside the elevator, Macie asked, “Julian, why didn’t you text me first?”


    “Because if I did, you’d definitely refuse. So, I had toe find you in person.” He smiled at her.


    She met his gaze, and the emotions in his eyes were clear. She wasn’t naive. She knew exactly what it meant.


    “I’m sorry. I…”


    She sighed, but before she could finish, he cut her off.


    “I don’t have any ulterior motives. You’re my junior, and you just got back from abroad. Honestly, this


    gratitude or just basic courtesy, <b>I </b>owe you a meal.”


    “But you already treated me to a meal two days ago,” Macie pointed out.


    “That was a wee–back meal. This is different,” Julian said.


    She fell silent.


    Macie had no idea how to turn him down when he had already shut down every excuse she could devise. Julian


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    was sharp. He knew exactly how to frame things.


    “Don’t worry about what the employees say. No one will dare gossip,” he added.


    She pursed her lips slightly before finally relenting. “Just this once, then. After today, <b>I’ll </b>be eating at the


    Julian turned to look at her, and after a few seconds, he hummed in acknowledgment.


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