Jane’s POV:
On the way back, George was silent for much of the drive.I found that he spoke less than before.
He only talked about business; and that too very briefly.I had been back for quite a while now, but we
hadn’t even sat for dinner together.
Was it perhaps because he was in love? "Are you serious about Lucy?" I had been dying to ask him.
Curiosity finally got the better of me and I finally asked him just before we could reach the company.I
wondered if he kept a distance from other women because of Lucy.But I couldn’t for the life of me figure
out why George liked a woman like Lucy.What did he see in her?
"No, I have nothing to do with Lucy.I’d rather talk about you and Helen.What happened between the two
of you?" George asked while paying careful attention to the road.
"You seem to care a lot about Helen.Is it because she is Lucy’s best friend?" This was the second time
that I heard Helen’s name from George’s lips.
Everyone in the company thought that George and Lucy were a hot item and George had never denied
it.
At first, I took these rumors with a pinch of salt.
But when Lucy barged into his office, George, who had always been scrupulous about separating his
professional life from private life, indulged her.He condoned her behavior.
That was why I believed that the rumor about him and Lucy was not baseless.
"Jane, I know that the matter between you and Helen is your private affair.I apologize for asking about
it.But if there is any conflict or misunderstanding between you two, share it with me.I would be more than
happy to help you resolve it." George brought the car to a halt and looked at me seriously.
His tone was dead serious, as if he attached great importance to this matter.This was not the George I
knew, I chose to be silent.
Then I sighed and said, "George, this is so unlike you.I’ve never known you to care about anything else
but work.What has come over you?"
George pursed his lips and patiently waited for my answer, "She’s just Lucy’s friend.Why do you have to
get so tense about her? Believe it or not, I don’t have any conflict with her.We were not particularly close
because our mothers had a host of differences.But my mother has distanced herself from that situation
and moved on.You know that my mother now has a steady boyfriend and she is very secure in that
relationship.If there are problems between you and Lucy because of my matter with Helen, then I’m
sorry.But it’s not my fault.You should be asking Helen for answers, not me." I felt attacked and implicated,
so I let it out angrily.
I couldn’t believe that George would go to this extent for Lucy’s sake.Helen was just Lucy’s friend.
Why did George have to meddle in her business?
"Sorry, I shouldn’t have stuck my nose in your personal affairs," George apologized wholeheartedly.
But I was not happy at all.
The more he acted out like this, the more it proved he cared about Lucy.
Helen’s POV:
Mattie and I had been hard at work.We moved back two boxes of materials and distributed them to
different people for review.I had a habit of taking notes while reading through the materials.I usually
turned off the computer after writing my report.
More often than not, I was the last one to leave.
Just as I was drawing towards the end of the review, 1 suddenly noticed that a document was missing.I
retraced my steps and I calmly analyzed whether I had left it in the office of the Smart Technology
Company.I hurriedly opened the list and took a look.
The list showed that the document had been submitted.I had marked it myself, and Mattie had put it into
the carton What had happened? I looked around for it frantically.
Soon I was bathed in sweat and started fidgeting around nervously To lose an important document of the
client company was tantamount to making a death wish.
If news leaked out that I had lost such an important document, my goose would be cooked.
My reputation would be ruined and nobody would risk hiring me in the future.
Worse, I might drag the name of Hesmor Law Firm through the mud.I went through all the materials I had
brought out today carefully, but I still couldn’t find the document.I went through the pile three times! I was
sure it was missing But where could I have mislaid it? I ran my day through my mind like a movie repeat
After leaving the Smart Technology Company, Mattie and I traveled back to Zhester Technology by car.
Neither of us left the office after that, nor did anyone come into the office the whole time.I was confused,
but I still didn’t give up.I rummaged insanely around in the materials I had brought today While searching,
I was thinking about what could have gone wrong.I comforted myself secretly.
It was very likely that I had left it at the Smart Technology offices.
But I was still uncertain and I didn’t dare to ask outright.
If it was not there, it would expose the fact that I had lost that confidential document.
"Haven’t you got off work yet?" I heard George’s voice come from the corridor.
My body stiffened.I ignored him and continued to look for the document high and low.
George slowly approached me and stood by my side.
"May I ask what you are looking for?" I stopped what I was doing.
I wasn’t sure whether I should confide in him.
If he knew that I had lost the document of the client company, would he think that our law firm was
incompetent? Would he think that I was not a professional? But if I didn’t tell him, I would be charged
with concealing the truth.
It would be worse if he found out from someone else.I was in a terrible dilemma.I didn’t answer, but
George had already guessed from my frantic search.
"Did you, by any chance, misplace the document of the Smart Technology Company?" I had to admit he
was smart.
Nothing got past his quick wit.Now that he had guessed the truth, there was no need for me to hide it.
Maybe if I told him the truth, he would assist me in locating the missing document.I briefly explained the
whole scenario and emphasized repeatedly, "I was responsible for it.It was solely my carelessness that
caused it.It has nothing to do with our team."
"Am I such an unreasonable person in your eyes? Am I judging you?" George asked in a rather
displeased tone.
Was he or wasn’t he? He was always scrupulous in setting boundaries.
Everyone thought so.
Even Jane.
Of course, I just thought about it secretly and didn’t dare to say it to his face.
"So, you say you spent several minutes waiting for the car downstairs in the office building of the Smart
Technology Company, right?" George caught on very quickly.
"That’s right," I answered nervously.
"Okay! Come with me." Then he walked out of the office ahead of me.
I didn’t know what he planned to do, but I followed him out obediently.
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