Helen’s POV:
I admire Phil’s maturity and understanding.
Even after I rejected him, he just put the past behind him and still treated me how a colleague should.
At work, he would guide me, paint out my mistakes, and give me credit where credit was due.
This was how adults should deal with rejection.
Whether we ended up together or not, personal affairs should not interfere with work.I was glad that
things worked out this way.
One morning, Anya came to Zhester Technology to report the case’s progress like she always did.
And just like the last time, Soren and George sat at the same table with us at lunch.I was sitting next to
Phil and opposite to George.
While we were eating, Soren glanced at Phil and me meaningfully and joked, "Anya could rest
assured.It’s a good news for your law firm that Phil is dating Helen!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere at the table changed.The quiet yet light atmosphere
became somber and awkward.
George, who had not said a word the whole time, asked Soren, "Since when did you become so
gossipy? Don’t you have anything else better to do?"
Being scolded by George, Soren swallowed hard and shut up at once.
Meanwhile, I felt a little embarrassed.It was uncomfortable being teased in front of so many people,
especially George.
So, from that moment on, I ate with my head down, so I would not be the center of attention again.
"It’s true.I’m pursuing Helen, but she hasn’t agreed to be my girlfriend."
Phil smiled and added, "But I won’t give up."
I could feel that his eyes were fixed on me as he spoke.
He also sounded confident as if he was certain I would say yes to him in the future.I lowered my head.
The food in my mouth that I was just enjoying had lost its taste.I was not used to making my private life
public, especially like this.
Although I kept my head down the whole time, I felt someone staring at me.I lifted my eyes and met
George’s deep and piercing gaze..I immediately looked away.
God, how I hoped I could just drop my fork and run away! I had thought that George would no longer
come to the staff canteen for lunch.
After all, our relationship had become so awkward.
Being around him felt like walking on eggshells.It would be troublesome if we kept running into each
other.
The next day however, I saw George in the staff canteen again.
This time, instead of sitting in his exclusive seat, he sat opposite me and slowly ate his food.
On the day after that, he sat down in front of me once again, a tray of food in his hand.He did not talk to
me and just regarded me as a stranger.It felt like he was purposely making things difficult for me.I could
not figure out what he was thinking, and I doubted anyone could.
Although the atmosphere around us was becoming more and more awkward, I just continued eating.
Phil tried talking to George but only got a cold shoulder.
Because of this, he decided to stop talking and just ate in silence.
Talking to a person who did not want to talk to you was tiring, after all.
Whenever George was here, the atmosphere was cold and bleak.He seemed to be transforming the
places he was in into an ice cellar.
After several days of awkward lunch time, Phil was unable to endure the deafening silence any longer.
One day he just politely asked, "Mr.Affleck, is there anything you want to say about our work? I’d like to
hear your advice."
Phil’s question just fell into George’s deaf ear.
The latter merely glanced at Phil and continued eating. It was at this moment that it became clear to me
that George was doing it on purpose.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I felt.
After taking a few bites of my food, I stood up and left the canteen with Phil.
Jane’s POV:
When I came out of my office and was about to make some coffee in the tea room, I saw George and
Boswell walking towards me.
Boswell looked at George and asked confusedly, "Since you like Helen so much, why not chase her?
Come to think of it.Phil is always around Helen and has a lot of chances to get close to her.If you don’t
do anything now, she might fall for him.You’ll regret it."
George cast a cold glance at Boswell and entered his office, slamming the door shut.
Boswell shrugged helplessly and complained to me, "I don’t know what magic Helen has that makes
George so obsessed with her.I’ve known him for years, but I’ve never seen him like this."
My heart sank upon hearing this, but I did not show it.
Instead, I forced a smile and went to the tea room to make coffee.It was true, though.
George had always been confident and proud.
But now, he was sulky and depressed because of a woman.I had been removing Helen from my
memory little by little.I no longer gave a shit about her.
But because of George, my memories of her came flooding back to me..
Just like when we were children, I was filled with jealousy and resentment, Why did I have to work hard
to get the things Helen could easily get? Although we were half sisters, Helen could live with our father
while I could only call him "Dad" when nobody was around.
Working with George was not easy.
Helen, however, got all his attention without even doing much.
Was this my fate? Was I destined to be overtaken by that woman? No.I would not let things continue
like this.
Even if life was unfair, I would do whatever I could to get what was rightfully mine.
"Boswell, do you know what I miss the most?" I asked with a nostalgic smile.
"What is it?"
"I miss the time when Zhester Technology was first being established.There were only the three of
us.We ate and slept together in that small studio.We often quarreled because of the disagreements
and wanted to twist each other’s heads off.But whenever we solved a problem, we would forget our
anger and hug each other in excitement."
I began to miss the good old days.
Boswell had to pull several all-nighters at the time.
Although it was exhausting, it was worth it.
Once the problem was solved, he would turn the computer off and find a spot to lie down to catch some
sleep.
George, on the other hand, seemed to have unlimited energy.
After staying up late with Boswell, he still had the strength to meet the clients and introduce our
products to them.I was once hospitalized due to gastrorrhagia.
But when I woke up, the two of them informed me that our products had been successfully launched.
That news worked better than my medicine.
Boswell reminisced about the past as well.
"We were really passionate at that time.How memorable."
"I’m glad that our hard work has paid off.But at the same time, I could not help but be sad.Look at
us.We may be successful now and even have our own separate offices, but we have grown apart."
Tears welled up in my eyes, and my heart ached as if a knife had pierced through it.Boswell took out a
piece of tissue and handed it to me.
"Jane, don’t think like that.Yes, so many things have changed, but the three of us will always be on the
same team."
With a bitter smile, I shook my head and replied, "No, it’s different.We can’t go back to the way it
was.Haven’t you noticed that George has been indifferent to me since I came back? I don’t know if I’ve
done something wrong…"
Boswell held my shoulder and assured me, "No, Jane.You’ll always have a special place in his heart."
"Really? Does he really care about me?" I asked Boswell with uncertainty.
If I was important, why was he keeping a distance from me for Helen’s comfort?
"Of course.If you don’t believe me, why don’t you ask him tonight?" Boswell replied with a smile.
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