Chapter 1302
Sylvia went home and spent the better half of the afternoon with Flint.
As evening approached and it was nearing the time for her to go to the party, she took her phone and
sent a message to Odell, “Are you coming home tonight?”
She figured that he was busy since there was no reply even after some time.
She put down her phone and went to get changed.
She chose a light purple dress that she deemed was perfect for the party because it was elegant while
also not too flashy.
It was a beautiful off–shoulder dress that ran down to her ankles. Its design was simple and yet
elegant.
After she put on a light coat of makeup, she grabbed a leather bag and went outside.
She went to get her phone which she had set on the table just now.
She figured that Odell should have replied to her message by now since it had been some time since
she sent the message.
She picked up her phone only to see that she had only received messages from Christopher and some
other people. There was still no word from Odell.
She frowned and texted him again, “There‘s an event going on tonight involving the college faculty
members and I told them that I‘ll be there. I‘ll probably get home pretty late tonight.”
With that, she threw the phone in her bag. Then she bid farewell to Madam Carter, Aunt Tonya, and
Flint before getting into the car.
Meanwhile, inside Carter Tower.
On the top floor, inside the president‘s office.
There was the sound of running water coming from within the washroom inside the office.
There was Shermaine in a light purple dress she had just changed into. She stood attentively in front of
Odell‘s desk with her hands placed guardedly in front of her.
From time to time, she would dart glances in the direction of the washroom.
Ding!
Suddenly, a phone on the table rang.
She stole a peek at the display.
It was a new message from a contact that was registered
A flash of jealousy appeared in Shermaine‘s eyes upon reading the name of the sender. She quickly
turned away after that and continued staring in the direction of the washroom.
After a few minutes, the sound of running water stopped at last.
Shermaine quickly composed herself and tried to look as natural as possible as she stared straight in
front of her.
After a while, Odell stepped into his office.
He was wearing a shirt without his coat, and several buttons on his shirt were left undone.
He was still buttoning his shirt as he stepped into his office.
When he saw Shermaine standing at his desk, he frowned and asked, “Why are you here?”
Shermaine blushed when she saw the tall and stout CEO appearing with a glimpse of his muscular
chest exposed.
She quickly bowed her head and informed, “I‘m here to bring you these reports . Assistant Bogard told
me that – this was very urgent so he had me bring them to you.”
Odell quickly buttoned up and remarked curtly, “Put them on the table.”
“Yes.” Shermaine hurriedly set the sheet of documents on the desk.
She started walking away but spun around when a thought suddenly occurred to her. “By the way,
Master Carter, you got a message on your phone while you were inside the bathroom. I accidentally
saw the name of the sender. I believe it‘s your wife texting you.”
It seemed as if the sheer mention of Sylvia made Odell soften a little as he nodded briskly. “Alright.”
Shermaine did not overstay her welcome and promptly exited the office.
Odell picked up the phone.
After reading the two messages Sylvia sent to her, he promptly typed a reply, “There‘s an event I need
to attend tonight as well so I‘m going to be home late too.”
An idea suddenly came to him. He quickly followed up with another message, “Have fun, make sure
you don‘t get too friendly with some of the male professors.”
After sending the messages, he sat down on the chair and went through the documents Shermaine
had just brought him.
– About half an hour later.
He took a look at the time and promptly set down the documents. He got up and went outside.
Shermaine was assigned to the desk right outside Odell‘s office. As soon as she noticed Odell stepping
out, she stood up immediately and greeted him with a smile,” Master Carter, are you leaving already?”.
“Yeah, get Cliff for me,” he ordered as he walked toward the elevator.
“Okay,” Shermaine answered and quickly followed Odell while she dialed Cliff‘s number on her phone.
Sylvia read Odell‘s replies when she was halfway to the hotel.
The pent–up frustration inside her immediately subsided when she read the messages. Still, she had to
admit that she was irked that it took him so long to reply.
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