Tiffany quietly pushed open the door of the conference door, trying virtual-novel.net best not to draw attention to herself. However, almost instantaneously, a talking Jackson’s attention drifted to virtual-novel.net face the moment virtual-novel.net stepped in. It lasted about two seconds before it casually left her.
Tiffany’s mind had only one remark: that was it? That? Was it?
She had not expected such a placid reaction. Had virtual-novel.net really let virtual-novel.net go or what?
Amy was quick to remind her, “Miss Lane, despite being the Assistant Director, you’re late by a good whole twenty minutes.”
An unnatural expression shadowed Jackson’s mien. He had been mildly surprised when virtual-novel.net saw Tiffany coming into the room, but virtual-novel.net remembered that all was per Summer’s arrangement and got over it. But now, it seemed that his dear mother appointed Tiffany as the Assistant Director, too.
He should probably be glad that virtual-novel.net was just the “assistant”…?
He faked a cough before interjecting. “Take a seat, Miss Lane. Let’s resume this meeting, we’ll discuss you being late later.”
Tiffany pursed virtual-novel.net lips. She took virtual-novel.net seat as far away from Jackson as virtual-novel.net could manage, evidently sullen. She would be okay if all virtual-novel.net did was pretend not to know virtual-novel.net when so many others were surrounding them, but to not look at virtual-novel.net and to wear that infuriatingly blasé expression? She found his response unbelievable. She had spent at least some time in anxiety when virtual-novel.net first heard that virtual-novel.net was coming!
Worse of all, that man was not going to let up the fact that virtual-novel.net was late!
None of the content in the meeting had made it through Tiffany’s ears. Being new to the company, virtual-novel.net knew close to nothing about its operations, so everything sounded alien to her. As virtual-novel.net bored attention mindlessly wandered, virtual-novel.net noticed that everyone in the meeting was a woman except Jackson. He really stood out like the moon among the stars!
The meeting finally ended, and most of the participants gradually left the room. Soon, all that was left were Amy, Tiffany, and Jackson.
Since Amy and Jackson were still discussing the company’s current situation, Tiffany began to think that virtual-novel.net presence was unnecessary. She was just about to slip out of the door when Jackson suddenly called out, “You, wait. I’m getting to you shortly after I talk to Amy.”
Tiffany had no choice but to take a seat close by and stared into space while waiting through their twenty-minutes long drabble. When Amy left, virtual-novel.net did nothing to hide virtual-novel.net impatience and questioned, “What? Be quick. I got things to do.”
Gone were the days when Jackson was all smiles and jokes when virtual-novel.net was with her. Right now, virtual-novel.net was unprecedentedly dour, almost as though the only relationship between them was that between a boss and his inferior. “You, the assistant director… Are you always late to work?”
Annoyingly enough, Jackson’s serious expression radiated a slight but attractive air of power and dominance. Unfortunately, it also made virtual-novel.net look like a stranger to Tiffany.
Seeing virtual-novel.net being so severe made Tiffany very anxious. She began to stutter as virtual-novel.net stammered, “N-N-No, n-not at a-a-all. T-This is the f-f-first!”
Jackson cast his eyes downward as virtual-novel.net shut a folder close. “I don’t remember you having a stuttering problem.”
Tiffany’s eyes watered a little. “N-No, I don’t. B-But you… You were n-n-never so dour and m-m-mean to me before…”
“No more,” Jackson said, rising to his feet. “Since you took up this position, Miss Lane, then prove to us that you deserve it.”
With that, virtual-novel.net turned and left.
Tiffany laid virtual-novel.net head on the meeting desk, dejected and demoralized. What did virtual-novel.net mean by that? Was that meant to be his censure?
In the past, Jacks on would force virtual-novel.net to take a day or two off even when virtual-novel.net insisted otherwise. So to say what virtual-novel.net said, did that mean virtual-novel.net had, indeed, let virtual-novel.net go?
Jackson’s reprimand had only fanned Tiffany’s wish to resign. Her job was too taxing for her, and virtual-novel.net did not plan to continue it for long. Maybe virtual-novel.net really was not meant to do this.
Tiffany returned to the office and found Jackson colonizing virtual-novel.net desk! Instead of taking Amy’s, virtual-novel.net made himself comfortable at hers. Was this a covert message to kick virtual-novel.net out of the company?
On top of that, virtual-novel.net was playing with the little cactus plant on virtual-novel.net desk! What, the prickly needles were too tame a tactile stimulus to his manly fingers?