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“We want to see how Corinne and the baby are doing and to pass her some supplements too,” replied Aaron.
“If that’s the case, you don’t need me to bring you, right? I mean, I’m sure the Holdens would welcome you if that’s
all you wanted to do,” said Annie, confused.
Aaron raised his eyebrow. “It’s better if we bring you. What if they wouldn’t let us in? It’ll mean we went there for
nothing.”
Annie thought the whole thing was rather weird, but what Aaron said made some sense as well. Thus, she nodded
and said, “Okay. Shall we leave after work?”
“No. We can leave right now if it’s okay with you.”
“Right now?” Annie blinked and checked the time on her phone. “Well, I am kind of free… Oh, alright. Let’s go
then.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAnnie picked up her bag and shoved her phone inside. She then put on her coat and followed Aaron and Xante to
the elevator.
On the way, Aaron saw from the corner of his eyes the same brand of coffee Annie was drinking moments before
sitting on top of a male colleague’s desk. He even saw Annie and the male colleague exchanging smiles. Not to
mention, the male colleague was exactly the one who flirted with her before.
Once the driver drove the car around, Annie got in the front passenger seat while Xante and Aaron sat in the back
seat.
Annie looked out of the window and she suddenly thought of something. She took her phone out from her bag and
texted Corinne, [Hey, I’m on the way to see you with Mister Aaron and Miss Xante. Is there anything you want me to
get for you?]
She waited for a few minutes for Corinne to reply, but when she did not, she exited out of the app. However, a few
seconds later, she received a text from Marcus Bing, her colleague.
[Why did you go out with Mister Aaron and Miss Xante?]
[They asked me to help them with some personal matters.]
[Personal matters? I didn’t know you’re that close with them.]
[Not really. We just happen to have mutual friends.]
[I see. Doesn’t this mean you won’t have time for lunch? Is there anything to eat at the place you’re going?]
Annie was pleasantly surprised. It had been so long since someone cared about her. Touched, she was about to
reply when Aaron said, “Miss Annie, you can text all you want, but you better not let anyone know where we’re
going.”
Annie’s fingers froze. She instinctively hid her phone from view before turning back to check whether Aaron was
snooping in on her texts. She secretly sighed with relief when she saw he was settled comfortably in his seat.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Don’t worry, Mister Aaron. I only texted Corinne to ask her if I can get her anything,” said Annie.
Aaron smiled. “That’s fine, then.”
Annie felt like Aaron seemed more threatening than usual, but she could not quite put her finger on why she felt like
that.
She quickly shot off another text to Marcus. [Don’t worry. I’ll make sure to have my lunch. Catch you later.]
[Stay safe. Call me if you need anything.]
[Sure!]
After that, Annie checked one more time for Corinne’s reply, but there was none. Thus, she put her phone back into
her bag.
Aaron narrowed his eyes when he saw Annie acting suspiciously when she was replying to the messages. He then
smiled mockingly and asked, “Someone has a little crush on Marcus, I see?”
‘So he was snooping after all! How else would he know who I was texting?’ thought Annie in shock.
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