"Wow! He's changed a lot! Something good is coming soon, can you feel it?"
The group of employees whispered behind him.
Hearing that, William raised his eyebrows.
'Good things are coming? Maybe.'
The thought that Mary would come to see him today made his heart skip a beat. He couldn't wait to see her . This time, he would have the chance to explain everything...
Ding!
The elevator stopped at the thirty-second floor. William took a glance at his watch on his left wrist and stepped out of the elevator.
"Boss!
Boss!"
"Yes?" William stopped as he passed by Virgil. "Tell the receptionist that when the
representatives of GM Universing Studios arrive, ask them to go straight to my office."
"What? Oh..." Virgil was a bit confused but nodded. "No." William raised his eyebrows. "Only their manager, Mary, can come in my office."
"Oh. Okay." After he agreed, Virgil saw a smile flash across the corners of William's mouth. He couldn't help but feel curious to who Mary was.
Once the elevator door opened again. Jane came in with a stack of documents piled up in her arms.
"Hey, Jane, Jane! Who the hell is Mary?" Virgil grabbed her arm.
"Didn't the CEO announce last time that she was his wife?" Jane took a glance at the CEO's office.
"Really? I thought..." Virgil rubbed his chin. "Wasn't the boss just kidding?"
"When has our boss joked about anything?" Jane glanced at him.
"You're right... But I haven't seen his wife for the past three years."
"Rich families have complicated lives... So, it's hard to tell what's going on," Jane said as she re-positioned the documents in her hands. "Tell you what, I'll talk to you about it some other time, when I'm not that busy."
"Sure..." Virgil rubbed his nose and went back to his desk.
This was the first time that William had been so relaxed in his office. He stretched out his arms to check the time and craned his neck to see if anyone had arrived.
"Wait..." William stood up abruptly, took out his phone and smoothed out his hair in front of the phone screen. He wanted to have a good image to present to Mary.
He turned on his phone again. It was ten minutes till nine o'clock. William stood up and paced back and forth inside the office. Suddenly, he opened the door and turned his head to the two people working outside. "You two, go out for a while."
"Uh... Where will we go?" Virgil asked.
"Wherever you want! Just don't stay here. Anyways, don't let me see you again till noon!" William commanded.
"But..."
"Understood, boss!" Jane hurried to stop Virgil. "We're leaving, we're leaving!"
"Okay." William's face was stern as he nodded to them.
"Why did the boss ask us to head out?" Virgil asked as they stepped inside the elevator.
"Stupid!" Jane snickered. "It's obviously because the boss wants to be alone with Mary! If you ruin the boss's plan, he'll make your life a living hell!" "Ah!" Virgil placed his thumb on his chin. "I see."
"Of course!" Jane raised her head proudly. She needed to wait for Mary in the hall and invite her to her wedding.
When William returned to his office, he heard a knock on the door before he sat down. He thought, 'It must be Mary!'
He quickly stood up and ran to the door. "Mary!"
"Boss!" Andy stood outside the door. Her forehead furrowed as she frowned when she heard Mary's name escape from his lips.
"What's up?" William greeted her coldly.
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