Upon returning to Green Orange, the first person I saw was Nina. She looked back at me with a bright smile. "Wanda… Ah, no. You're back, President Lane."
"Yes. Now that the project over at Grant Corporation is on track, I thought I should come back and work." I patted Nina's shoulder, signaling her to go back to work before entering the office.
Unlike in the past when I would hear Shannon's voice the moment I entered through the door, I only heard murmurs throughout the quiet environment this time. I went toward the source of the sound. Shannon was buried under a pile of documents, and she was muttering, "Marius, you bastard. I'm gonna beat you up when I see you."
I smiled and then greeted her. "You don't miss out on cursing the other while working, don't you?"
Shannon seemed to be in disbelief when she heard my voice and smiled after ascertaining that it was me. She stood up and asked, "Wanda, are you coming back to Green Orange now?"
"Yes."
"That's great. I'm ecstatic." Shannon instantly hugged me, her delighted appearance surprising me.
I loosened her grip and frowned. "Why are you so excited?"
"Marius doesn't separate between private and professional matters. He didn't even come to the company and just left these documents for me to handle on my own. Looking at them gives me a headache. But thank goodness you're here. You can help me divide the work." Shannon winked at me before pointing at the documents on the table.
Looking down, I sighed. "Alright. Let's work on them together."
I took some of the documents to my seat. During the time I was not around, Marius had indeed secured quite a number of orders for the company. Our sales were improving. He had been really serious about paving the way for Green Orange.
Recalling what happened yesterday, my self-blame grew even more.
Theo was right, though. I should give Marius some time to calm down. That way, I would not make things worse.
"Shannon, I've thought about it seriously. What happened yesterday was our fault. Let's look for him in two days and apologize. I think he'll forgive us if we apologize to him sincerely." I was looking at Shannon.
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