After passionately explaining her purpose, Sheila didn’t get a peep out of Theo, and her smile was starting to look a little frozen.
Theo’s icy expression was enough to make anyone back off.
She didn’t dare force a conversation, so she tried to ease the awkwardness by turning to Ida, who had come out to see Theo off.
"Ms. Gipson, where’s my assistant? I need her to get something for me."
A hint of trouble flashed through Ida’s eyes. Adjusting her gold-rimmed glasses, she replied calmly, "Ms. Mendoza, your assistant just left."
Sheila frowned in annoyance, "Left? Where did she go? She didn’t even wait for me to come back!"
Ida just gave a polite smile, showing no concern, "I really don’t know."
Sheila was already peeved that Ellinor was left alone to talk with Ida, and now she found out that she had left without a word. She was even more annoyed and immediately pulled out her phone to call Ellinor.
Ida tried to stop her, but it was already too late.
Soon, Ellinor’s phone rang from inside the office...
Sheila was taken aback, "Ms. Gipson, my assistant’s phone is ringing inside your office. Isn’t she still in there?"
Ida looked a bit flustered and tried to cover it up with a smile, "Ms. Mendoza, your assistant really did leave. Maybe she just forgot her phone."
Theo remembered the architect, Moon, with the familiar eyes behind her face mask!
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