It's not yet office hours and not all employees were in place, but someone was already prepping for work at the secretary's desk by the CEO's office door.
Upon seeing the boss, Ellinor quickly got up, gave a small bow and said, "Good morning, Mr. Howard!"
Balfour paused in his tracks, looked at her, scrutinized her for a moment, and said quite sternly, "Ms. Mendoza, you look in high spirits; it seems like yesterday's problems didn't get to you. Good on you."
Ellinor kept her smile, "You flatter me, Mr. Howard."
Balfour looked away, like he couldn't bear to look at her any longer, then walked into his office.
Quinton stayed behind and asked her quietly, "Ms. Mendoza, no troubles yesterday, right?"
Ellinor replied. "I'm good; no issues."
"Good." Quinton sighed, seemingly sympathizing with Ellinor's situation.
Last night, Ms. Howard couldn't sleep a wink after seeing Ellinor in Theo's arms at the party, thinking she might lose Mr. Blanchet.
Mr. Howard stayed up all night to comfort Ms. Howard and he was in a funk today.
So, Mr. Howard's attitude towards Ellinor was quite understandable. To Ms. Howard, Ellinor was a thorn in her side.
Mr. Howard's affection for Ms. Howard was so great that he couldn't stand to see her upset, hence his coldness towards Ellinor.
For the entire morning, Balfour didn't call Ellinor into his office or give her any tasks. He only sought Quinton, even for coffee.
Today, Balfour seemed particularly averse to seeing her.
Ellinor understood this and didn't take the initiative to see the boss. She straightened up the files on her phone, and when she had nothing to do, she played a game on her computer.
Suddenly, someone knocked on her desk.
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