Eason finished his meal in no time. He put his plate away and stood up, instructing Celeste and Gary, "I'm all done. The two of you can continue to enjoy your meal. After that, come to my office. Both of you."
"Alright. You're done with your meal? That's fast." Celeste stared at Eason in surprise.
Eason nodded and smiled, "Yes, I'm set to leave. I came here earlier than you two. Also, I saw that the two of you were chatting when you were ordering. Hurry up next time."
"Alright," Celeste nodded. She wondered if he did not like her chatting in the restaurant.
"I don't have a meal card yet," Gary glanced at Eason and explained lightly, "So I borrowed hers."
"Oh, that's right. We haven't sent it to you. I'll get someone to do it later."
"Thank you,Mr.Trevino," Gary smiled.
"You're welcome." With that,he left in a hurry.
Celeste sat still in a daze, staring in the direction of Eason as he left. She thought that Eason must have been an elite as a result of how speedy he was handling everything, even in eating.
Perhaps everyone in the workplace was extraordinarily hardworking and put in more effort than anyone else.
They only showed their bright side to others and would not let other people witness the difficult parts of their life.So,she had to work hard in the future.
Was her master reminding her to chat less in the future?
She would keep that advice in mind and spend less time chatting.
As for Gary,he had different thoughts about what Celeste had in mind.He felt that Celeste was attracted to Eason.
She was still looking in the direction in which Eason had left.Even after he had left,she seemed absent- minded for quite a while.No one knew what was on her mind.
Gary was instantly displeased,but he knew that he could not lose his temper.
How uncomfortable.
After some time, Celeste was still in a trance. He couldn't help knocking on the table as he reminded, "Miss White, hurry up and finish your meal. Mr. Trevino wants to meet us in his office later. When are you going to finish if you continue to stare at his figure like that?"
Upon hearing that,Celeste frowned.Why did she feel that Gary seemed to be implying something else?She felt unpleasant and glared at him.
She thought of the advice she had been given to not speak.
Once again,she showcased such an attitude. Gary was upset, but that was how Celeste treated him.
He did not know how she could be respectful and humble towards others but rude to himself.He sighed,lowered his head,and continued eating.
The food he initially thought to be delectable turned tasteless in an instant.
Celeste seemed to have figured something through as she savoured the food.
She still did not say a word after finishing her meal as she got up to place the empty plates away.
Gary was stunned.When he saw Celeste standing up,he immediately stuffed two mouthfuls of food into his mouth, got up, collected his plates,and followed her.
He continued to stick by Celeste's side closely as he asked,"Why didn't you tell me you were done? Were you going to leave just like that?"
Celeste frowned.She turned around to look at him and refuted faintly, "Are you a child? Do you need me to tell you everything?"
After being retorted,Gary seemed to have been placed in a difficult position as he frantically explained,"Didn't we come together?You should at least inform me.It's basic courtesy."
Celeste did not intend to bicker with him,so she nodded, "Oh,alright. Mr.JonesJ've finished my meal.Can I leave now?"
Although her attitude was calm, she showed no intention of slowing down at all.After she finished speaking,she continued walking forward, expressionless.
She placed her plates in the empty sink and left the restaurant without hesitation.
Gary placed his plates at the designated area as well. There was still leftover food, but he couldn't care less about that. He could only chase after Celeste, feeling so utterly depressed seeing how she was completely ignoring him.
"Celeste,at the very least,we're still colleagues," He tried to bring up a topic.
"Yes,we're colleagues,and we may continue to be colleagues in the future." Celeste nodded seriously,"We might still be colleagues for the next decade,so what about it, Mr. Jones?"
Gary
was
stunned
once
more.
Disheartened,he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something,but he could not utter a single word.All he could do was stare at Celeste with his gaze deep.
After a brief moment of silence, he sighed, "I've got nothing left to say.Come on,let's head towards Eason's office."
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