StarNovelAllison chuckled. "Why would | fire you? You don't even work for me."
Mindy looked over at Joshua.
Joshua said, "Allie, she tried to stop you at the door. If you want her gone, I'll make it happen."
Mindy: "Huh?"
So no matter what, I'm doomed to get fired, huh?
Allison shot Joshua a sidelong glance. "When did | ever say | wanted her fired? | didn't even make an
appointment. She was just doing her job, stopping me. Employees who actually care about their work are rare-
don't just fire people for doing the right thing."
James, standing nearby, smiled softly. "Understood."
Mindy finally let out the breath she'd been holding, her heart dropping out of her throat and back into her chest.
Joshua sat next to Allison, constantly searching for something to talk about.
"There's a new sushi place on the west side. Want to try it withsometime?"
"I'll pass. I've been super busy lately."
"You still have to eat, no matter how busy you are."
"The west side's too far. I'd just be wasting tgoing back and forth."
"Alright." Joshua paused for a second, then said, "How about the hot spring resort my friend just opened? We
could go this weekend, get sfresh air."
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"Okay."
Twenty minutes ticked by.
John still hadn't cdown.
Allison glanced at her watch. "What's taking him so long?"
Joshua could only call to hurry him up.
John cdown not long after.
He handed Allison the signed, stamped files. "Sorry to keep you waiting, Ms. Allison. Royce needed something
last minute and | got held up."
Upstairs, Royce sneezed.
Royce: What?
The truth was, Royce had finished signing and stamping everything ages ago. John was just killing tupstairs,
sipping tea and scrolling through his phone. After all those years as Joshua's assistant, he knew exactly what he
was doing.
With the boss and Ms. Allison downstairs, every extra minute he waited meant more tfor them alone.
He wasn't about to ruin that by hurrying down too soon.
John only made his way down when Joshua finally called.
Allison flipped through the documents, nodded when she saw
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said,
"Looks good. I'll get going now."
Joshua said, "Allie, letwalk you out."
Allison didn't hesitate. "No need. Brooklyn's waiting forin the car." "Alright then."
Allison walked away.
Joshua watched her go, eyes lingering until she was out of sight.
Mindy saw the whole thing, shaking her head and clicking her tongue Looks like the boss is definitely chasing
after her. No wonder Ms. Allison said she was his wife he
hasn't caught her yet.
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Upstairs, Carolyn had been waiting in the 27th-floor lounge for almost forty minutes.
She'd called Joshua twice, but he hadn't answered either time.
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