Wayne sat in his office, furious, and threw the papers on his desk to the floor. He hadnât worked in days because he had been thinking about Anna. When he returned, he reviewed the work his employees had done and found it unsatisfactory.
A few managers stood in line outside Wayneâs office, waiting for him to scold them for their lame work. When one of the managers walked out of the office, everyone stopped him and asked him what had happened. He shook his head, knowing there was nothing he could say to them.
The crowd looked at each other and sighed. Then they started talking to each other in a low voice, for fear that Wayne would hear their conversation.
âMr. Wright is quite moody these days! Iâm so stressed out that I canât sleep at night.â
âRight! I noticed he was in a good mood the other day, so I handed him the proposal I had just written. But he quickly became grumpy again.â
In his office, Wayne criticized all the managers and drove them away. After that, Noel poured him a cup of coffee. Wayne looked at his watch and asked, âDid you find out who that man is; the one who sent a lunchbox to Anna in the hospital the other day?â
âWell, I checked it out and contacted him. Itâs rush hour now, and heâs probably stuck in traffic,â Noel said hesitantly. After seeing Wayneâs gloomy expression, Noel didnât dare to say anything else.
An hour later, the man arrived at the door to Wayneâs office. As Noel 420 Are You Jealous? saw him, his eyes were filled with sympathy and pity. Noel gently reminded the man, âIf Mr. Wright loses his cool later, please donât take it personally. Heâs in a bad mood today because of some relationship issues.â
âThank you,â The man said, nodding to Noel politely. He acted like he didnât even understand what Noel was saying. And he walked calmly into Wayneâs office as if he didnât care about anything.
âHello, Mr. Wright,â The man greeted Wayne.
As soon as he heard his greeting, Wayne, who was previously occupied with his work, looked up. The moment he saw the man, he was so shocked that he exclaimed with his mouth wide open, âWhat the hell, Joshua?! What are you doing here?â
âYou asked to see me in person, Mr. Wright. Have you forgotten that?â Joshua asked in confusion.
âWell, mmm... Noel, a word,â Wayne stared daggers at Noel, who was standing not far away, motioning him to come near him.
âWhat is Joshua doing here? Didnât I ask you to find the guy who brought lunch to Anna the other day? Is this some kind of a sick joke? If you mess it up next time, Iâl fire you!â Wayne whispered to Noel.
Leaning toward Wayne, Noel answered in embarrassment, âBut Mr. Wright, I didnât mess it up. It was indeed Mr.
Davis who brought lunch to Ms. Gabriel in the hospital that day. I triple-checked the surveillance cameras. It canât be wrong.â
âWhat the... Fine! Just leave us alone now. Ineed to talk to Joshua alone.â
âOkay. Iâl leave you two alone then.â
After Noel closed the door, Wayne regained his composure and coughed in a somewhat awkward way. Then he said in a serious tone, âYou havenât had a lot of work lately, have you? Itâs three oâclock in the 420 Are You Jealous? afternoon, and youâre running late. Were you out looking for files?â
With a smile, Joshua answered, âMr. Wright, you asked me to prepare that lawsuit last night, and I worked all night on it. To be honest, I donât believe the case is particularly difficult. I simply went out to get some materials.â
âWere you just finding materials?â
âI wouldnât have done anything else because it was work time.â
âBut I heard that you were in the hospital at noon. What were you doing there?â Wayne said as he sat up straighter.
Joshua paused and frowned. And he answered, âWith due respect, I donât think what I did during my lunch break has anything to do with you, Mr. Wright. And I think I have the right to refuse to answer your question.â
Hearing that, Wayne was more irritated. Frowning, he uttered, âMr. Davis, donât you forget that weâve made a deal.â
âOf course, I still remember it. And again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to get along with Nancy.â
âSo, you like Nancy a lot, right?â
âYes, sheâs the love of my life.â
âThen what if I tell her that youâre actually a two-timer? Will she continue seeing you when she knows the news?â Wayne said in a threatening tone, glaring at Joshua with his sharp eyes.
âWow, wow, wow... Easy, Mr. Wright. Please donât slander me like that. I swear to God Iâm not a two-timer! Nancy is and will be my one and only for the rest of my life!â
âThen how would you explain this to me?â Wayne said as he turned on his phone and showed Joshua the surveillance video in which Joshua was 420 Are You Jealous? handing a lunchbox to Anna.
âWait a minute... Thatâs me... How did you...â Joshua said in disbelief.
âanswer my question! If you love Nancy so much, why would you bring a lunchbox to another woman so intimately?â Wayne got up and slapped his phone on the table, gnashing his teeth.
With a wry smile, Joshua answered, âMr. Wright, you totally misunderstood me. Ms. Gabriel and I are just friends. Actually, Ms.
Gabriel is just helping me pursue Nancy. I tried to bring Nancy a lunchbox every day in person so that I could show her my affection toward her. But every time I got to her office, she was either absent or that the door was just locked. Later on, I asked around and knew that Ms. Gabriel was quite close to Nancy, which is why I asked her to help me take the lunchbox to Nancy.â
âIs that so?â Wayne asked.
âMr. Wright, why would I lie to you? It wonât do me any good at all,â Joshua said helplessly. As he sensed that there must be something going on between Anna and Wayne, Joshua asked, âMr. Wright, may I know who Ms. Anna Gabriel is to you? You seem to be quite concerned about her.â
Wayne frowned and answered reluctantly, âSheâs my ex.â
Joshua fixed his gaze on Wayne and said, âThen everything makes sense. You appear to be still madly in love with her. If thatâs the case, why did you let her go?â
âItâs a long story. Anyways, how is everything going between you and Nancy?â Wayne changed the subject stiffly.
âSo far, so good. Weâre chatting online as friends now,â With his eyes glistening, Joshua answered Wayne.
âThen can you tell me how you manage to do it? Since Iâve helped you 420 Are You Jealous?
with your relationship with Nancy, you need to help me deal with my relationship with Anna,â Wayne said with expectation