Ch. 141..145: Begging For A Reconciliation Chapter 141-145

Chapter 141

Hearing Ian’s affirmative answer, Leah somehow felt relieved. Luckily it was him. Otherwise, I thought I was dreaming.

Leah vaguely remembered before she completely fell unconscious, the person who carried her somehow made her scared.

“Do you still have a headache?” Ian did not know what was on Leah’s mind. Nonetheless, he was concerned about her.

Leah shook her head and answered, “Much better.”

“That’s good,” Ian then filled a bowl of soup for Leah. He handed it to her and said, “Come, have some soup. You haven’t eaten anything for the whole day.”

It was not until Leah saw the soup that she realized she was a little hungry. She quickly finished the soup and handed the empty bowl back to Ian. After Ian took back the bowl, Leah asked, “Have you prepared everything?”

Hearing that, Ian sat down and gave her a smile. “Don’t worry. I’ve prepared everything for you, but…”

Ian paused and fixated his eyes on Leah. Seeing that she looked confused, he continued, “But I have a meeting that day, so I might not be able to accompany you. But don’t worry, I will send my assistant to go with you. What happened before won’t happen again.”

Ian was worried. In fact, he was afraid that Leah would be angry if he could not go with her.

However, Leah shook her head with a smile and said, “It doesn’t matter. Work is more important. You have a lot of things to do. I can handle them myself. Don’t worry.”

Leah was understanding, but Ian’s face darkened after hearing what she said. He replied reluctantly a moment later, “Okay.”

Leah was discharged in the afternoon. She had a lot of work to do, so she did not want to stay in the hospital for too long. She had migraine all the time and was used to it.

Ian left in a hurry after answering a phone call. He had something urgent to do in the company. However, before he left, he called Serena to accompany Leah.

Serena opened the door of the ward and saw Leah’s pale face. She went up and held her arm, complaining, “Why did notyou tell me what happened?” She kept shaking Leah.

Being held by Serena, Leah had no choice but to reply, “I’m fine now. If you keep shaking me, I might pass out again.”

It was not until then that Serena realized Leah was a patient. She quickly loosened her grip. After that, she helped packed Leah’s belongings in the ward.

”Oh, by the way,” Serena said as she picked up Leah’s jacket and the thermal flask. “Guess whom I met in the hall downstairs just now?”

Leah was changing her clothes. Without raising her head, she asked, “Who?”

With a sly smile on her face, Serena said, “I met Han with his wife and his son, but he didn’t see me. He was pulling a long face. What a coincidence right?”

Hearing that, Leah was stunned and stopped buttoning her shirt. She suddenly recalled the time when she had a fever and was lying on the bed unconsciously. The maid reported to Han that she was sick, but he told the maid that she deserve it.

Leah struggled to survive at a fever of 39°C. She did not know how she pulled through at that time. In fact, she did not even shed a tear. But what about now? Is he nervous because Molly was sick?

”What are you thinking about?” Serena asked.

Subconsciously, Leah took a step back. She shook her head and said, “Nothing.”

“You seem to have something on your mind,” Serena muttered.

However, Leah quickly changed the topic. “Have you packed everything? Let’s go.”

Hearing that, Serena stopped asking.

After resting for a few more days, Leah finally felt much better.

At the end of September, near the national day, Leah attended a charity fundraising event. She donated seventy-five thousand dollars to the schools in the rural area, as well as some books, tables, and chairs, in the name of herself and the company.

The charity fundraising was a big event with Leah’s support.

During the ceremony, Leah was invited to cut the ribbon on stage. The crowd applaud when the ribbon was cut. However, just as she was about to come down from the stage, a commotion started.

Leah looked up and saw a group of people walking away with a man in the middle. The man looked familiar from behind.

When Leah and Serena were about to leave after the event, a staff of the fundraising event caught up and called her name, “Cindy.”

Leah stopped and asked, ”Yes?”

“We will give a medal to all the donors after the event. This is yours. I forgot to give it to you just now.” The staff smiled and handed her a golden box.

Leah took it and said, “Thank you.”

After the staff left, Serena could not wait and urged, “What’s inside? Open it and have a look.”

With that, Leah opened the box with Serena. Inside the box was a gold medal with a red silk ribbon. Both sides of the medal were engraved with words. On the front was the name of the organizer, and on the back was the amount of donation.

Leah turned the medal over and was stunned. The number on the back of the medal was two hundred thousand, but she remembered clearly she only donated seventy-five thousand. What was going on? she wondered.

“Did they make a mistake?” Serena was also confused.

Glancing at the lower right corner of the medal, she blurted, “But they wrote my name right.”

“But you only donated seventy-five thousand!”

Leah also felt strange. She stopped a staff and asked, “Hi, did you give me the wrong medal? I only donated seventy-five thousand.”

Hearing that, the staff quickly checked the records. A moment later, he returned and said, “But we received two hundred thousand donations from you.”

Leah and Serena looked at each other.

Right then, a man in a suit came over and explained to Leah, “Ms. White, a gentleman donated a hundred and twenty-five thousand under your name just now.”

Chapter 142

On their way back, Serena kept asking, “Who on earth is he? He spent all the money and did not leave his name? Did he have a crush on you? Your secret admirer?”

Looking out of the window at the street, Leah was in a daze. However, she still heard what Serena said. She knew it was not Ian.

Ian knew Leah was donating to the fundraising event. If he wanted to donate, he would have told her and added to the fund from the beginning. As for who that person was, Leah roughly knew, but she tried not to think about it.

The car passed by Howard’s Group. Resting her chin on her hand, Leah glanced at the building. That was going to be her working place in the future, but somehow she had mixed feelings.

When Leah returned to the country, Jane reminded her to keep a distance from Han. Although she knew she would inevitably meet Han, she told herself to stay away from him as far as possible. She did not expect she would meet him like this. Perhaps, that was their destiny.

“Wow, Cindy, the news is spreading fast on the Internet. The news about the fundraising event was already out.” While Leah was lost in her thoughts, Serena handed her phone to her.

Without malicious manipulation, the comments from netizens were neutral.

“Wow! How generous she is! I don’t think many people can do that!”

“She said she came back to Linkville with a purpose! Now it seems that she meant it.”

“Who cares if she has not finished her studies. We only care how much she donates to the charity!”

“It’s all for fame, I guess!”

“Go and donate two hundred thousand for fame yourself.”

Some netizens complimented Leah, however, some netizens still critized her.

“She is so beautiful, talented, and kind-hearted. She is really a role model for all the young girls!”

“No designer at the same age is better than her!”

“I don’t understand why people try to slander her!”

Leah browsed some of the comments and returned the phone to Serena.

Back at the company, Ian had just finished his meeting. When he saw Leah, he came up to her and asked. “The event finished?”

“Yeah. What about you?”

“I just finished a meeting. Let’s have dinner tonight. I have a gift for you.” Ian then smiled mysteriously.

“A gift?” Confused, Leah turned her head and asked, “Why are you giving me a gift suddenly?”

“Don’t you know what day is today?” asked Ian again.

Leah thought about anniversaries and holidays. However, she did not understand what Ian meant.

“Check the date today,” Ian hinted.

Hearing that, Leah took out her phone and checked the calendar. “Today is September 28th.”

“It’s your birthday. Have you forgotten about your own birthday?” A doting smile appeared on Ian’s face.

Leah was stunned and shook her head. It was not her birthday, but Sarah’s. Although she knew she was Sarah now, she only remembered her birthday was in December.

”It doesn’t matter.” Ian suddenly stepped closer to Leah and helped her tuck her hair behind her ear. “I’ll remember it for you every year from now.”

Leah’s heart skipped a beat. She met Ian in the eyes. She suddenly remembered Jane urged her to get engaged to Ian as soon as possible. Perhaps it was time for her to think about it.

After work, Ian picked up Leah and went to a restaurant. It was the most famous restaurant in Linkville. The two sat down at the table Ian had reserved. After that, Ian gave a wink at the waiter.

Leah was looking at the menu and did not notice what Ian was up to. When she raised her head Ian had looked away.

Leah handed the menu to Ian and asked, “What would you like to have for dessert?”

Ian took the menu and glanced at it. “I’ll have a lava cake.”

Confused, Leah looked at him and asked, “I remember you don’t like cakes.”

“Well, cakes here are really good. You’ll know later.” Ian smiled as his eyes lit up.

Soon, their main course was served. The two ate quietly, and neither of them spoke.

“Do Mrs. White get used to living abroad?” Suddenly, Ian asked.

Leah almost finished eating. She wiped her mouth and replied, “I think so. Why not you ask her yourself?” Leah knew Ian was in frequent contact with Jane.

Seeing that Leah had finished eating, Ian pushed the lava cake in front of him to Leah casually. “I see that you have lost a lot of weight.”

Leah took the cake naturally and picked up the spoon next to her. “Really? Maybe I don’t like foreign food.”

“Yeah, I guess so,” Ian said, raising his chin and pointed at the cake in front of her. “Try it.”

Leah picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of cake. However, she heard a sharp tinkling sound when she moved her spoon away. She frowned slightly. There was something inside the cake.

Leah looked up at Ian, and he smiled at her. “Take it out and have a look.”

Pursing her lips, Leah thought about something. However, she forced herself to calm down. She put down the spoon and took out the thing from the cake.

It was a ring and was shining brightly under the dimmed light. Suddenly, the lights in the restaurant suddenly went out, and candles in a circle slowly lit up.

Leah was stunned. She raised her head and looked at Ian. Nonetheless, Ian had stood up from his seat and slowly knelt down on one knee in front of the heart-shaped candles.

Ian had a bouquet of roses in his hand. His face blushed as the bright red color of the roses reflected on his face. He smiled happily.

“Sarah, will you marry me?” Ian asked seriously.

With the ring in her hand, Leah stared at Ian in front of her.

Time was ticking, and all the people in the restaurant were staring at Leah. Everyone was so envious of her. Some even whispered, “Say yes…”

Outside the restaurant stood a slender figure. He glared at Ian when he was proposing to Leah.

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“Han, what are you looking at?” Molly asked. She followed Han’s gaze and under the dim light of the restaurant, she saw someone kneeling on one knee with roses in his hands.

Molly could not see who the couple were as Ian was kneeling with his back to the window, and Leah was lowering her head. Nonetheless, she was still envious to see such a romantic scene. In fact, every woman dreamed of that however Han did not kneel when he proposed to her for their engagement.

Thinking of that, Molly stepped forward and held Han’s arm. She asked, “Han, when will you propose to me? I can’t wait to be your bride.”

In the past two years, Han had become more competent and gradually been out of Jackson’s control. He pulled out his arm from Molly’s hand. “I’m too busy. Let’s talk about it nest time.” With that, his face darkened.

Hearing that, Molly was hurt. Nonetheless, she knew she could not push Han. She could wait as long as he would marry her in the end.

In the restaurant, what Ian said kept lingering in Leah’s ears. She had complicated feelings. In fact, she did not know what kind of feeling she had for him.

Thirty seconds had passed, but it was a long time for Leah. She gripped the corner of her clothes and looked Ian in the eyes.

Ian was very patient and waited for Leah’s answer quietly. He was not afraid even if she would refuse him.

Finally, Leah breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Yes, I do.”

However, as soon as Leah said that, she felt her heart sink. She never thought of marrying Ian although she knew he was the best candidate for her. Ian liked her and treated her well. Not only that,

Jane also liked him. Wasn’t she blessed to have such a capable and loving husband?

Leah could not help thinking about the past. In fact, Han had proposed to her before. Back then, Han approached her first. When he sent her home one day, he suddenly asked her to open the compartment of the car. “Help me take a cigarette from the cigarette case,” he commanded her.

Leah did not hesitate and opened the compartment. However, she did not see any cigarettes and found a delicate velvet box instead.

Immediately, Leah’s heart skipped a beat. She took out the velvet box from the compartment cautiously. As soon as she opened it, she saw a ring. Although the ring was not as pretty as the one Ian gave her now, she remembered her heart was fluttering rapidly. At that moment, it seemed that everything frozen as well as her body.

Although Han looked impatient at her at that time, Leah was feeling excited. She was about to cry. It was different from what she felt now. She was calm even though the crowd was cheering for them.

Perhaps it was destiny.

“Really? Sarah?” Ian stood up excitedly and handed the roses to her, “We can finally be husband and wife. I promise I will never let you down,” Ian said. His eyes were full of tenderness.

With a smile on her face, Leah nodded.

After that, Ian put the ring on Leah’s ring finger and gave a gentle kiss on the back of her hand. The kiss was so passionate, and Leah was deeply moved. She could feel how Ian loved her just like how she loved Han back then.

“I will arrange the engagement ceremony as soon as possible,” said Ian seriously.

Hearing that, Leah smiled. She replied softly, “Okay. I’ll leave it to you!”

Ian could not help smiling. “I will give you a perfect and romantic engagement ceremony. I won’t let you down.” Ian’s words were so sweet. One would be moved to tears after hearing that. However, Leah only nodded with a smile.

After dinner, Ian drove Leah home and stopped the car at the gate.

Leah unfastened her seat belt and was about to get out of the car when her wrist was grasped by Ian strongly. Ian had always been gentle to Leah. That was the first time he was in a rush to stop her.

“What’s wrong?” Leah turned to him and asked.

Ian took a deep breath and seemed a little nervous. He looked at Leah gently and asked, “Sarah, are you sure you won’t regret marrying me?”

Stunned for a moment, Leah shook her head. “No, I won’t.”

Hearing that, Ian breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid Leah agreed to his proposal just now because she did not want to embarrass him at the restaurant. He finally felt relieved hearing her firm answer now.

“Okay… Go in now. Good night,” said Ian.

Leah got out of the car and waved at him. “Good night. Drive safely.”

Leah’s house was very close to the Sander residence. It only took a few minutes for Ian to drive back home.

Right then, a woman suddenly rushed out to the middle of the road. She was wearing a long white dress, and her hair was in a mess. Ian was shocked and immediately hit the brake. Nonetheless, his body could not help but lean forward. He almost cursed out loud.

Ian opened the door and got off the car. However, as soon as he saw the woman’s face clearly, he was stupefied.

“Sasha?” Ian asked in disbelief.

The person who stopped him was Sasha who had disappeared for a long time.

After what happened to Gordon, Sasha disappeared. Although Ian tried to look for her, he had no news about her whereabouts.

Two years had passed, and he did not expect Sasha would appear out of nowhere like that.

Seeing Ian, Sasha finally raised her head pitifully.

However, Ian frowned. He had a lot to ask her. He wanted to ask where she had been in the past two years, and why did she disappear when Gordon died. Not only that, what did Gordon’s death have to do with her? Nonetheless, all he could do was sighed when he saw her.

“Why are you here?” Ian asked finally.

Sarah could not help but stare at Ian innocently. “I heard that you are going to marry Sarah. Is that true? You don’t like me anymore?”

Hearing that, Ian was surprised. “How did you find out?” he asked.

Chapter 144

An hour had only passed after Ian’s proposal. Except for the two, this was only known by the customers who were eating in the restaurant.

Besides, he had yet to announce his engagement with Leah to the public. He didn’t think that the news could spread quickly to the point where Sasha, a woman who had disappeared for two years, could get hold of the news within an hour.

Unless… she had been secretly watching him from afar.

The thought of this gave goosebumps to Ian.

It was a wonder how Sasha managed to avoid his search, hiding under his nose in Linkville for two years, while observing him in the meantime.

As Ian was deep in his thoughts, his face turned stern, which was a big contrast from his usual gentleness.

Sasha immediately panicked and walked a few steps forward, trying to get a hold of the hem of Ian’s clothes.

“Ian, I was worried about you! Why do you want to be with her? I was the one who grew up with you!” She said in a panic.

Ian pulled back the hem of his clothes, his face was getting solemn, “Sasha, how did you become who you are now? Just tell me the truth, are you involved in Mr White’s incident?” He inquired.

Sasha’s face turned pale after hearing his question.

“No… I had nothing to do with it… I’m scared too…” She lowered her head and muttered.

Suddenly, she lifted her head up and glared at Ian. Her gaze was filled with hatred and sadness.

“I hate you, Ian! This is all because of you!” She ran off after screaming at Ian.

By the time Ian wanted to stop her, Sasha had already run out of sight.

He pressed his eyebrows together and decided not to chase after her. If Sasha was able to appear before him, it meant she was in Linkville and that he could find her next time.

……

When Leah got home, she took a bath and went to bed exhausted.

She recalled Ian’s proposal as she closed her eyes. She looked at the ring on her finger and had mixed feelings about it.

Everything happened in a flash.

The next day, Leah overslept again.

As someone who was self-disciplined, she would usually be awake by seven in the morning. She hadn’t overslept for a long time. Looking at the clock, it was already half past eight in the morning.

Leah hurriedly got out of bed, and changed her clothes while looking at her daily schedule.

Thankfully, she had nothing on her schedule for today, besides reporting for duty at the Howard Group.

Ben had sent her the necessary information regarding her role, and today was to be her first day.

Leah washed up and picked a gray coat to wear, then tied a low ponytail before going out.

After entering the building of the Howard Group, Leah walked to the front desk, “Hi there…”

As soon as she spoke, the receptionist’s eyes brightened up after taking a glance at Leah, “Ms White? Mr Howard told us that you can go straight to the president’s office once you’ve arrived.” She smiled and said politely.

“The president’s office? Shouldn’t jewelry designers have their own offices?” Leah spoke her thoughts out loud.

According to Ben’s efficiency in work, it shouldn’t take too long to prepare her an office.

The receptionists heard and looked at each other as they were equally confused, “We aren’t sure either. You could go up and have a look first, Ms White,” One of them suggested.

Leah thought for a while before agreeing, “Sure.”

Compared to her previous visit, the receptionists’ attitude was significantly better.

Leah didn’t have to guess what Han’s orders were.

She walked into the lift with her card and went up to the fifteenth floor. She found Han’s office easily.

This was also Leah’s first time entering Han’s office.

In the past, when they were a married couple, it wasn’t that she didn’t come to the company to look for him. But as he didn’t seem to want to explain their relationship to others, she was stopped by the front desk every time.

Of course, Leah brought this up to Han.

However, he wasn’t concerned and simply looked at her indifferently, as if she was being childish.

Leah pushed the door open. The office was spacious with a color tone of black, white and gray, showcasing the simplicity and profound nature of the host.

No one was in the office.

Seeing Han wasn’t here, Leah hesitated before giving him a call.

“Hello?” Han’s low voice was heard from the other end.

It was unusually quiet on his end and she didn’t know what he was doing at the moment.

“I’m already in your office.” Leah didn’t bother giving a second thought and went straight to the point.

“Okay.” Han’s tone turned somewhat cheerful as he responded, “Give me 15 minutes.”

Leah then decided to end the call upon hearing that.

However, Han’s voice was suddenly heard again from her phone, “If you’re bored, you can turn on the computer.”

Leah was taken aback but replied nevertheless, “Alright.”

Meanwhile, everyone in the conference room was holding their breath and dared not make a noise.

They really didn’t expect that Han, who was often stern, would answer a phone call during a meeting.

Especially as the meeting this time went disastrously, when a senior executive made an error of principle and Han’s face showed annoyance throughout the meeting, making the atmosphere cold and heavy.

Yet, they witnessed Han’s face lit up after picking up a call.

“Mr Howard…” Ben whispered.

“Now, where were we?” Han placed his phone down and knocked on the meeting table.

“We were discussing the solutions for the error,” he replied as the others nodded.

“Oh.” Han nodded and pointed at the clock, “I’ll give all of you 15 minutes then.”

“…” The meeting room then fell back into silence.

After Leah ended the call, she sat down for a while and thought of Han’s words.

Why did he mention his computer to her? What was there to see?

She stood up and walked to the desk after thinking about it and glanced at the computer.

The screen was pitch-black as it was in sleeping mode.

Leah moved around the mouse and clicked on it. The screen lit up, showing no password restrictions.

As she turned on the computer once more, a page instantly popped out in front of her.

“…” Leah was taken aback by the pop-up page.

She thought that a computer in the president’s office would show either complicated stock market pages or bar charts of sales performance data.

But she was surprised to find the game, Animal Boom, playing on the screen after Han’s computer was turned on.

How bored is he? She recalled their conversation just now. Or is he afraid of being a boring person?

Then, the office door suddenly opened and Leah quickly let go of the mouse.

However, it wasn’t Han who walked in. It was Ben.

“You’ve arrived, Ms White.” Ben smiled warmly at her.

“Yes, may I know where my office is?” Leah stood up and asked.

Ben grinned widely before answering, “This is your office.”

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Leah looked at Ben for a moment. He didn’t seem to be bluffing.

She lifted the corner of her mouth reluctantly, “You’re joking, right? How could a designer in your company have no office for herself? Where should I put my things if I don’t have an office?” She asked in disbelief.

Ben’s facial expression did not change as he pointed to a seat opposite of Han’s desk, “That is your desk, Ms White,” he simply said.

Leah tensed up as she felt Ben was somewhat pulling on her leg.

It’s impossible for a designer to share a workspace with their president!

“Where’s Han?” Leah frowned and mumbled out. She did not want to talk to Ben anymore and wanted to get clarification from Han himself instead.

Just as she mentioned Han, the office door was once again opened and Han walked in with a long face.

Seeing Leah, his face relaxed a little, “Looking for me?” He asked.

“Han Howard, as your designer, is it too much for me to ask for an independent office?” Leah immediately cut to the chase.

“No, it isn’t.” Han nodded and agreed with her.

Then, he turned around and continued, “But, who told you that you were going to be our designer?”

Leah instantly had a bad feeling where the conversation was going, as if she had fallen into a trap.

“What do you mean?” She frowned in confusion and asked.

Han walked to his desk and took out a document, then placed it on the desk, “I hired a personal assistant,” he uttered.

Leah’s heart sank upon hearing that.

He smirked at Leah’s frustrated face, “Personal assistant,” He emphasized.

Ben dared not make a noise and the office fell into silence.

After a while, Leah could not bear the silence and spoke up, “Are you joking with me, Han?”

Han replied, “You cannot go back on our agreement now.”

“I am not becoming your assistant, so go find someone else instead. I know nothing besides designing jewelry,” Leah refuted with a straight face.

She obviously knew she could not go back on their agreement since it was signed. So the best she could hope for was for Han to nullify their contract.

“You can still design jewelry while working as my assistant.” Despite Leah’s harsh tone, Han did not show a hint of annoyance, but instead he looked seemingly… pleased, which Leah thought he was crazy.

“Then I believe it’s unnecessary for me to share a workspace with Mr Howard if I should design jewelry. A company as big as yours must have an empty space for one more office.” Leah remained displeased and requested.

“Of course we have space. But like I said, you’re my PA now. It’s only natural for you to stay by my side,” Han responded.

“Besides,” He suddenly turned and peeked at the only computer in the office, “I believe there’s something else that you could work on,” he added.

“And what would that be?” Leah raised her brows and asked back.

“You saw it, right? That’s your task.” Han pointed at the computer and said.

“Animal Boom?” Leah was taken aback and looked at Han in disbelief.

“Yes.” Han nodded and had a straight face, “To be a qualified assistant, one must have great observation skills and be highly patient. It just so happens that this game can improve your patience.”

“…” Leah’s mouth was agape.

He must’ve gone crazy.

Han could not help but smirk after seeing Leah’s shocked face.

He took a step forward and asked, “Any questions?”

“No.” Leah gritted her teeth and answered.

“Good, go to work then.” Han nodded, seemingly satisfied with her answer.

Leah glared at him and walked to her desk. She sat down and turned on the computer under his gaze and started to play Animal Boom.

Han strode towards her while ignoring her menacing aura. He propped himself with a hand on the edge of the table, seemingly embracing Leah in that position.

As soon as he approached, Leah could smell the faint hint of tobacco and shifted her body uncomfortably.

Han stared at the screen for a moment. Then he lowered his head and leaned closer to her.

“Before the day ends, get to stage 50. That should be easy, right?” He asked with a poker face.

“Yes.” Leah had a disgusted look on her face as she replied.

“Alright then.” Han nodded and left the office with Ben after assigning her the task.

Leah sat in front of the computer, feeling both angry and helpless.

She was angry that Han took advantage of her again, yet she was powerless against him.

She turned to the screen and decided to vent out her anger by playing the game.

In the blink of an eye, it was already noon. Leah easily passed all the stages instructed by Han within a few hours.

She waited for a while to see if Han would return before she stood up and walked out of the office.

As soon as she stepped out, she coincidentally saw Han outside talking with two men.

They looked like they were discussing something serious as their faces were tense and solemn.

Han paused their discussion after noticing Leah and marched towards her.

“Where are you going?” He asked with a stern tone.

“I’m going to grab lunch now. Is lunch not allowed, Mr Howard?” Leah answered and felt taken aback by his tone.

Han immediately sighed in relief after hearing her answer.

I thought you were leaving me again.

“Wait for me.” Han ordered and turned around to whisper something to the two men.

Once he was done, he turned back to Leah and said, “Let’s go.”

Leah cluelessly looked at him, “To where?”

“Aren’t we grabbing lunch?” Han asked like it was the obvious answer.

“I’ll eat lunch by myself.” Leah pouted.

However, Han did not give her the chance to refuse, “You’re my assistant, which means you have to grab lunch with me. It’s an order.”

Although Leah rolled her eyes lightly, she was glad as this meant it was no need for her to pay for lunch.

Ben, who was also Han’s assistant, heard Han’s words after coming out from the conference room.

I’m also his assistant, but why doesn’t Mr Howard ever invite me for lunch? Ben thought.

However, Han did not bring Leah out to eat, but instead brought her to the staff cafeteria.

As the largest company in the country, it was natural for their staff cafeteria to be extremely luxurious. Their cafeteria provided a wide variety of local specialities and snacks.

Han’s sudden arrival caused a big commotion among the employees as it was rare for him to come to the staff cafeteria.

He did want to bring Leah out for lunch, but he felt that it may be abrupt or she may have felt uncomfortable.

“So, what do you want to eat?” Han lowered his head and asked.