Chapter 176: Please Help Me
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“No.” Serenity felt a little humiliated by his sarcasm. Her voice now sounded weaker when she said, “I just want you to help me invite President Linde out. 1 want to apologize to him.”
Gabriel laughed coldly. “You almost got sued in court, but still want to apologize to him? Serenity, is this how low you’ve gone?”
By having Gabriel ask President Linde out, the latter would not dare to say no. And even if Gabriel was not present during the discussion, the Rivers family’s loan was almost guaranteed.
Who did she think Gabriel was to not have seen through her plan?
That cold and sarcastic voice dampened Serenity’s spirit as the humiliation she felt grew. But she forced herself to calm down as she ended the call. “Sorry to bother you.”
She threw the phone on the bed, sat on the window sill, and hugged her knees. Her lonely figure made her seem even more petite and thin.
The next morning, Serenity woke up an hour earlier than usual. When she went downstairs, Mrs. Walter had just woken up. “Miss, you’re up so early? 1 haven’t made breakfast yet.”
Serenity walked down the stairs and placed her work jacket on the sofa. She was wearing a slim white shirt and a skirt, showing off her slender figure. “It’s okay. 1’11 make breakfast today.”
She rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen. Mirs. Walter followed her and watched as she took out eggs from the refrigerator and broke them into pieces before putting them into a bowl. Her movements looked well-practiced and nimble. Mrs. Walter decided to help her.
She did not know what Gabriel liked to eat for breakfast. Serenity had seen him eat sandwiches, toast rolls, and shrimp-flavored rice balls at South Bay.
Other than her and Gabriel’s, she also made a portion each for Benjamin Rivers and Helena Turner.
Once she was done with breakfast, she asked Mrs. Walter to pack up a portion of breakfast. She picked up her coat from the sofa and was about to leave when Benjamin Rivers came downstairs. The two bumped into each other and Serenity was stunned for a moment before saying, “Good morning, Dad.”
Benjamin Rivers’s anger had not subsided so he simply walked past her expressionlessly to enter the dining room. Mrs. Walter quickly brought out breakfast from the kitchen and placed it before him.
Serenity sneaked into Gabriel’s office when no one was paying attention. He had not arrived yet so the curtains in his office were still drawn, making the place look dark and empty.
She took out the breakfast box from the bag and placed it on the desk. She took a Post-it note and wrote something on it. Then, she tore it off and pasted it on the bottom right corner of the computer screen.
At eight o’clock sharp, Francesca entered Gabriel’s office to pull open the curtains, finally bringing in the light.
She casually placed the documents that needed to be signed in a folder, then on Gabriel’s desk. As she took two steps toward the door to leave, she felt something was off and returned to Gabriel’s desk. There was a transparent lunch box with a sumptuous breakfast inside.
Suspicion arose in her heart and she saw the note at the bottom of the computer. Although there was no signature, she could already tell who it was from. With two fingers, she crumpled the note into a ball and threw it into the trash.
Gabriel entered the office at 8:20 am. He took off his suit jacket as Caleb quickly took it from him and hung it in the cloakroom.
As he unbuttoned his cufflinks, he walked to the side of his desk and saw the unfamiliar object. “What’s going on?”
Caleb turned around and saw Gabriel standing still at his desk, staring at something. He took a few steps forward and looked at the thing on the table with a puzzled expression.
Other than Francesca who drew the curtains in the morning and sent in important documents every day in advance, no one else would enter the president’s office. He said, “Ms. Francesca must have prepared breakfast for you..”
