NovelEnglishIn the office, Josh looked at Leslie anxiously. "I just called Mrs. Eastwood and said you would work overtime. Now Ms. Collins has left. Are you still working overtime?" “Of course not!” Leslie stood up and said in a bad mood, "We should go too." Then he walked out.
Josh quickly packed up their things and followed.
Catherine walked into a mall after work and picked out two M-sized dresses, one black and the other white, both in classic style with excellent quality.
After leaving the mall, she entered a cake shop.
The birthday cake she ordered in the morning was ready. She paid the final rest of the money and said, "Thank you." "You're welcome. Take your time. Welcto visit us next time." Opening the door of the red Bentley, Catherine put the cake into the co-pilot, then went around the car and got into the driver's side, and drove the car away quickly.
The buildings of the Marsh Group stood on the busiest area in the city where cars were toing and froing.
The lights in the building were gradually on.
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Mya stayed too since it wouldn't make much of a difference whether she finished her series in the office, or at home.
Linda had nowhere to go. She didn’t have anyone waiting for her at home. So, she also decided to work overtime.
It was almost the end of the month. There were smaterials to be sorted out. Things would be easier next month.
She knew that Mya was a student and could not work here for long. In the end, Linda would have to handle all these jobs, so she didn’t expect Mya to do much.
Tpassed quickly. It was eight o'clock in the evening soon.
"I'm off now,” Linda said politely as she cleared the desk. She then picked up her bag and got up.
Mya looked up at her. "Okay." Linda left the office, took the elevator downstairs alone, and walked out of the company. The cool evening breeze blew her hair but couldn't blow away her faint sorrow.
She got on the last bus hand looked out the window.
Linda's phone rang. She was slightly taken aback while staring at the reminder. It turned out that today was her birthday.
After a busy day, she forgot about it.
But so, what differences would it make even if she remembered it? It was just a birthday. Growing up in a poor family, she rarely celebrated her birthdays so she had no idea what it was really like.
Thinking about her childhood and her parent's hard work, Linda was quite sad.
She had no way to fly higher, she could only work hard to change her fate little by little.
After an unknown amount of time, the bus got her destination and she got off along with the crowd.
She walked towards her rented apartment under the street lights. The location was not too remote, but it was still a bit lonely compared to the downtown.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe dim street lamp shone on her, stretching her long shadow.
As she walked, Linda saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance of the building. She couldn't help but stop.
"Catherine?" She quickened her pace.
Catherine held a delicate paper bag in one hand and a cake in the other. "Happy birthday." Linda was stunned and touched by her smiling face.
"Silly girl, let's go upstairs!" With that, Catherine turned and took a step toward the stairs. It was not the first tthat she had been here.
But the last tshe went here was a long tago.
Linda followed behind her, looking at her tall figure, the cake and bag in her hand, feeling warm.
Catherine remembered her birthday when her parents and even Linda herself forgot it.
How could she not be moved? The heart was always so fragile.
After going upstairs, Linda opened the door with the key.
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