Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria)

Chapter 540

Bager to Retim

Summer’s words made Audrey a little ashamed.

No I was just wondering what you usually do, so I tried asking…” Audrey poked her index finger, “bute

not mad, are you, Summer?”

Summer did not overthink as she shook her head. “What’s there to be mad about? Look through this I’ll

let you handle this document.”

Since she had to hand over her work, it would be best if Audrey had hands–on experience. The faster

she mastered the work, the better, for it would mean that Summer could leave the company

sooner

As soon as she did, she would buy a one–way ticket home. She had not hugged Nicole and Nathan in Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

forever and wondered if the children would feel distanced from her after going so long without meeting

her.

Her thoughts were lightyears away,

Since her resignation had only been approved, Summer still had to guide Audrey. When it was time to

report their work. Summer took Audrey straight to Erik’s office.

Audrey followed behind Summer, tugging at the latter’s clothes nervously.

“It’s okay, Mr. Ludson may be a little cold and bad–tempered, but he’s not too hard to get along with.

Summer smiled as she comforted Audrey.

Unexpectedly, the second after she finished talking, the door to the office swung open before a cold

voice rang out. “Who did you say was cold and bad–tempered?” The cold and familiar voice caused an

instant shift in Audrey’s expression.

Summer was speechless. What were the odds? She had just complained about him a little, but he

managed to catch it.

Never mind, she always complained about him, anyway. When he went with her to look for Victoria,

she even lost control and called him ‘the devil‘…

He had a foul expression back then, but he did not do anything about it. So, in Summer’s eyes, was a

good person.

“Why are you here?” He glanced at the person behind her, then looked back at her.

Erik

She said, matter–of–factly, “To report our work. Oh, right.” She pulled the person behind her so that

Audrey stood in front. “This is Audrey Smith. She’ll be taking over my job.”

After getting placed in front of Erik for introductions, this was Audrey’s first time being in close contact

with a tall and handsome man like him. Her pale face instantly turned suspiciously red as she lowered

her head and greeted in a small voice, “M–Mr. Ludson.”

Erik glanced at her and nodded. “Hm.” After that, he glanced at the nonchalant Summer, his tone -

turning considerably colder. “Come in.”

“Let’s go.” Summer took Audrey’s hand and followed him into the office.

Subsequently, he sat at his office desk and looked up, his gaze still resting on Summer’s face. When

he first saw her earlier, he could tell she had put on makeup. It was light, but he could sense it was

different from usual. She even put on lip gloss, and the color of her lips was pink and tender, making

them look a little like jelly…

“Mr. Ludson? Mr. Ludson?” Summer called him twice before Erik suddenly came to his senses. He

noticed that the two were looking curiously at him. It was only then that he realized he was in a daze.

That rarely happened in the office, but today…

Erik pursed his lips and collected himself, then said in a cold voice, “What is it?”

“Did you hear what I said?”

He fell silent. Of course, he did not hear anything at all. However, he could not just admit to her that he

was distracted. Moreover, someone else was in the office.

Hence, he told Audrey, who was next to Summer, “What’s your name again? Smith?”

She hastily answered, “I’m Audrey Smith, sir.”

“Oh. I didn’t rest well last night, so I’m feeling a little tired right now. Can you make some coffee for

me?” He was calm and distant when he ordered.

Summer, who had just sworn to Audrey that they did not have to make coffee, was now speechless.

Similarly, Audrey was stunned and exchanged glances with Summer, then after getting a nod from the

latter, she hastily went out to make coffee.

After Audrey left, the office quietened down. Summer looked at Erik in exasperation, wanting to

comment but deciding against it as she asked, “You didn’t sleep well last night, Mr. Ludson?”

However, he did not answer her question. Instead, he asked, “You put on makeup, didn’t you?”

Summer was greatly confused; she thought she was hearing things. How could Erik ask the same thing

Audrey did just now? Also, she had just put on some light makeup. Why did these people mind her

makeup so much? Was it because she was too careless in the past? Was that why everyone noticed

straight away when she put on makeup?

She thought having some makeup on would lift her mood, but now, she felt a little awkward about it.

She could only smile forcefully in front of Erik and say, “So what if I did?”

Sensing the upset tone in her voice, he seemed to be reprimanding himself for asking that question. as

he pursed his lips and asked, “Are you in a good mood because you’ll be resigning?” After all, she

rarely put on makeup when she went to work in the past.

Summer never thought that he would ask her a question like that. He seemed like he was still bothered

about her resignation. But he already signed and approved it.

Still, as an employee, she knew she could not say things like she was in a good mood in front of her

boss, so she could only say, “No, I just thought since I’m leaving anyway, I should leave a nice

impression and a decent face for the company to remember me by. Don’t you agree, Mr. Ludson? Also,

I’m very saddened to leave the company. I’m not super happy about it.”

She would be leaving, anyway, so she did not mind being polite. Hence, she said a lot of nice things

about the company.

Unexpectedly, he said, “If you’re sad, you should stay. You can talk about your problems so we can

discuss ways to solve them.”

“Huh?” Summer was only being polite earlier. She thought Erik, who was used to the workplace, could

understand that they were just pleasantries. However, he played against the rules and talked about

helping her solve her problems…

Noticing that she had not said anything, he spoke in a more earnest voice, “Is it something difficult to

solve?”

She thought for a bit, then nodded in the end. “Well, I think it is. It’s something I have to leave the

company to achieve.”

Summer was simply too tired from work and wanted some days off and vacation; to be free and

relaxed. If she stayed in the company, her days of toil would never end. Also, most importantly, her

parents were getting older, so she wanted to go home and spend more time with them.

When she returned, she would find a decent job near her home so she did not have to work so hard

every day. She only needed a 9–to–5 job instead of a job that required her to travel all over the world.

She did not have to focus on her career anymore and only had to accompany her parents, as simple as

that.

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